The NZR RM class Westinghouse railcar was an experimental railcar built by the New Zealand Railways Department (NZR) in 1914. Although not the first railcar to operate in New Zealand, it was the first to enter revenue service.
Westinghouse railcars
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Godber album 3
Date: Between 1915 and 1916
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-o-195
Description: Photographs taken by Albert Percy Godber between 1915 and 1916. Many of the images show various aspects of logging in Piha and Karekare. Views include the Piha Tramway, bush railway inclines, scenes of lumbermen cutting down kauri trees and cross-cutting felled trees, transportation of logs by bullock teams and horse-drawn rail wagons, the Piha timber camp and mill and men at everyday activities in camp buildings and in their workmen's huts. Other sections of the album show views of Petone, and Godber's family (his wife, Laura Godber, and two children, Phyllis and William (Bill)); views of the central North Island; farming in the Mendip Hills (Canterbury); and views of Trentham. Other Titles - Title printed on spine - Godber Album 101 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown buckram cover; 26 x 30 cm
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Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor, 1914
Date: 1914
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-0338-1/2-G
Description: Westinghouse petrol-electric railcar, photographed by Albert Percy Godber in 1914. Original prints at Pa1-q-101 (Godber album vol 108, p 71), PA1-o-195 (Godber album Vol 101, p 36) and PA1-o-196 (Godber album Vol 104, p 54) The Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor was built ca 1914. The frame and motors were built by Westinghouse Co., England, and the body was built at Petone Railway Workshops. It ran from Wellington to Upper Hutt, and Thorndon to Johnsonville, with seating for 48 passengers. Withdrawn in 1917. See Godber album (Vol 108, p 71) For another glass negative of this image see APG-1172-1/4-G Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.4 x 4.75 inches
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Godber album 5
Date: Between 1873 and 1916
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: PA1-o-196
Description: Hand-produced catalogue of all the classes of locomotives used on the New Zealand Railways. A full page is given for each of the locomotive types, with the class, the maker, a photograph (mostly taken by Albert Percy Godber) with decorative surround, and specifications hand-printed on pink labels at the foot of each page. Other Titles - Title printed on spine - Godber Album 104 Inscriptions: Album page - `Locomotives of all classes of the New Zealand Railways' (On title page with ornate lettering in black, decorations in red and green) Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Photograph album with brown buckram cover; 19 x 26 cm
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Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor, 1914; R.M.1 (Rail Motor number one)
Date: 1914
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-1551-1/2-F
Description: Westinghouse petrol-electric railcar, photographed by Albert Percy Godber in 1914. A label is resting against the car with the inscription "Westinghouse Petrol Electric Car". This image is a film copy negative taken by Godber from a print in his album Vol 101, p 36 (PA1-o-195) Original prints of a different view of the railcar are at Pa1-q-101 (Godber album vol 108, p 71), PA1-o-194 (Godber album Vol 104, p 54) and PA1-o-196 (Godber album Vol 104, p 36) Inscriptions: Album page - bottom centre - Petrol motor car R.M.1 (Rail motor number one), the Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor was built ca 1914. The frame and motors were built by Westinghouse Co., England, and the body was built at Petone Railway Workshops. It ran from Wellington to Upper Hutt, and Thorndon to Johnsonville, with seating for 48 passengers. Withdrawn in 1917. See Godber album (Vol 108, p 71) For glass negatives giving a different view of this railcar see APG-0338-1/2-G and APG-1172-1/4-G Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 12.5 x 10.0 cm
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Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor, 1914; R.M.1 (Rail Motor number one)
Date: 1914
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-1552-1/2-F
Description: Closeup of the front of the Westinghouse petrol-electric railcar, photographed by Albert Percy Godber in 1914. The driver's cab door, and a sliding door leading to the engine are both open, showing a portion of the engine. This image is a film copy negative taken by Godber from a print in his album Vol 101, p 37 (PA1-o-195) R.M.1 (Rail motor number one), the Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor was built ca 1914. The frame and motors were built by Westinghouse Co., England, and the body was built at Petone Railway Workshops. It ran from Wellington to Upper Hutt, and Thorndon to Johnsonville, with seating for 48 passengers. Withdrawn in 1917. See Godber album (Vol 108, p 71) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative 12.5 x 10.0 cm
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Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor, circa 1914.
Date: Circa 1914
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-1460-1/4-G
Description: View of a Westinghouse petrol electric car, photographed sometime between 1914 and 1917 by Albert Percy Godber. Original prints of this image are in Godber Album Vol 101, p 35 & p 37 (PA1-o-195). For further information about this railcar see Godber album (Vol 108, p 71) at PA1-q-101. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 4.25 x 3.25 inches
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Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor. View of a portion of this railcar, showing dri...
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-0310-1/2-G
Description: Side view of a portion of the Westinghouse petrol electric car, showing the driver's cab and the engine, 1914. Copy negative taken by Albert Percy Godber of a print by an unidentified photographer. For full view of this railcar, and full details see Pa1-q-101 (Godber album vol 108, p 71) Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 6.4 x 4.75 inches
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Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor, 1914
Date: 1914
From: Godber, Albert Percy, 1875-1949 :Collection of albums, prints and negatives
Reference: APG-1172-1/2-G
Description: Westinghouse petrol-electric railcar, photographed by Albert Percy Godber in 1914. Original prints at Pa1-q-101 (Godber album vol 108, p 71), PA1-o-194 (Godber album Vol 104, p 54) and PA1-o-196 (Godber album Vol 104, p 36) Inscriptions: Album page - above image - Petrol motor car The Westinghouse petrol-electric rail motor was built ca 1914. The frame and motors were built by Westinghouse Co., England, and the body was built at Petone Railway Workshops. It ran from Wellington to Upper Hutt, and Thorndon to Johnsonville, with seating for 48 passengers. Withdrawn in 1917. See Godber album (Vol 108, p 71) For another glass negative of this image see APG-0338-1/2-G, and a film negative at APG-0338-b-1/2-F Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative 9.0 x 10.75 cm