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The Wellington Manawatu Railway Company Limited constructed the rail line between Wellington and Palmerston, opened in 1886, and ran it until they sold it to the Government in 1908.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014N_R28_007813
Title
Train on the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Line
Relation
CA: Petersen Papers, Public Photograph Collection R 28
Held In
Coolstore

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Creation

Created By
Place
Manawatu
Date
circa 1890 to circa 1899

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
photographs,
r 28,
railway,
railways,
ridge,
transportation,
vista,
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Related items

Train on the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Line
Family Waiting for a Train, Palmerston North Station
The "Weka" Train Engine
Engine Sheds, Corner of West Street and Pioneer Highway
Train Derailment in the Manawatu Gorge
A De-railed Carriage in the Flooded Makerua Swamp
"Instantaneous" Photograph of Moving Train
Makatotem Viaduct, Main Trunk Line
Napier Mail Leaving Palmerston North
Derailment on the Palmerston North - Napier Line
Train Derailment in the Manawatu Gorge
Ka Class locomotive, Main Street West Yards

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