Train 931 Gisborne to Wellington express

Object detail

Description

Black and white image of the first Gisborne-Napier passenger train 7 September 1942.

Maker and role

Stan Vincent (b.1906, d.1991): Photographer

Production date

07 Sep 1942

Measurements

Dimensions: 82.6 x 108mm: 0 - Whole

Subject categories

Rail
Transport

Maker

Stanley Vincent

Department

Photography - Whakaahua

ID number

33700

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Material

Glass Inorganic material

Object type

Glass plate negative Negative Photograph Graphic documents Documentary objects Communication objects

Subject place

Kopuawhara Wharerata Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Poverty Bay Gisborne Region New Zealand Oceania Gisborne Railway Station Gisborne Gisborne Harbour

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That is actually train 931 Gisborne to Wellington express. The locomotives are Ab 740 leading and Ab 710 behind it assisting. The train's opposite number was train 612 Wellington to Gisborne express. Although it was the first scheduled passenger train to depart from Gisborne, the line from Gisborne to Wairoa was still under the control of the Public Works Department. They finally handed that section of the line over to the New Zealand Government Railways Department the following year.

- Bruce Scott posted 2 years ago.

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