Kōrero: Canterbury region

New Zealand’s first public railway

New Zealand’s first public railway

This engraving, published in the Illustrated London News in 1864, depicts the 1863 opening of the railway linking Christchurch with Ferrymead. It was the first public railway in the colony.

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Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0033-1864-241
Wood engraving by R. S. Kelly

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

John Wilson, 'Canterbury region - Transport', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/artwork/10334/new-zealands-first-public-railway (accessed 2 May 2024)

He kōrero nā John Wilson, reviewed & revised 6 Jul 2015