Story: Otago region

Floor tile, Dunedin railway station

Mosaic floor tiles are laid throughout Dunedin railway station’s concourse. This tile depicts a stylised train on tracks, centred in an elaborate abstract design.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Otago region – Business until 1920, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/22959/floor-tile-dunedin-railway-station (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 18 August 2009, updated 1 May 2015.

Comments

Andrew Mackie
03 August 2010

I believe that these mosaic tiles were laid by my Grandfather, Robert Mackie.