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Eastown railway workshops

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Eastown railway workshops

New Zealand Railways’ workshops in Wanganui East made rolling stock (railway carriages and engines) and items such as tarpaulins. Long a major Whanganui employer, they closed in 1986 with the loss of over 400 jobs.

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Diana Beaglehole, Whanganui region – Fighting stagnation, 1970s and beyond, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19055/eastown-railway-workshops (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Diana Beaglehole, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 June 2015.