railway – Gauge

On the tracks of archival New Zealand railways

February 14, 2022March 24, 2022 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments engine, Fell locomotive, locomotive, railway, tramway

The archive is filled with trains and railways. They share a common track through history – film and audio recording

Fell engine on the Rimutaka Incline

On the tracks of the Fell Locomotive

September 8, 2020September 22, 2020 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments Fell locomotive, railway, Remutaka Range, Rimutaka Incline, trains

How do you navigate a rail system through steep, twisty and rugged New Zealand terrain? In the case of crossing

Film NZ History Sound

Difficult Country – Kaikoura’s Tenuous Road and Rail Links

November 29, 2016December 22, 2016 Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision 0 Comments 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 2010s, Albert Creed, Bruce Petrie, Canterbury, car, Christchurch, earthquake, Hanmer, Kaikoura, Kekerengu, mail, Main Trunk Line, Ministry for Public Works, NZBC, Picton, Radio New Zealand, railway, Sarah Johnston, transport, Waiau

– By Sarah Johnston (Client Services Coordinator – Radio, Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision) The hilly territory between Canterbury