Air-operated Coal Crane
An air-operated coal crane at the Palmerston North railway yards. On the foreground: railway worker Jim Daley.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1964 to August 1964
Roland Penhall Collection
Images shot by Roland Penhall of the railway yards in Palmerston North.
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Roland Penhall fueling locomotive
Roland Penhall fueling a DA locomotive in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: 1963
Train - DSC Shunter
DSC class shunter number 425 on the 'Supplies Road' before it commenced service.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 1963
Train - RM Class Locomotive
A Drewery-built, RM class, locomotive in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: October 1963
Aerial photograph of The Square, 1965
An aerial view of The Square following the removal of train tracks that ran down Main Street through The Square.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: The Square, Palmerston North
Date: November 1965 to December 1965
Palmerston North Railway Yards
Locomotives at the southern end of the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street/Pioneer Highway, Palmerston North
Date: August 1963
Workers on train BB630
Unidentified workers at the Palmerston North railway yards. They are standing on BB class engine number 630.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1964 to August 1964
Fire in the Palmerston North Railway Yards
A fire burning in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1964 to August 1964
Railway Coal Grabber
Workers inspecting a toppled coal grabber in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1964 to August 1964
Derailed EP Class Plough Van
A derailed EP class plough van (number 2503) at the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: February 1964
Train - DA 1482
DA Class engine number 1482 at the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: circa 1964 to circa 1965
Train J 1231
J class engine number 1231 in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1964 to August 1964
Train KA 936
KA class engine number 936 in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1964 to August 1964
Railway Coal Grabber
A toppled coal grabber in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1964 to August 1964
Railcar and Hut
A railcar carrying a worker's hut in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: July 1964 to August 1964
Pioneer Highway Railway Crossing
KA class locomotive number 932 pulling train 1515 as it passes through the railway crossing at the junction of Pioneer Highway and Main Street.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Pioneer HIghway and Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1963
Train in the Palmerston North Railway Yards
KA class locomotive pulling train 227 in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1963
Leon Moses - Palmerston North Railway Yards
Leon Moses loading sand into a DA class locomotive in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1963
Palmerston North Railway Yards
KA class locomotive number 932 in the Palmerston North railway yards. People can be seen watching from the Cook Street foot bridge
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1963
Train - KA 932
A railways worker standing on the cab on KA class locomotive number 932 in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: September 1963
Train - KA 957
KA class locomotive number 957 at the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 1963 to November 1963
Palmerston North Railway Yards
A view looking towards the southern end of the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 1963 to November 1963
Palmerston North Railway Yards
A view of the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 1963 to November 1963
Palmerston North Railway Yards
A view of the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Main Street, Palmerston North
Date: October 1963 to November 1963
DSC436 Shunting Locomotive
DSC shunting locomotive number 436 in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 1964
Train AB 816
AB class engine number 816 in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 1964
Train DA 1420
DA class engine number 1420 in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: May 1964
Z Class Freight Wagon
Z class freight wagon 568 in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: March 1964
Coal Grabber
A coal grabber in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 1964 to March 1964
Coal Grabber
A coal grabber in the Palmerston North railway yards.
Creator: Roland Penhall
Place: Palmerston North
Date: February 1964 to March 1964