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Creator of Collection Unknown : Photographs of locomotives
- Date
- ca 1880s
- Reference
- PAColl-7477
- Description
Photographs of the following locomotives: D Class, E Class (including double Fairlie engines at Wanganui and Wellington), J Class, K Class, L Class, S Class, S & D Class, V Class, W Class, mostly with staff at railway stations, including Christchurch, Wanganui and the engine sheds at Pipitea. The two which are not at stations are of sheep being transported on the Ladle Bend on the Wairarapa line and another on the curve near the summit of the Rimutaka Incline. Also included is a train with passengers and timber at the Rimutaka summit with the railway houses behind it. Photographer unidentified.
Arrangement: Negatives at 1/2-004656 to 004673
Quantity: 18 b&w copy negative(s).
Physical Description: Film copy negatives
Processing information: The file prints describe the images as copy negatives from album prints with numbers in the range 3321 to 3349. These numbers may refer to original numbering in an album held by the Library.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Curator required
- Format
- 18 b&w copy negative(s), Negatives, Film copy negatives
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UnknownL and S class locomotives
Date: ca 1900
From: Creator of Collection Unknown : Photographs of locomotives
Reference: 1/2-004667-F
Description: L and S class locomotives, circa 1900. Men unidentified. Location, and photographer, unknown. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative
Lambton Station, Wellington, and two steam locomotives
Date: [1880-1889]
From: Creator of Collection Unknown : Photographs of locomotives
Reference: 1/2-004664-F
Description: Lambton Station, Wellington, with S and D class steam locomotives alongside. Railway workers are also visible. Photograph taken circa 1880-1889. Library client identified the railway station as Lambton Station, September 2010. Source of descriptive information - date estimated by library client. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s).
Double Fairlie locomotive under construction, at Pipitea Station, Thorndon Quay, Wellin...
Date: 1876
From: Creator of Collection Unknown : Photographs of locomotives
Reference: 1/2-004671-F
Description: Double Fairlie locomotive under construction, at Pipitea Station, Thorndon Quay, Wellington, photographed in 1876. St Paul's Church is in the background. Man in foreground unidentified. Photographer also unidentified. Note on back of file print reads: "At Pipitea Station, Wgtn's first station. This locomotive was being erected at the southern end of the station yard. It was built by the Avonside Engine Co. of Bristol, England, in 1875, and dismantled, shipped to Wellington and erected there in 1876. It made its first trip on the 5pm train to Upper Hutt on 23rd Sept 1876. As far as is known it was transferred in mid 1878 to the Wanganui section." Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative
"W" class steam locomotive on Ladle Bend, Wairarapa railway line
Date: [ca 1891]
From: Creator of Collection Unknown : Photographs of locomotives
Reference: 1/2-004672-F
Description: View of a "W" class steam locomotive with sheep trucks, passing over the Ladle Bend Creek bridge, on the rail route between Wellington and Wairarapa. Surrounding the Rimutaka Incline railway, the land has been cleared, and a small cottage is visible to the left. Photograph taken circa 1891, by an unidentified photographer. Other - Caption to original print reads: `Ladle bend near summit, Wairarapa. "W" egine [sic] with sheep trucks etc. J. McWhinney is fireman in cab. Photo about 1891.' Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative
V class steam locomotive, WMR 7, 2-6-2 type
Date: [Between 1885-1922]
From: Creator of Collection Unknown : Photographs of locomotives
Reference: 1/2-004669-F
Description: V class steam locomotive, WMR (Wellington and Manawatu Railway) number 7, 2-6-2 type, photographed between 1885-1922 at an unidentified location, by an unidentified photographer. Note on back of file print reads: "c.n from album print no 3342" This locomotive was built by Nasmyth Wilson of Manchester, England, in 1885. It was taken over by NZR (New Zealand Railways) in 1908 and re-numbered 451V. It was written off in 31 March 1922. See 'Register of New Zealand steam locomotives, 1863-1971' by W G Lloyd.s Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film copy negative