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Kōrero: Railways

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Building the rail network

New Zealand’s first public railway

New Zealand’s first public railway (1 o 3)

Pilgrim steams to Ferrymead

Pilgrim steams to Ferrymead (2 o 3)

Plaque at Ferrymead

Plaque at Ferrymead (3 o 3)

F-class locomotive

F-class locomotive

Fell engine

New Zealand’s rail network, 1880–1940

New Zealand’s rail network, 1880–1940

Railway labourers

Railway labourers

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Main trunk lines

Turning the first sod, South Island main trunk line

Turning the first sod, South Island main trunk line (1 o 2)

First sod ceremony for North Island main trunk line

First sod ceremony for North Island main trunk line (2 o 2)

Surveying for the main trunk line

Surveying for the main trunk line

The Raurimu spiral

The Raurimu spiral

Silver spike

Roadside Stories: Mangaweka by the main trunk line

Roadside Stories: Mangaweka by the main trunk line

The Overlander

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Private rail lines

The Wellington and Manawatū Railway Company

The Wellington and Manawatū Railway Company

Building a railway tunnel

Building a railway tunnel

Bush tramway viaduct

Bush tramway viaduct

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Steam locomotives

Restored steam train

Restored steam train

Steam-locomotive stamps

Steam-locomotive stamps

The 100th locomotive

The 100th locomotive

J-class locomotive

J-class locomotive

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Diesel and electric trains

Electric engine at Wellington station

Electric engine at Wellington station

Changing engines

Changing engines

First electric unit service

First electric unit service

Wellington commuters

Wellington commuters

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Freight transport

Carrying timber

Carrying timber

A & P show by rail

A & P show by rail

Milk trains

Mai i te whārangi 7 - Passenger travel

Railway passenger numbers, 1878-2015

Railway passenger numbers, 1878-2015

Easter holiday by rail

Easter holiday by rail

Railways playing cards

Railways playing cards

The royal train

The royal train

Electric train

Mai i te whārangi 8 - Stations and refreshment rooms

Dunedin railway station

Dunedin railway station (1 o 4)

Christchurch railway station

Christchurch railway station (2 o 4)

Wellington railway station

Wellington railway station (3 o 4)

Auckland railway station

Auckland railway station (4 o 4)

Rita Angus’s ‘Cass’

Rita Angus’s ‘Cass’

Auckland’s Britomart centre

Auckland’s Britomart centre

Opening Palmerston North station

Opening Palmerston North station

Mai i te whārangi 9 - Housing the workers

Work and play

Single men’s huts, Gracefield

Single men’s huts, Gracefield

Mai i te whārangi 10 - Workshops

Railway workshop break

Railway workshop break

Addington railway workshops

Addington railway workshops

Building a locomotive

Building a locomotive

Mai i te whārangi 11 - Rail transformed

Buying back the railways

Buying back the railways

Rail picnic

TranzAlpine railway

TranzAlpine railway

Steam trains celebrate centenary

Steam trains celebrate centenary

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Neill Atkinson, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/railways/media (accessed 25 April 2024)

He kōrero nā Neill Atkinson, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010, reviewed & revised 11 Mar 2016