Blessed, yet again, by the Weather Gods a full busload of Society Members departed MOTAT2 on Sunday 2nd of May in glorious sunshine....

Ross “Goldie” Goldsworthy of Military Section suggested this trip to Maungauika/North Head and lead the tour since he knows the way...

All volunteers are asked questions by the visitors to MOTAT and frequently ADH volunteers are questioned as to how the radial engine...

The MOTAT print shop has a tradition of printing bookmarks. From the classic designs for visitors to collect from the take home shelf, to...

Some days don't start too well but end up just about perfect if you know what I mean. I'm sure that you must have experienced it,...

David Martin was born in the UK and moved to NZ in 1960. Dave joined MOTAT as a volunteer in the Rail Section in 1969 and became...

Our April issue of Squeaky Wheel contained a fantastic article by Rail's Rick Shreuder regarding the restoration of the A1819 Dining Car,...

Auckland’s “Teetotal” Trolley bus No.115 Specially Brewed by James Duncan Originally published on 'Stories from MOTAT' During the 1960s...

Oh we are so spoiled in this twenty first century, and you know even in the twentieth it was heads up toward cruisy with a constant...

The print shop holds a large amount of moveable metal type used for compositing and printing. All of this type has been accumulated...

ATB Sign (2014.297) Borer Treatment This month the whole team worked on treating the Auckland Transport Board sign for active borer....

At the end of 2020 we celebrated Graham’s successes in the MOTAT team as he moved on to pastures anew. Graham O’Keeffe joined the MOTAT...

Rail section is now two years into an extensive overhaul of A1819, a 1934 steel panelled carriage. This is the first major carriage...

The MOTAT Society trip to Fort Stony Batter on Waiheke Island took place on 27th February - a beautiful sunny Saturday. Although we were...

Retirement is . . . . . . Something to do. It was 2006 and I was considering setting up a print shop in the garage at home when Graham...

Corny title I know but that is what they are, the newly installed (dummy, but very realistic) guns in the rebuilt front turret of our...

The third and final installment of the Aussie Adventure made in October 2019 by five of our active Rail/Steam Volunteers with financial...

When Joseph joined the tramway section - actually we enticed him over from the steam/pumphouse during the Peter Fisk era - being a...

As everyone is tired of hearing from all quarters, it’s been a difficult year for obvious Covid-related reasons. Despite that, we in the...

Our tour-party in the Conservation Lab. Hi-Viz ensured members not mistaken for artefacts & subsequently subjected to premature preservation