Skip to Content

More Info →Opening of the Wellington - Longburn Railway

Official ceremony held on 3 November 1886 at Otaihanga (between Paraparaumu and Waikanae) for the driving of the last spike of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's Wellington (Thorndon) - Longburn railway.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2014P_R3_007564
Title
Opening of the Wellington - Longburn Railway
Relation
Public Photograph Collection R 3
Held In
Coolstore

Related items

Prime Minister Muldoon at the Mangaweka - Utiku Railway Deviation
One of the Last Trains through the Square, Palmerston North
Opening of the Wellington - Longburn Railway
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Line at Waikanae
Railcar Crash at Milson
Palmerston North Railway Station, Main Street
Railcar Crash at Milson
Railcar Crash at Milson
Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Line to Shannon Railway Station
Fire at Gasworks Storehouse
Shunting Yards, Palmerston North Railway Station, Main Street
Thorndon Station, Wellington

Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
1886

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
photographs,
railways,
tracks,
train,
Community Tags

Report a problem

Related items

Prime Minister Muldoon at the Mangaweka - Utiku Railway Deviation
One of the Last Trains through the Square, Palmerston North
Opening of the Wellington - Longburn Railway
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Line at Waikanae
Railcar Crash at Milson
Palmerston North Railway Station, Main Street
Railcar Crash at Milson
Railcar Crash at Milson
Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company Line to Shannon Railway Station
Fire at Gasworks Storehouse
Shunting Yards, Palmerston North Railway Station, Main Street
Thorndon Station, Wellington

User comments