Evening Star, 1956. Two JA locomotives pulling passenger train over Leith Bridge Magnet Street.
Otago Witness, 1918. The first passenger train through the gorge from Clyde, arrives at Cromwell
Evening Star, 1972. A steam train in Cromwell gorge.
Steam train in railway shunting yards, Cumberland Street
Evening Star, 1960. This 78 tonne locomotive is gradually lifted back onto the rails by means of jacks at the entrance to the Port Chalmers tunnel.
Evening Star. RM 109 Fiat Railcar at Station Late late 1955.
Evening Star, 1943. The Hyde Rail disaster remains the second worst railway accident in NZ. 21 were killed and a further 47 injured when an express train failed to take a curve in a cutting near the small settlement of Hyde.
Evening Star. Hyde rail smash, June 1943.
Otago Witness, 1914. The view towards Anderson's Bay shows a locomotive hauling trucks of rock out to the retaining wall across the upper harbour.
Otago Witness, 1915.View of Beaumont station on the arrival of the train from Lawrence.
Thomsons truck converted to gas, Evening Star negative, January 1942.
Evening Star 1978. Taieri Carrying, Dynes Transport.
Evening Star 1978. Taieri Carrying, Dynes Transport.
Evening Star 1978. Taieri Carrying, Dynes Transport.
Evening Star 1978. Taieri Carrying, Dynes Transport.
Evening Star 1978. Taieri Carrying, Dynes Transport.
Evening Star 1978. Taieri Carrying, Dynes Transport.
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