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New Zealand Railways :[Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1950-1959]
- Date
- 1950 - 1959
- By
- New Zealand Railways
- Reference
- Eph-A-RAIL-1950s
- Description
Includes:
1950s:
A career for young men in the Locomotive Operating Division of the New Zealand Railways [1950s?]
Apprenticeships in the New Zealand Railways. Pamphlet 1950-1960s?
Express pictorial supplement [containing photos of a Fiducia type tram at the Newtown Park Barn, the Gear Meat Company's locomotive, and the Masterton-Wellington passenger train. 1950s]
Exit sign (2 copies) and Notice about NOT using the water closet while the train is standing at a station
Tickets and a luggage label
Hostess service, New Zealand Railways. [1950s?]
"How much will it cost me to send you to the works?" [1950s]
North Island Main Trunk Railway. Brochure (2 copies)
1950:
Daylight "Limited" Express, North Island. Issued by Railways Publicity and Advertising [ca 1950]
Free second class school ticket 1950 between Wellington and Ngaio. Name Alan Barclay, from 1st February to 5th May 1950.
To Arthur Pass and Otira by rail. [ca 1950] (2 copies)
Round trip by railcar. Wellington, Palmerston N[orth], Woodville, Wellington. 13 October 1950. Australian and New Zealand General (Officers') Conference (2 copies)
1952:
Wellington - Ngaio - Khandallah - Johnsonville time-table for electric trains, operating from Sunday 2nd March 1952 [Single sheet]
1953:
North Island / South Island ticket, from Blenheim to Aramoho. Rail only, Child. Available 6-2-1953 to 6-5-1953. [Ticket / receipt]
New Zealand Railways and Road Motor Services. Time-tables, South Island, on and after June 8, 1953 (2 copies).
Westminster Abbey. Order of service in memory of those who lost their lives in the railway disaster at Tangiwai, New Zealand on Christmas Eve, 1953. Friday January 8th 1954 at 12 noon
1954:
Holing through Rimutaka Railway Tunnel, 5 1/2 miles long. To celebrate the historic occasion when the Rimutaka Range is first pierced via this long Railway Tunnel, the Minister of Works and Railways on behalf of the Government invites Mr & Mrs J B Yaldwin to assemble at the YMCA, Mangaroa Portal, on Friday 23 April 1954. [Invitation ticket]
Johnsonville Line timetable; suburban electric train services, from 6 September 1954.
The Thermal route; the steel road to Rotorua. Pamphlet. ca 1954 (2 copies)
Railway excursion to Roxburgh Hydro-Electric Works. Friday October 8th, Sunday October 10th [1954]
1954 and 1956:
Your opportunity. Choose a career in the Railways. Brochures printed in 1954 and 1956
1955:
Rimutaka Incline ticket, October 1955.
Wellington District Combined Railway Picnic. Maidstone Park, Sunday 20th February 1955. Souvenir programme
New Zealand Railways and Road Motor Services. Time-tables, on and after 27 November 1955
1956:
Auckland Combined Railwaymen's fourteenth annual picnic. Ngaruawahia. Sunday February 12th 1956. Programme
NZR Picnic. Combined railway picnic at Southbridge on Sunday 11 March 1956 (Title from page 39). Souvenir programme
New Zealand Railways. Railway excursion Christchurch to Westport, Friday November 23; Sunday November 25 [1956. Timetable and route notes]
New Zealand Railways. Timetable of Johnsonville Line suburban electric train services from Monday 20 August 1956.
1957:
A new era; diesel power on the New Zealand Railways. 1957
New Zealand Railways excursion to Hastings. Blossom festival, September 14th, 1957.
New Zealand Railways and Road Motor Services. Time-tables. North Island, on and after 28 April 1957.
1958:
North Island Main Trunk Railway. Fiftieth anniversary, 1908-1958. Brochure (2 copies)
Quantity: 3 folder(s).
Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying under 250 mm
Provenance: Purchased at Hayward's Auction House auction, 30 July 2009, part of lot 368.
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- No access restrictions
- Format
- 3 folder(s), Ephemera, Photolithographs, Tickets, Timetables, Photolithographs, sizes varying under 250 mm
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New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch: How much will it cost me to send you to the Wor...
Date: 1945 - 1959
From: New Zealand Railways :[Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1950-1959]
By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1950s-01
Description: A pamphlet promoting rail as the method of transporting sheep to Burnside, Balclutha and the Finegand Works. The front cover shows a farmer standing beside a sheep. Quantity: 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Offset print on pamphlet, folded to 165 x 115 mm.
Westminster Abbey :The order of service in memory of those who lost their lives in the ...
Date: 1953 - 1954
From: New Zealand Railways :[Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1950-1959]
By: Bannatyne, Alexander, active 1940s-2002
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1954-01
Description: The order of service reproduces a reading from Romans VIII, 18-28 and 31-end, read by the High Commissioner for New Zealand, Sir Frederick Doidge. An address by the Right Rev G V Gerard, former Lord Bishop of Waiapu was part of the service. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) in booklet. Physical Description: Letterpress on 8-page booklet, 242 x 153 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mr Alexander Bannatyne in 2002. Transfers: To Serials Collection - Manuka 1945-1947.
New Zealand Railways :Souvenir ticket, last excursions over Rimutaka Incline, October 1...
Date: 1955
From: New Zealand Railways :[Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1950-1959]
By: New Zealand Railways
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1955-01
Description: Text on both sides of a punched ticket, with three red stripes from top to bottom. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on card, 32 x 58 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - 77-048-17/04. - Transferred from Manuscripts 77-048..
New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch: New Zealand Railways excursion to Hastings Blos...
Date: 1957
From: New Zealand Railways :[Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1950-1959]
By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1957-02
Description: A pamphlet showing the timetable of a train leaving Wellington at 12.10 am on 14th September, to reach Hastings at 7.33 am. The homeward journey left Hastings at 7 pm, arriving back in Wellington at 1.55 am. Pillows were available for hire, luggage could be stored free at the Railway Station, and there would be refreshments available at Palmerston North and Hastings. Other attractions of Hastings included a Blossom Festival dance, fencing and wrestling contests, the musical "Naughty Marietta", a fair, drum majorettes, and roller skating hockey championships. The train fare for adults was 5 shillings. The front cover shows the Hastings clock tower, and a sprig of blossom. Quantity: 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Offset print on pamphlet, folded to 168 x 109 mm.
New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch: A new era; diesel power on the New Zealand Rail...
Date: 1957
From: New Zealand Railways :[Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1950-1959]
By: New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1957-01
Description: A pamphlet announcing the introduction of diesel motive power. Diesel shunting locomotives had first been used in 1949 and main-line diesel-electric locomotives in 1952. The pamphlet contains photographs of a 1500 horsepower general-purpose diesel-electric locomotive, a 1425 horsepower American diesel-electric freight locomotive, a 750 horsepower general-purpose diesel-electric locomotive and a modern 88-seater diesel railcar. The specifications for these are given. There follows an appeal to those who would like to be trained to drive modern locomotives, and a description of the positions of locomotive assistant, enginedriver and locomotive supervisor. The front cover shows an enginedriver at the controls of a locomotive. Quantity: 1 pamphlet. Physical Description: Offset print on 3-fold pamphlet, folded to 230 x 147 mm.
New Zealand Railways. Publicity Branch :Auckland to Rotorua; the thermal route. [Cover ...
Date: 1954
From: New Zealand Railways :[Ephemera relating to railways, railway trains, rail timetables, rail travel in New Zealand. 1950-1959]
Reference: Eph-A-RAIL-1954-02-cover
Description: A pamphlet promoting rail travel from Auckland to Rotorua. The front cover features a train, a Maori frieze design and a tiki. Other Titles - Christchurch Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on pamphlet, 230 x 192 mm