J1216 rolling into Greymouth .1969.

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DescriptionJ1216 rolling into Greymouth. February 1969.
Photo by Wilson Lythgoe.PhotographerWilson LythgoeDate of Photo1969Map^[1]ContributorHeather Newby

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Location (city or town)GreymouthOrganisation (eg business)NZ RailwaysEventJ1216 rolling into Greymouth .1969.

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CommentsGraham Hutton Great shot
January 23 at 3:54pm · Like · 1

Kelvin Henham Awesome pic
January 23 at 3:58pm · Like · 1

Marcella Ross beautiful grin emoticon
January 23 at 4:06pm · Like · 1

Louise Lockie Chalice Penman
January 23 at 4:47pm · Like

Phil Butcher Fabulous, great days
January 23 at 5:08pm · Like · 1

Don Hutton Note the crossing keeper. A lot of men did that job. Gone now.
January 23 at 5:08pm · Like · 1

Kevin Barron Wayne your father could have been the gaurd
January 23 at 5:14pm · Like · 1

Dianne Blythe I can remember them always shunting in front of the old Cobden bridge
January 23 at 5:55pm · Like · 1

Joss Sheehan thats neat
January 23 at 6:06pm · Like · 1

Heather Newby i could hear the squealing and tooting of the trains from Blaketown.
January 23 at 6:29pm · Like

Annie Van Looy cool heather love steam trains, iv got one of the old steam train pillows with NZR stamped on it
January 23 at 6:46pm · Like · 2

Heather Newby wow! Annie Van Looy where did you get that from?
January 23 at 7:18pm · Like · 1

Alec Birch Haha Heather Newby, when I was an impoverished engineering cadet and student in Wgtn we used to borrow them and crockery off Platform 9 after the express from Auckland arrived.
January 23 at 8:54pm · Like · 1

Bruce Keddie Done that trip about 5 times now behind a "J" with Mainline Steam during their annual trip to Greymouth. Big Buzz was up in the cab with Ray Lane (ex Cobden) from the Greymouth railway station through to Elmer Lane to park up for the night. Just magic ...See More
January 23 at 9:40pm · Like · 1

Heather Newby how exciting that must have been Bruce Keddie we take a lot for granted until its gone.Steam and coal were part of our lives when we were kids.
January 23 at 9:50pm · Like · 1

Annie Van Looy had the pillow for years heather, cant remember where I got it, maybe I nicked off the train lol,
January 24 at 11:36am · Like · 1

Heather Newby I remember they had crisp white really clean looking cotton pillow cases.
January 24 at 12:42pm · Like

Annie Van Looy mines an old striped kpok one will post a pik
January 24 at 7:55pm · Like · 2

Bruce Keddie A view from the cab of a Steam Loco through Greymouth, only it's 2011
Bruce Keddie's photo.
January 24 at 11:05pm · Like · 1

Bruce Keddie
Bruce Keddie's photo.
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Bruce Keddie
Bruce Keddie's photo.
January 24 at 11:07pm · Like

Bruce Keddie
Bruce Keddie's photo.
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Bruce Keddie
Bruce Keddie's photo.
January 24 at 11:08pm · Like · 1

Bruce Keddie
Bruce Keddie's photo.
January 24 at 11:09pm · Like · 1

Bruce Keddie
Bruce Keddie's photo.
January 24 at 11:10pm · Like · 1

Margaret Moore I used to catch the steam train from Runanga to Greymouth when I first started work.I could see the steam from home so knew how long I had to get to the station. I was on the very last steam trip. There were people at different points taking photos.Looking back on special times.
January 26 at 1:02pm · Like

Graham Hutton This photo brings back many pleasant memories of working on the railways.regards Graham Hutton Perth.
George Gardner
A good example of the 'Crossing Keeper' and his shelter

Robert Davidson
Awesome photo

Sharon Arohanui Marsh
I remember Mr Alex Gibson was the “Crossing” Keeper

Peter McQuarters
Had already lost its smoke box plate

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J1216 rolling into Greymouth .1969.

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