New_Zealand_Model_Railway_Guild

New Zealand Model Railway Guild

New Zealand Model Railway Guild

Organization in New Zealand

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) four times a year.[2] The entire archive of the journal is now online.[4]

Special Interest Groups

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


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