The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 4 (August 24, 1926)
Timber
Timber.
Most important of all, perhaps, is the state and quality of the timber used. It is essential that, after being selected for suitability, it should be thoroughly dry. This is of first importance, for without dry timber no wood-constructed vehicle can be built that will stand the strain to which a railway carriage is subjected when in use.