Oamaru's long wooden station is typical of the stations built in major provincial centres around the turn of the 20th century.
Railway Stations
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The North Island main trunk line
All aboard! The North Island main trunk railway was 100 years old in 2008. Take a trip back in time to explore the epic story of its construction, the heyday of the steam passenger train and the place of the iconic railway refreshment room in New Zealand life. Read the full article
Page 5 - Refreshments
Refreshments are an essential and often talked about part of any train
Railway stations
Before most people had cars or telephones, let alone television and the Internet, the railway provided many communities with their main connection to the outside world. Read the full article
Page 1 - Railway stations
Before most people had cars or telephones, let alone television and the Internet, the railway provided many communities with their main connection to the outside
Page 2 - A community hub
In the heyday of rail travel the station was a vibrant hub of community
Page 3 - Station style
Railway stations came in all shapes and sizes, ranging from imposing big-city monuments to elegant wooden provincial structures and tiny rural shelter
Page 4 - The dark side
Like other public facilities, railway stations often attracted loafers and drunks, bored teenagers or lonely souls seeking human
Page 5 - The changing rail landscape
Today fewer than 100 railway stations survive, and only about 40 wooden stations remain on their original sites.
NZ Railways at war
The railway system and its workforce was one of the most valuable assets available to the New Zealand state to support the national effort during the First World War Read the full article
Page 3 - NZ Railways in 1914
On the other side of the world, New Zealand’s rail network was a small link in the vast wartime supply
