ALBUM - Locomotive engine men of the Elmer Lane depot, Greymouth.

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DescriptionLocomotive engine men of the Elmer Lane depot , Greymouth. Gus Conner, Gordon Webb, Gary Martin & John Prince.
Photo 2: Bill Gage
Photo 3:George Whyte
Photo 4:Dave ParanihiMap^[1]ContributorMike Kilsby

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Location (city or town)GreymouthPersonGus ConnerGordon WebbGary MartinJohn PrinceBill GageGeorge WhyteDave ParanihiLandmark (Place)Elmer Lane GreymouthEventLocomotive engine menSteam train

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Date Created29th August 2019CommentsSandra Case my first job after high school rjc

Edwin Lord Worked with most of those guys when I was in the Shutting Gang down on the old Shutting Yards

Dave Howell Yep all gentlemen

Sandra Douglas Great memory photo! By joves you know Gordon Bear .

Jenny Leach My goodness is that the gordon that used to board with veller in ross

Sandra Douglas Jenny Leach yep & Gary Martin
Manage

Sarah Veller Douglas Smales The one and only jen. Haha.

David Knipe Worked with them all , great blokes!

Susan Thomson Great photo, Dad (John Prince) loved the Railway years and has many yarns to tell.

Dianne Smith Yes Ken & I enjoyed our days in Greymouth with the railways. Hi to you all from us in Blenheim.Malcolm Mason
Great photo

Dianne Smith
Oh they were the days. Ken enjoyed his time at Elmer Lane before transferring to Picton.

Dianne Smith
Thank you for sharing this!

Garry Chapman
A shame the Roundhouse complex wasn't maintained as a rail museum along with locos Would have been a real attraction for train enthusiasts and close to centre of town

Dianne Smith
Garry Chapman Yes Gary that would be a BIG attraction for Greymouth.

David Clarke
Garry Chapman I can remember Dad coming home with a scheme to buy the whole thing, not sure if my memory is correct but it was something like $5000 which was quite a lot then. He saw it as future Tourist Attraction.

Ian N Leona Dixon
Worked with all these Guys in Greymouth And Otira - wonderful memories

Brian Case
Good work mates use to check trains do brakes for years

Sandra Douglas
Gordon Bear(Webb)( great story teller) used to stay in Ross with our family or with duckshooters at the Bears Den Pukekura .."By Joves ya know " a man had some good times..

Mason Cooksley
Sandra Douglas used to live over the road from Gordie. A man's got to do. What a man's got to do.

Alison Hale
I didn't realise Dave Paranihi had been a train driver so thankyou for the info.

Vern Pattinson
Big Gordon remember him well

Noel Murchie
Vern Pattinson that's what I was going to say

Dianne Smith
See Gus has the original hat & badge on. It was a shame when they went to caps. I just gave Kens hat & badge to our son Kevin. Ken used to fire to John Prince along with a few others. Regards to you all.

JeffJanet Curtin
What year was this?

Kevin Barron
Had a few beers with Big Gorden at Franks just across from the shunters shack also played a lot of cards

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