Railway Scenes (Railway  Construction Crews and special openings)

Here's a special contribution to those people that did the work in building NZ Railways - and the occassions to mark those achievements.

RAILWAY WORKERS REPAIRING TRACK - UNKNOWN AREA

Railway Workers & Engine, real photo postcard

Workers Camp Makatote Postcard

Road at Oio N I M T Railway Postcard - Workers Tents

Black and white photo entitled-
The late Mr Seddon wheeling a barrow of clay at the turning of the first sod of the Lawrence- Roxburgh Railway Works.
Photo is by Guy.

Richard Seddon was the Prime Minister of New Zealand at the time of alot of the major construction of New Zealand Railway network. This card was released after his death.

The “Last Spike” Obelisk.
N.I.M.T.L. Series No. 8.
“Opposite the spot where the Rt Hon Sir Joseph Ward P.C., K.C.M.G. drove the last spike of the North Island Main Trunk Railway, 6th November 1908.

Take time and visit this on your journeys - interesting and still right out in nowhere.