THE WAY WE WERE - N Z R TRAINS

NZR crockery was in a class of its own. Never seen anything so heavy duty since!

My Grandfather was a steam train driver named Frank Houten who also got to drive the railcar , he was based in Woodville but he sadly died from lung cancer, they say he got it from driving the coal fired steam trains through the tunnels. I remember Grandad letting me try to shovel some coal into the boiler, when I was lucky enough to ride up front with him. My father Les Raikes was station master in National Park in the late 60's and a over night railcar service from Auckland to Wellinton called the "Blue Streak" used to pass through.

Paul Holmes and Merv Smith both sadly no longer with us.

Awesome watch. Thanks for uploading!

Amazing a country with a small population could achieve so much.

🙏🙏🙏🙏 Priceless

Would love to see the full documentary, without the sudden jump cuts about the place.

Not much of a mention of the feats of the electric rail through the tunnel and longest tunnel in the British Empire in the Otira tunnel at that time.

5:47 is Bill Rumble not the best name for an engine driver?

19:13

Don't forget the Silver Star was full of blue asbestos- maybe it's better in Malaysia.