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The Wakarongo Station was closed for passenger services in the 1960s, and the station sold and demolished in 1967. The goods yard was officially closed to all traffic in 1983 and the tracks uplifted some time after.

Identification

Object type
Image
Digitisation ID
2008N_Wh25_RTL_0997
Title
Dismantling the Whakarongo Railway goods yard.
Held In
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Creation

Created By
Place
Palmerston North
Date
circa 1985 to circa 1989

Object rights

Credit Line
Palmerston North City Library
License
No Known Restrictions

Taxonomy

Tags
engine,
machinery,
photographs,
rural towns and life,
train tracks,
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