Frankton

A DigitalNZ Story by Richard Armstrong

Image: "Frankton Junction"

"Frankton Junction"

Puke Ariki

Image: Frankton Junction railway yards.

Frankton Junction railway yards.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Frankton Junction

Frankton Junction

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Stationmaster and railway officers, Frankton Junction, Auckland

Stationmaster and railway officers, Frankton Junction, Auckland

Auckland Libraries

Image: An important Auckland railway centre: Frankton Junction

An important Auckland railway centre: Frankton Junction

Auckland Libraries

Image: Frankton Junction station

Frankton Junction station

Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira

Image: Frankton railway station, 1930s

Frankton railway station, 1930s

Manatū Taonga, the Ministry for Culture and Heritage

Image: Frankton Junction, Hamilton, showing railway track

Frankton Junction, Hamilton, showing railway track

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Frankton Junction, Hamilton, showing railway tracks

Frankton Junction, Hamilton, showing railway tracks

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Frankton Junction, Hamilton, showing Railway tracks

Frankton Junction, Hamilton, showing Railway tracks

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Frankton, Hamilton, showing railway track

Frankton, Hamilton, showing railway track

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Frankton, Hamilton, featuring railway yards

Frankton, Hamilton, featuring railway yards

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Frankton Junction Station, Waikato, and railway employees

Frankton Junction Station, Waikato, and railway employees

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Signal at Frankton Junction 1911

Signal at Frankton Junction 1911

Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga

Image: Frankton Junction looking north, Waikato

Frankton Junction looking north, Waikato

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Frankton Railway Station & yards viewed from over-bridge, January 1928

Frankton Railway Station & yards viewed from over-bridge, January 1928

Kete Horowhenua

Image: Off the Line: Railway accident at Frankton Junction, Friday August 4

Off the Line: Railway accident at Frankton Junction, Friday August 4

Auckland Libraries

Image: A typical scene at Frankton Junction. (Rly. Publicity photo.)

A typical scene at Frankton Junction. (Rly. Publicity photo.)

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: (Rly. Publicity Photo) — Excursion train at Frankton Junction, 1934

(Rly. Publicity Photo) — Excursion train at Frankton Junction, 1934

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Members of the New Zealand Railways staff at Frankton Junction over forty years ago

Members of the New Zealand Railways staff at Frankton Junction over forty years ago

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Steam locomotive 268, P class (2-8-0 type) at Frankton.

Steam locomotive 268, P class (2-8-0 type) at Frankton.

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: At Frankton Junction. — Steam crane raising about 15 tons of cross-overs

At Frankton Junction. — Steam crane raising about 15 tons of cross-overs

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Believers in Safety First — Maurice Scott and Joan Green of Frankton Junction

Believers in Safety First — Maurice Scott and Joan Green of Frankton Junction

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: (W. W. Stewart Collection). — The Auckland-Wellington Express at Frankton Junction, North Island, New Zealand

(W. W. Stewart Collection). — The Auckland-Wellington Express at Frankton Junction, North Island, New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: (Rly. Publicity photo.) — The Auckland—Wellington “Limited” Express at Frankton Station, North Island, New Zealand

(Rly. Publicity photo.) — The Auckland—Wellington “Limited” Express at Frankton Station, North Island, New Zealand

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: (Rly.Publicity Photos.) — Typical seenes in Government Railways Refreshment Rooms.—(1) Refreshment Room, Auckland Station; (2) kitchen, Auckland; (3) Refreshment Room, Ohakune; (4) Dining Room, Frankton Junction; (5) Rrefreshment Room, Frankton Junctio...

(Rly.Publicity Photos.) — Typical seenes in Government Railways Refreshment Rooms.—(1) Refreshment Room, Auckland Station; (2) kitchen, Auckland; (...

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Controlling The Movement Of Trains. — (Rly. Publicity photo.) — Signalmen on duty at Frankton Junction Signal-box, Auckland Province

Controlling The Movement Of Trains. — (Rly. Publicity photo.) — Signalmen on duty at Frankton Junction Signal-box, Auckland Province

Victoria University of Wellington

$Image: SNAPSHOT sjF Sj'lE \185.:.- OF THE ROYAL PARTY ON THE FRANKTON RAILWAY -Hiokß, pho. STATION. __ (Otago Witness, 03 July 1901)$

SNAPSHOT sjF Sj'lE \185.:.- OF THE ROYAL PARTY ON THE FRANKTON RAILWAY -Hiokß, pho. STATION. __ (Otago Witness, 03 July 1901)

National Library of New Zealand

Image: Hamilton City, Kent Street and the railway yards at Frankton, with Massey Street and Swarbrick Park beyond, Waikato Region

Hamilton City, Kent Street and the railway yards at Frankton, with Massey Street and Swarbrick Park beyond, Waikato Region

Alexander Turnbull Library

Image: Frankton Junction Improvements. — 1. The new signal gantry. 2. Relay box. 3. Lifting out the old signal gantry (weighing about 5 tons) by steam crane. 4. The two cranes at work

Frankton Junction Improvements. — 1. The new signal gantry. 2. Relay box. 3. Lifting out the old signal gantry (weighing about 5 tons) by steam cra...

Victoria University of Wellington

Image: Twenty Years Ago. — The first through N.I. Main Trunk Special at Frankton Junction, August, 1908

Twenty Years Ago. — The first through N.I. Main Trunk Special at Frankton Junction, August, 1908

Victoria University of Wellington