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Christchurch railway yards

Christchurch railway yards

Circa 1890s

View of goods wagons lined up at the Christchurch railway yards. The building in middle right was part of the former workshops which were built in the 1860s to service Canterbury Provincial Railway rolling stock. (Original photograph was printed in reverse, so has been digitally corrected).

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South / Sydenham

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-02052A

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01 June 2021 by Christchurch City Libraries

Thanks for letting us know. The original was printed that way, so we have digitally corrected it now.

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31 May 2021 by Lawrence Boul

Photo is in reverse. You can easily tell from the wagon numbers.

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