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A ticket issued by the New Zealand Railways, for the last excursion train, which left the Main Street Railway Station and ran, via Roslyn and Longburn, back again, 1 June 1964. The trip was arranged by the Lions Club of Palmerston North to mark the closing of the Main Street Station and the line that ran through the centre of Palmerston North, after a new station was built on the outskirts of the city.

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Object type
Object Image
Date
June 1, 1964
Digitisation ID
2008Pa_A175-233_EPH_1542
Held In
Research File

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