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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

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An NZ120 scale DG class locomotive.

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

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Until 2025, the Guild published the New Zealand Model Railway Journal (ISSN 0028-8470).[2] The entire archive of the journal is now online.[4] The organisation now publishes the Journal Online, with new posts made weekly.[5]

Interest Groups

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Several special interest groups exist within the guild, usually specific to model railway scales, such as the NZ120 group,[6] and the 9mm scale group.[7] The most popular scale for modeling New Zealand's railways is Sn3.5.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "NZMRG - About us". 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "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. ↑ "The Journal Online".
  6. ↑ "NZ120 Special Interest Group page". NZ120.org. 1 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "New Zealand Model Railway Guild - groups and clubs". 1 December 2022.
  8. ↑ "Modelling the railways of New Zealand". New Zealand Model Railway Guild. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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