He pārongo atu anōLast train to leave Foxton on the Palmerston North - Foxton line

Description

Typed inscription on reverse reads: ” The last train to leave Foxton before the closing down of the Palmerston North – Foxton line. Photo taken by F H Murray, Foxton. 18 July 1959.”

Last train to leave Foxton prior to the closing of the line between Foxton and Palmerston North 18 July 1959. Engine 601 is decked with flags and pulls a number of carriages. People are gatherered on either side of the train.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Foxton Historical Society”

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Date

July 18, 1959