The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 7 (December 15, 1926)
Shopping Engines
Shopping Engines.
Alongside each Loco. Depot a repair shop has grown up. In these shops almost every class of repair is undertaken and this tends to uneconomical practices. Our new system of specialised shops is much preferable, and it must be seen that repairs of a heavy type are not permitted to be done in Running Depot shops.