Electrification of Johnsonville Railway

Descriptive Data

Date Range2nd July 1938Description

On the 2nd of July, 1938 the electrified train line between the Wellington Railway Station and Johnsonville was opened by Minister of Railways Dan Sullivan and Wellington Mayor Thomas Hislop. The line was originally built in 1886 as part of the main train line north out of Wellington. After the Tawa deviation was finished in 1937 the Johnsonville section was shortened and it was converted to a suburban route. New Electric trains built in England and New Zealand replaced the old steam engines for the route.

The electrified network would continue to expand during and after the Second World War.

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Inaugural ceremony at Wellington Railway Station of the electrification of the Johnsonville Line

Inaugural ceremony at Wellington Railway Station of the electrification of the Johnsonville Line - cutting of the ribbon

Khandallah Railway Station, electrification of the Johnsonville Line

Electrification opening day, Johnsonville Railway Station

Person

Thomas Charles Atkinson Hislop

Place

Wellington Railway Station

Correspondence

Railways, Johnsonville, copy of Independent Herald supplement '100 years on the Johnsonville Line'

Wellington City Council, 00155-117

Relationships

External LinksNZHistory - Opening the Johnsonville electric train serviceNZHistory - Electric trains come to WellingtonDigitalNZ - All Aboard Wellington's First Electric Train!Related PersonThomas Charles Atkinson HislopRelated PlaceWellington Railway Station

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Electrification of Johnsonville Railway