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Invercargill railway yard

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Invercargill railway yard

The 1870s were a boom time for railway building in Southland. Lines were laid to Lake Wakatipu and western Southland, and between Invercargill and Dunedin. By the end of the decade there was plenty of track for steam engines to run on.

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David Grant, Southland region – Transport, power and other advances, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/20111/invercargill-railway-yard (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by David Grant, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 May 2015.