NZRM Progress Report 2023-04-21: Midland Line, Oamaru Showgrounds, PNGL

Work continues at Volume 9, Midland Line in particular in recent times. A large batch of nearly 160 aerial photos requested from Linz is being delivered at the moment and checked in for various details as they arrive. This will expand coverage of different parts of the Ross Branch, and the Midland Line between Moana… Continue reading NZRM Progress Report 2023-04-21: Midland Line, Oamaru Showgrounds, PNGL

New Aerial Photos For Palmerston North

NZRM has received a supply of historical aerial maps of Palmerston North from Linz and is currently adding them to Volume 2 of NZ Rail Maps. Those which have arrived in the past week are as follows: At this time NZRM is waiting to receive a number of additional aerial surveys from 1941, 1942, 1945… Continue reading New Aerial Photos For Palmerston North

New “Gabrielle” Aerial Photography Released from Linz

Linz is currently releasing new aerial photography covering disaster hit areas of the North Island. So far there are two layers available: NZRM would hope to see more at a better resolution, however all of the above will be made use of to the greatest extent possible especially the higher resolution content around Napier. This… Continue reading New “Gabrielle” Aerial Photography Released from Linz

New Zealand Rail Maps Project Development Report – February 2023

Welcome to the project development report for February 2023. This month work has been ongoing in a number of volumes: 2, 5 and 9 covering parts of the NIMT, PNGL and Midland Line. Due to a change in focus for 2023 and consequent expectations of a reduced time allocation for the project, it has been… Continue reading New Zealand Rail Maps Project Development Report – February 2023