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Re: R&R- "American Influence Down Under"



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Behold, on Fri, 04 Feb 2000 01:32:49 GMT in
misc.transport.rail.australia-nz:<87da81$86f$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
james_ccj@my-deja.com (james_ccj@my-deja.com) didst uttereth:

>In article <38998cb5.90103122@news.nai.net>,
>  cooncat1@ct2.nai.net (lensman3) wrote:
>> My wife and I plan to visit NZ in the next year or so.  We look
>> forward to seeing all the marvelous mountains and fjords.
>If you are interesting in train travel don't miss "Tranz-Alpine" and
>"Overlander" and "Coastal Pacific". I heard a rumor Ed Burkhardt(Ex-CEO
>of Wisconsin Central) was very impress with these 3 trains he purchased
>the whole New Zealand Rail.
>
>>I wonder if
>> there will be a chance to visit some museums that involve railroads.
>Motat in Auckland. Ferrymead in Christchurch and Sliver stream  in
>Wellington.

Lots of web based information.

Check out:
nz railway web ring 
http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=enzedrail;list
NZ National Federation of Rail Societies 
http://www.railfed.org.nz/

I'm involved with the Ferrymead Railway, if you want to come down there I 
can
discuss with you, or just visit their website
http://www.trainweb.org/canterbury/

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