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Electric units were introduced on Wellington's commuter lines from 1938. Compared with steam trains, they were clean and comfortable, as this documentary explains.
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Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Pictorial Parade 28. National Film Unit, 1954
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