This is the inaugural journey, from Christchurch to Lyttelton, of New Zealand’s first suburban electric train in 1929. This service ceased in 1972 and passengers went by bus.
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Reference:
The New Zealand Railways Magazine 3, no. 10 (1 May 1934)
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