The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 9 (January 1, 1929)
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While New Zealand railwaymen are revelling in the season's sunshine, railway employees in Britain are facing the very worst weather conditions of the year. Here in the Old Country, for the engineer and operating man, winter's tasks out on the line are of anything but an enviable nature, and severe snowstorms frequently seriously disorganise traffic working and bring numerous operating troubles in their wake.