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Railway line through Hastings, 1976

Railway line through Hastings, 1976

A railway line has run through the centre of Hastings since 1874. The line took freight and passenger services until 2001 when the latter service was cancelled.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, Whites Aviation Collection
Reference: WA-73518
Photograph by Leo Lemuel White

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

How to cite this page:

Kerryn Pollock. 'Hawke’s Bay region', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/hawkes-bay-region/10/6