This painting shows the Canterbury provincial railway’s locomotive Pilgrim during its historic first journey at Ferrymead in December 1863. Painted by the renowned rail artist W.W. Stewart, it captures something of the excitement and novelty of early rail experiments.
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RELATED TO NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST RAILWAY, CHRISTCHURCH, 1863
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