New Zealand’s first public railway
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New Zealand’s first public railway
This engraving, published in the Illustrated London News in 1864, depicts the 1863 opening of the railway linking Christchurch with Ferrymead. It was the first public railway, not just in Canterbury but in New Zealand.
About this item
Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: PUBL-0033-1864-241
Wood engraving by R. S. Kelly
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
