RES Publications

(Your Auckland Railway News) is the Society's monthly magazine created and edited by the membership itself. YARN is the Society's primary communication media, is published 12 times a year and is included in the membership subscription.

Calendar

A superb full colour publication is produced each year. The 2008 calendar is now available at $5 each + P & P by Mail Order.

Mail Order

Books and booklets are also on sale from the clubrooms, or from car marshalls on mainline excursions.

Rail DVD's

For more information, pricing and availablility of these DVD's, please contact Floyd at the RES Office (Clubrooms).

	THE NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS STORY Documenting the story of New Zealand's railway system from the 7 km line between Christchurch and Ferrymead, opened in 1863, to the beginning of the Tranz Rail/Toll era in 1995, this program contains a wide variety of coverage taken from newsreels, publicity films and enthusiast footage of steam, diesel and electrically hauled trains in action around New Zealand through the years. Among the original promotional films featured in their entirety are Railways of the Scenic Wonderland from 1939 and Changing railways/Engines from 1954/57.
RUAPEHU RAILS Ohakune to Te Kuiti Ruapehu Rails covers rail action along the North Island Main Trunk Railway in between the towns of Ohakune and Te Kuiti, with shots from Taumarunui, the Piriaka lookout, National Park, the Raurimu Spiral and many other scenic locations.
	WEST COAST STEAM The West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand is a unique place where its rugged beauty is matched by its rich mineral resources. The railways play an important role in the transport of coal from the vast cola deposits both in the Westport and Greymouth areas. This DVD covers the history and life on the Coasts railways systems.
New Zealand Railscene is a quarterly DVD series for railfans and covers recent activities of rail operation in New Zealand including Toll Rail, mainline exursions, restoration, archive footage, railway museums and preserved tracks.
RAILSCENE VOLUME 31 GVR's 'FESTIVAL OF STEAM' EASTER 2002 AWATERE DOUBLE-DECK ROAD-RAIL BRIDGE JA 1250 'THE BROADWAY LIMITED' WANGANUI's CASTLECLIFF BRANCH MOTHBALLED 1963 NZR NOSTALGIA FOOTAGE RAILSCENE NEWS UPDATE INCLUDING FA250 FOR LEASE, FIRST DFT OVER OHAI BRANCH, NEW WELD PASS OVERBRIDGE, METROPORT'S 3RD ANNIVERSARY RUSSELL GLENDINNING 'MR KINGSTON FLYER' RETIRES AUCKLAND's SURBURBAN RAIL SERVICE HERITAGE STEAM EXCURSIONS
	RAILSCENE VOLUME 32 JA 1236 MAIN TRUNK TREKKER 2002 SPOTLIGHT ON TRANZ RAIL THE BUSH TRAMWAY CLUB TASRAIL 'D' CLASS IN OPERATION 1960's NZR NOSTALGIA WANGANUI'S ROTTEN ROW & NIMT EXCURSIONS MOTAT's PUMPHOUSE OFFICIALLY OPENED RAILSCENE NEWS UPDATE RAHURA IN DRY-DOCK, DC 4853 FIRST ALSTOM REBUILD, NIMT SUBSIDENCE, JB 1236 - A & G PRICE RESTORATION AWARD BRITOMART TRANSPORT CENTRE CONSTRUCTION TRANZ SCENIC PASSENGER SERVICES
RAILSCENE VOLUME 33 Dx CLASS - THIRTY YEARS IN SERVICE AUCKLAND STREET TRAMWAY CENTENNIAL STEAM NEW ZEALAND EXCURSION 2002 TRANZ RAIL's BUMBLEBEES LOCOS STEAM INCORPORATED's 30th ANNIVERSARY RAILSCENE NEWS UPDATE DAVIDSON BUSH STEAM LOCO, TRANZ ALPINE DELAYS & WAITOA BRANCH HOKITIKA BRANCH 2002 - THE YEAR THAT WAS
	RAILSCENE VOLUME 34 DC CLASS - 25 YEARS IN SERVICE TARANAKI MILK TRAINS WHANGAMOMONA REPUBLIC DAY EXCURSIONS AUCKLAND's FIRST REFURBISHED DMU's RES CLUB ROOM's 40th ANNIVERSARY EXURSION THE SOUTH ISLAND WEST COAST COAL ROUTE RAILSCENE NEWS UPDATE MAINLINE STEAM RESTORATION PARNELL, HOKITKA BRANCH TARAMAKAU ROAD/RAIL BRIDGE, NEW PARNELL RAIL BRIDGE AND TANGIWAI LAHAR WARNING SYSTEM SEATRAIN EXCURSION TONNES OF GRUNT - TRANZ RAIL FREIGHT