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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 3 (July 24, 1926)

New Workshops

New Workshops.

Lines for serving the site of the Hutt Valley Locomotive Shops are being put down, and preparation for the levelling are now in progress.

The clearing of the site for the Addington Workshops and the removal of the necessary buildings is being pushed ahead with. The new tarpaulin shop has been completed and will soon be ready for occupation.

The removal of old buildings and the clearing of the site for the Hillside Workshops is progressing satisfactorily.

Workshops Machinery.-Orders for the first year's requirements have been placed and specifications for the second year's quota are now being prepared. It is expected that these will be available for issue about the end of August.

Workshops Electrification.-At Petone-with the exception of one steam boiler-the change over to electrical operation is now completed. At Hillside, Invercargill and East Town tenders for the equipment have not yet closed.

Rolling Stock.-Four bogie wagons and twenty-four four-wheeled wagons have been completed at the workshops, and arrangements are in hand to build twenty-one brakevans for the South Island Main Line and branches.

Rail Cars.-The Edison Battery Car has been completed. A trial was made on 17th June between Christchurch and Lyttelton. The car ran satisfactorily. Certain alterations which the Clayton car required have been carried out. The car is now ready for service.