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[Locomotives on New Zealand Railways South Island]
Maker and role
Unknown, Creator
Production date
Circa 1950s-1972
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Object detail
Accession number
WAV-2022-7
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Production period
Description
Colour 8mm colour film on reel filmed in Invercargill, and on rail journey from Invercargill to Dunedin on New Zealand railways.
00:00 - 01:20 - footage from Bluff Hill look out overlooking Bluff Harbour; Tiwai Point; Awarua; towards Invercargill. Close up footage of port and ships docked in the port; derelict watch tower World War Two.
01:20 - 05:53 - footage of Invercargill railway station, including: Invercargill railway station yard and locomotives and workers operating; steam goods train carrying coal; workers on tracks; steam goods train driving through the station with carriages; steam locomotives reversing; four people operating a handcar through station; craning goods from a railroad crane onto rail wagons for in station yard; reversing locomotive
05:53 - 06:32 - footage captured from the front of a train when driving on South Island railways, between Invercargill and Dunedin, including footage of: driving into Edendale station, past goods sheds, water tower; driving past passenger trains with carriages
06:32 -06:50 - footage captured standing besides railway crossing as a steam locomotive drives past with passenger carriages on South Island railways, between Invercargill and Dunedin,
06:50 - 09:29 - footage captured from the front and side windows of a moving train when driving on South Island railways, between Invercargill and Dunedin, including footage of: steam locomotive with carriages driving past; locomotive driving through Dunedin Railway Station; past a port and ship dockyard; along a costal railway overlooking ocean beaches; through fields and non-costal landscapes; driving over a railway bridge; driving and parking into Dunedin Railway Station
09:29 - 09:37 - footage captured from Dunedin Railway Station platform of diesel rail-motor pulling into station platform
00:00 - 01:20 - footage from Bluff Hill look out overlooking Bluff Harbour; Tiwai Point; Awarua; towards Invercargill. Close up footage of port and ships docked in the port; derelict watch tower World War Two.
01:20 - 05:53 - footage of Invercargill railway station, including: Invercargill railway station yard and locomotives and workers operating; steam goods train carrying coal; workers on tracks; steam goods train driving through the station with carriages; steam locomotives reversing; four people operating a handcar through station; craning goods from a railroad crane onto rail wagons for in station yard; reversing locomotive
05:53 - 06:32 - footage captured from the front of a train when driving on South Island railways, between Invercargill and Dunedin, including footage of: driving into Edendale station, past goods sheds, water tower; driving past passenger trains with carriages
06:32 -06:50 - footage captured standing besides railway crossing as a steam locomotive drives past with passenger carriages on South Island railways, between Invercargill and Dunedin,
06:50 - 09:29 - footage captured from the front and side windows of a moving train when driving on South Island railways, between Invercargill and Dunedin, including footage of: steam locomotive with carriages driving past; locomotive driving through Dunedin Railway Station; past a port and ship dockyard; along a costal railway overlooking ocean beaches; through fields and non-costal landscapes; driving over a railway bridge; driving and parking into Dunedin Railway Station
09:29 - 09:37 - footage captured from Dunedin Railway Station platform of diesel rail-motor pulling into station platform
Signature/Marks and Type
NZR South Island steam Hand-written
WELL WAL RUGBY Hand-written
WELL WAL RUGBY Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
1 film reel (9 min. 37 sec.) : colour ; 8 mm
Record level
Item
Credit line
Unknown. Circa 1950s-1972. [Locomotives on New Zealand Railways South Island], WAV-2022-7. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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