Gisborne Railways

A DigitalNZ Story by Coralie Campbell-Whitehead

Development of the Gisborne railroads and rail services and ongoing issues

rail services, railroads, railways, Napier-Gisborne, Gisborne-Motu, trains

Image: Gisborne Railway Station and railway yards.

Gisborne Railway Station and railway yards.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: The Napier-Gisborne railway line after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake

The Napier-Gisborne railway line after the 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Maungaturanga railway viaduct under construction, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay

Maungaturanga railway viaduct under construction, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Work resumed on the North Island East Coast railway: pictures illustrating the present state of the Napier-Gisborne line

Work resumed on the North Island East Coast railway: pictures illustrating the present state of the Napier-Gisborne line

Auckland Libraries

Newspaper

GISBORNE RAILWAY. (Evening Post, 28 May 1908)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Dreadnought railway bridge, 27 miles from Gisborne

Dreadnought railway bridge, 27 miles from Gisborne

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Group at Gisborne railway station

Group at Gisborne railway station

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Image: Opening of the Gisborne Railway Station

Opening of the Gisborne Railway Station

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: View of the new railway station, Gisborne at the opening of the Gisborne-Karaka railway, 26 June 1902

View of the new railway station, Gisborne at the opening of the Gisborne-Karaka railway, 26 June 1902

Auckland Libraries

Image: COMMENCING THE WAIHUKA TUNNEL ON THE GISBORNE-MOTU RAILWAY

COMMENCING THE WAIHUKA TUNNEL ON THE GISBORNE-MOTU RAILWAY

Auckland Libraries

Image: Views of Prosperous Gisborne

Views of Prosperous Gisborne

Auckland Libraries

Image: Gladstone Road looking towards the decorated fire bell archway for the opening of the Gisborne-Auckland railway, 26 June 1902

Gladstone Road looking towards the decorated fire bell archway for the opening of the Gisborne-Auckland railway, 26 June 1902

Auckland Libraries

Image: SCENE ON THE MOTU ROAD, BETWEEN OPOTIKI AND GISBORNE, ON THE PROPOSED ROUTE OF THE GISBORNE-AUCKLAND RAILWAY

SCENE ON THE MOTU ROAD, BETWEEN OPOTIKI AND GISBORNE, ON THE PROPOSED ROUTE OF THE GISBORNE-AUCKLAND RAILWAY

Auckland Libraries

Image: A SECTION OF THE WORK ON THE GISBORNE-MOTU RAILWAY

A SECTION OF THE WORK ON THE GISBORNE-MOTU RAILWAY

Auckland Libraries

Image: THE FACE OF A STEEP CUTTING ON THE GISBORNE-MOTU RAILWAY WORKS

THE FACE OF A STEEP CUTTING ON THE GISBORNE-MOTU RAILWAY WORKS

Auckland Libraries

Image: THE MAIN CAMP AT GOLD CREEK, ON THE GISBORNE-MOTU RAILWAY WORKS

THE MAIN CAMP AT GOLD CREEK, ON THE GISBORNE-MOTU RAILWAY WORKS

Auckland Libraries

Image: Reads Quay, railway bridge and Gladstone Road B... (1174/1207)

Reads Quay, railway bridge and Gladstone Road B... (1174/1207)

V.C. Browne & Son

Image: Giant Slips Destroy Road and Rail Links

Giant Slips Destroy Road and Rail Links

Gisborne Photo News

Image: It Happened In Gisborne

It Happened In Gisborne

Gisborne Photo News

Image: It Happened in Gisborne

It Happened in Gisborne

Gisborne Photo News

Image: Requiem for a Railway

Requiem for a Railway

Gisborne Photo News

Image: Panoramic View

Panoramic View

Gisborne Photo News