Back Issues: Railway drives wheels of history

Description

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

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