New Zealand Model Railway Guild

The New Zealand Model Railway Guild is an Incorporated society in New Zealand that exists to provide "...a link between model railway enthusiasts with a focus on modelling the New Zealand prototype."[1]

History

The Guild began as the model railway section of the New Zealand Railway and Locomotive Society in 1947.[2] Originally known as the New Zealand Model Railway Association, it was renamed as the guild and incorporated as a separate incorporated society on 28 July 1967.[3]

Publications

The Guild publishes the New Zealand Model Railway Journal (ISSN 0028-8470) twice a year.[2] The entire archive of the journal is now online.[4]

Special Interest Groups

An NZ120 scale DG class locomotive.

Several special interest groups exist within the guild, usually specific to model railway scales, such as the NZ120 group,[5] and the 9mm scale group.[6] The most popular scale for modeling New Zealand's railways is Sn3.5.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "NZMRG - About us". 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "NZMRG - The Origins of the Model Railway Journal". 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Registrar of Incorporated Societies - New Zealand Model Railway Guild". 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Exact Editions partners with NZ Model Railway Guild". 8 September 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  5. ^ "NZ120 Special Interest Group page". NZ120.org. 1 December 2022.
  6. ^ "New Zealand Model Railway Guild - groups and clubs". 1 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Modelling the railways of New Zealand". New Zealand Model Railway Guild. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2022.


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