Swanson station and signalbox, 1954

Object detail

Accession number

11-0293

Maker

Les Downey

Production period

1950s

Description

Coloured print of Swanson station and signal box. Signal Box was placed high in order for the Signalman to be able to see down the hill in the direction of the Waitakere tunnel.

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Paper/Photographic

Physical description

1 photograph : black and white ; 16 cm.

Collection

Les Downey Rail Collection

Credit Line

Les Downey. 1954. Swanson station and signalbox, 1954, 11-0293. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Production place

Swanson
Waitakere City
Auckland District
Auckland
New Zealand

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Classification

Photograph Print, Photographic Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject

History New Zealand Railways

Collection type

Pictorial Walsh Memorial Library

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