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Royal train for Queen Elizabeth's visit in Greymouth. 18th January 1954.
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DescriptionSecond pic by artist Les Holmes, part of Greymouth Star muralDate of Photo1954Map[1] ContributorKevin Brown
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Location (city or town)GreymouthEventQueen Elizabeth's Visit 1954
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LinkFacebookDate Created8th May 2017CommentsRoy Sinclair
Roy Sinclair Excellent Les.
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Pauline Naylor
Pauline Naylor Another wonderful piece of your amazing art work Les, thanks for sharing
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Les Holmes Germanicus
Les Holmes Germanicus This one took much research to get the details of the locomotives right, to purist proof as much as I could. I took photos of the perspective of the station from the Warehouse carpark. All the figures were randomly painted to help with the composition.
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Geoffrey King
Geoffrey King tell me Les was the station really that colour or justs artists licence
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Barry Kennedy
Barry Kennedy Very well done.
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Trish Rennie
Trish Rennie What a talent
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Timo Costelloe
Timo Costelloe My grandfather Paddy Costelloe was engineer on the Royal Train for the Midland Line for this trip. There is a family story about it and photos of him including one my Dad was excited to find in a NZ railway book he bought years later.
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyre Good Bye
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Val Whittaker
Val Whittaker I remember this so well I was one of the marching girls who formed a Gard of honour there for the royal couple
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Phil Millar
Phil Millar I have a photo of the Queen and Duke standing on the carriage porch,before stepping onto the platform,was taken by my Mum,i was about 4 years old!
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David Carty
David Carty my father in law Tom Wright was fire man of the lead engine of that train we have a photo of him leaning out the cab widow
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Carole Williams
Carole Williams What a day for Greymouth
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Margaret Young
Margaret Young Stephen John Young
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Barbara Ellis
Barbara Ellis I remember that we were standing near the back of the train, so the photo of them waving to us brings back memories.
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Jim Coxon
Jim Coxon All men wow
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyre Thats interesting Jim Coxon maybe the women were checking out the Queen's fashion at the rear of the train
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Susan Barlow
Susan Barlow LOL! Nope! That's the way it was!
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Kate Dallas
Kate Dallas You are a very talented artist Les.
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John Greaney
John Greaney always said 1954 was a good year.
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Stephen John Young
Stephen John Young So, you were too young to remember this, then?
Geoff Phibbs
My Uncle Stan Crowe drove the train
Alan Beck
They arrived by Daimler, from Hokitika. The northbound lane of SH was sealed.
Paul Agnes Smith
I'm in with the kids. Just turned 5. At this point, I decided to become an Engine Driver.........and I did !
Phil Millar
I Was standing on the platform right where the door was that they stepped down onto with my Mum and Dad!
Noel Clark
I were at Stillwater station when train came through 2nd line over. I had little union jack flag waving, she on back of carriage waving the now famous wave. The empire tour and she worked nonstop away from Charles and Anne for months. What a toiler for the empire. Hard to imagine that duty.
Alan Pegley
She waved to me
Ed Dando
I was exactly 4 months old ?
GIF
Paul Agnes Smith
I'm in with the kids. Just turned 5. At this point, I decided to become an Engine Driver.........and I did !
Geoff Phibbs
My Uncle Stan Crowe drove the train
Lyn Thompson
I'm in that photo somewhere ,I was 10 ..
Alan Beck
They arrived by Daimler, from Hokitika. The northbound lane of SH was sealed.
Tony Cartner
We went somewhere to see her when I was 4!
Peter Thomas
Queen Elizabeths Royal Train visit to Greymouth 18th January 1954 ,a group from Rotomanu School were there as well , with their teacher Fiona Shaffrey, The Queen spoke to the group ,a
Pauline Radich
It was a big thing for a royal visit way back then x
Awesome Nice One Sticker by Ben Tuber
Ed Dando
I was exactly 4 months old ?
Looking Big Eyes Sticker by Lyona
Alan Beck
"Quite Rested, thank you, despite Whall Street outside th' otel".
David Carty
My wife's father Tom Wright was fireman on the lead engine of that train,we have a photo of him leaning out the cab window.a proud moment ?
Alan Pegley
She waved to me
Brian Beban
I was on the walk bridge in the smoke- biked fro Nelson St age 10
Roy Sinclair Excellent Les.
