On the rails: Bringing a 19th century locomotive back up to steam [Stuff NZ]





Date: 06/01/2023

Names and love hearts carved into a steam locomotive cab some 50 years ago tell the story of just one of this 140-year-old steam engines lives. ... The F150 was designed by Henry Dubs and built in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1881 before it was transported to New Zealand to begin service in Greymouth in 1882.


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On the rails: Bringing a 19th century locomotive back up to steam

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Names and love hearts carved into a steam locomotive cab some 50 years ago tell the story of just one of this 140-year-old steam engines lives.

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Tags: x Dübs & Co x Henry Dübs x Glasgow Locomotive Works x New Zealand x Preservation x Restoration