RES - About the Society

About the Society

The Railway Enthusiasts Society Inc. was registered under the incorporated Societies' Act on the 17th of July 1958, with its principle objectives being as follows:-

To foster an intelligent interest in railways and in their operation and development generally.
To facilitate the exchange between railway enthusiasts of information concerning the history, development, design, construction and operation of railways in New Zealand and elsewhere.
To encourage the preservation of private and public collections of railway photographs, films, literature and equipment.
To publish, print, distribute and authorise periodicals, books, magazines and other printed matter on topics of railway interest or related to the Society's activities.
To arrange trips, tours and excursions to places of railway or general interest.

Last updated 25 October 2007