Ww 480 departing Greymouth with miners passengers for Rewanui.

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DescriptionShared from Glenbrook Vintage Railway.Date of Photo1960'sMap^[1]ContributorMaye Dunn

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Location (city or town)Greymouth

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Category TagRailwaysCoal Mining

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Date Created4th December 2019CommentsAnn Selander: Love it

Dave Perry: Cracker historic photo - one to keep

Stu McConchie: Thts awesome and the old car bridge in the back ground

Paddy Robinson: Fantastic photo aye John Valvoi

John Valvoi: Yes Paddy

Garry Dunn: The depths of Westland? It won't go past Rapahoe. Probably going through Dunollie.
Joy Cox Garry Dunn Exactly.. Cos its heading north!!!

Garry Dunn: Joy Cox Rewanui probably.

Joy Cox: Garry Dunn My Dad Bluey Cox worked at Rewanui for many years.

Dave Perry: Joy Cox That’s What I thought its going north over the Cobden Bridge.

Joy Cox: Dave Perry Yip!! And last time I checked.. you had to go South to get into the depths of Westland.

Dave Perry: Joy Cox Take your word for that I usually lose my bearings after arriving in Grey.

June Gerard: Great pic...love it.

Bronwen Davies: Wow, great pic.

Donald Pearson: Great photo,brings back old memories.

Annastasia Fredrica: Beatrice Ellery Graham Ellery

Megan Webster: Wow, superb photo.

Elizabeth Shaw: Love the old locos far better than the diesel sorry greens.

Florence Gunn: That's the way we went to work in Greymouth and back from Dunollie. Not so nice when river was in flood.

Yvonne Lawson: If it has carriages it is going to Rewanui. Used to go from Runanga to Greymouth for work.

Brenda Pascoe: Love this.

Susan Barlow: Ahhh yes! I remember it well!

John Kaye: Yip. Heading for Runanga and on to Rewanui.

Gordon Dixon: Hi mate how thing going the good old days.

Jason Murly: what date was this please

Maye Dunn Jason Murly photo is undated but probably 60's.

Alan Smith: I used to go home after work to runanga

Garry Wick: Railed up to Rewanui many a time on this train.

Andrew Pengelly: The double bend bridge was suppose to be a rarity in the day. Very cool photo.

Margaret Stewart: A Beaut photo Maye

Mary Griffiths: Just as far as Ross end of the line

JenDick Stevens: Yes traveled on it ,up to Reanui mine, worked as a trucker

Maureen Pugh: My sister and I would get driven to Dunollie and ride the steam train back to the bridge where we would get picked up again. There is nothing like the smell of the cab of a steam train.

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Ww 480 departing Greymouth with miners passengers for Rewanui.

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