Monday, October 13, 2014

English Electric two-car multiple unit on the Johnsonville Line, 1953


An NZR photo of one of the 6 original two-car sets ordered for the Wellington to Johnsonville (10 km) electrification in 1938 seen exiting the 2nd tunnel on the line. For lots more, see the books Wellington Transport Memories and Railway Electrification in Australia and New Zealand.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 19, 2015 8:28 PM

    Hi there,
    Just letting you know that this photo is reversed (driver's cab / pax windows reversed, door handle on wrong side, coupler is reversed). The location is tunnel #2, not #1. Incidentally this bridge doesn't exist any longer - a retaining wall was built about 5 years ago and the land now filled in.
    Cheers - nice to see this shot (brings back many memories).
    Ben

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  2. transpress nzNovember 19, 2015 9:00 PM

    Thanks, have flipped the pic and changed 1st to 2nd.

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