More Info →Foxton Railway, 1911

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Printed on back: “Photograph courtesy of Foxton Historical Society FOXTON RAILWAY 1911. Foxton pioneered rail transportation in the North Island when a wooden tramway was laid in 1873 to link inland settlers with the port. Steam locomotives travelled the branch line to Palmerston North until the 1950’s.”

Steam train at Foxton Railway Station, 1911. To the left of the train is the railway station and to the right the sheds at Foxton wharf.

1 Sepia tone print

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