"First train run on the Auckland and Waikato Railway. Dec 24th 1873"

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Title

"First train run on the Auckland and Waikato Railway. Dec 24th 1873"

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Hamilton City Libraries

Collection

Hamilton Heritage Collections

Description

The Auckland-Waikato railway was the first section of what became the North Island Main Trunk. This first part of the line ran from Point Britomart to Onehunga via Penrose. According to New Zealand Railways magazine "The train was hauled by a class "F" locomotive named "Ada" - after Mrs. Henderson wife of the local representative of the contract...

Format

Image

Date created

24 Dec 1873

Creator

George Cartwright, Photographer

URL

https://heritage.hamiltonlibraries.co.nz/objects/41485

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