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Local historians weekly "Back Issues" article in the Manawatū Standard. The establishment and development of the railways have been very important for the development of Manawatū and Palmerston North. The first connections were from Foxton through to Whanganui in the 1870s. The Wellington and Manawatū Rail Company Line opened in 1886. For many years it was the principal means of freight transport and connection with the outside world. Running through the central city until 1964, the railway was a visible and important part of people's daily lives.

Identification

Object type
Image
Content type
Born digital
Relation
Manawatū Standard
Date
October 22, 2022
Digitisation ID
2023Pa_IMCA-DigitalArchive_041066
Format
B&W negative
Held In
"IMCA Digital Archive"

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railway construction,
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