The Canterbury Provincial Railways was an early part of the railways of New Zealand. Built by the Canterbury Provincial government mainly to the broad gauge of 5 ft 3 in, the railway reached most of t
Lyttelton portal of the rail tunnel with construction workers in 1867.
Main South Line
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The Main South Line, sometimes referred to as part of the South Island Main Trunk Railway, is a railway line that runs north and south from Lyttelton in New Zealand through Christchurch and along the
Canterbury Provincial Railways
…the necessary railway workers to operate the railway. The Canterbury Provincial Railways built two lines into rural areas along the east coast, the Main South Line towards Timaru and eventually Dunedin, and the Main North Line towards Marlborough. Both lines were built as broad gauge, as far as Rakaia on the Main…
Main South Line and shunting yards at Dunedin.
DSG 3127 with a shunt of empty timber wagons at Lyttelton