THE LAST TRAIN

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Year
1955
Reference
F22132
Media type
Moving image
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Rights Information
Year
1955
Reference
F22132
Media type
Moving image
Item unavailable online
Place of production
New Zealand/Aotearoa
Categories
Actuality
Duration
0:02:14

A steam engine locomotive passes through small South Island towns on its last journey. Large crowds are gathered at Trafalgar Street in Nelson. A brass band parades down the street. People intermittently gather along the railway route and at a number of stations such as Wakefield, throughout the journey.
001:45 Two farmers view swirling flood waters passing underneath them while standing on a country wooden bridge. Scenes of the flooded river and surrounding surface flooding on farmland is also visible.