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · May 6 at 10:25am
Pauline Naylor
Pauline Naylor Another wonderful piece of your amazing art work Les, thanks for sharing
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · May 6 at 10:26am
Les Holmes Germanicus
Les Holmes Germanicus This one took much research to get the details of the locomotives right, to purist proof as much as I could. I took photos of the perspective of the station from the Warehouse carpark. All the figures were randomly painted to help with the composition.
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 2 · May 6 at 10:33am
Geoffrey King
Geoffrey King tell me Les was the station really that colour or justs artists licence
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 1 · May 6 at 10:58am
Barry Kennedy
Barry Kennedy Very well done.
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · May 6 at 11:21am
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Laura Mills Detlaff
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Trish Rennie
Trish Rennie What a talent
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 1 · May 6 at 10:45am
Timo Costelloe
Timo Costelloe My grandfather Paddy Costelloe was engineer on the Royal Train for the Midland Line for this trip. There is a family story about it and photos of him including one my Dad was excited to find in a NZ railway book he bought years later.
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 3 · May 6 at 12:54pm · Edited
Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyre Good Bye
Image may contain: 2 people, people standing, suit and indoor
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 3 · May 6 at 11:48am
Val Whittaker
Val Whittaker I remember this so well I was one of the marching girls who formed a Gard of honour there for the royal couple
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 4 · May 6 at 11:49am
Phil Millar
Phil Millar I have a photo of the Queen and Duke standing on the carriage porch,before stepping onto the platform,was taken by my Mum,i was about 4 years old!
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 2 · May 6 at 11:49am
David Carty
David Carty my father in law Tom Wright was fire man of the lead engine of that train we have a photo of him leaning out the cab widow
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 3 · May 6 at 2:53pm
Carole Williams
Carole Williams What a day for Greymouth
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 1 · May 6 at 3:49pm
Margaret Young
Margaret Young Stephen John Young
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · May 6 at 4:39pm
Barbara Ellis
Barbara Ellis I remember that we were standing near the back of the train, so the photo of them waving to us brings back memories.
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 1 · May 6 at 5:08pm
Jim Coxon
Jim Coxon All men wow
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 1 · May 6 at 5:51pm
Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyre Thats interesting Jim Coxon maybe the women were checking out the Queen's fashion at the rear of the train
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · May 6 at 5:54pm · Edited
Susan Barlow
Susan Barlow LOL! Nope! That's the way it was!
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · May 6 at 7:27pm
Laura Mills Detlaff
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Kate Dallas
Kate Dallas You are a very talented artist Les.
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 1 · May 6 at 8:46pm
John Greaney
John Greaney always said 1954 was a good year.
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · 2 · May 6 at 9:01pm
Stephen John Young
Stephen John Young So, you were too young to remember this, then?
Geoff Phibbs
My Uncle Stan Crowe drove the train
Alan Beck
They arrived by Daimler, from Hokitika. The northbound lane of SH was sealed.
Paul Agnes Smith
I'm in with the kids. Just turned 5. At this point, I decided to become an Engine Driver.........and I did !
Phil Millar
I Was standing on the platform right where the door was that they stepped down onto with my Mum and Dad!
Noel Clark
I were at Stillwater station when train came through 2nd line over. I had little union jack flag waving, she on back of carriage waving the now famous wave. The empire tour and she worked nonstop away from Charles and Anne for months. What a toiler for the empire. Hard to imagine that duty.
Alan Pegley
She waved to me
Ed Dando
I was exactly 4 months old ?
GIF
Paul Agnes Smith
I'm in with the kids. Just turned 5. At this point, I decided to become an Engine Driver.........and I did !
Geoff Phibbs
My Uncle Stan Crowe drove the train
Lyn Thompson
I'm in that photo somewhere ,I was 10 ..
Alan Beck
They arrived by Daimler, from Hokitika. The northbound lane of SH was sealed.
Tony Cartner
We went somewhere to see her when I was 4!
Peter Thomas
Queen Elizabeths Royal Train visit to Greymouth 18th January 1954 ,a group from Rotomanu School were there as well , with their teacher Fiona Shaffrey, The Queen spoke to the group ,a
Pauline Radich
It was a big thing for a royal visit way back then x
Awesome Nice One Sticker by Ben Tuber
Ed Dando
I was exactly 4 months old ?
Looking Big Eyes Sticker by Lyona
Alan Beck
"Quite Rested, thank you, despite Whall Street outside th' otel".
David Carty
My wife's father Tom Wright was fireman on the lead engine of that train,we have a photo of him leaning out the cab window.a proud moment ?
Alan Pegley
She waved to me
Brian Beban
I was on the walk bridge in the smoke- biked fro Nelson St age 10
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