In order to speed up travel times on the main trunk, in the mid-1920s the minister of railways, Gordon Coates, introduced North American-style ‘Limited’ expresses, which made fewer stops and hauled lighter loads. The Daylight Limited never achieved the iconic status of its overnight counterpart, the Night Limited, but it was a popular feature of New Zealand Railways’ summer timetable in the 1950s, when this colourful publicity brochure was issued.
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24 September 1917
Bere Ferrers rail accident
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11 September 1880
Rail tragedy on the Rimutaka Incline
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4 August 1923
Ōtira rail tunnel opened
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20 July 1892
Steam locomotive sets world speed record
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3 November 1886
Manawatū rail link opened
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15 December 1951
Belmont viaduct blown up
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8 May 1926
New Zealand Railways Magazine launched
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21 December 1971
Full steam ahead for Kingston Flyer
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25 October 1971
End of the line for steam railways
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15 April 1885
First sod dug for North Island main trunk
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2 July 1938
Electric trains come to Wellington
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5 February 1867
Opening of railway from Invercargill to Bluff
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6 July 1923
Main trunk express train disaster
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7 August 1908
First train runs length of main trunk line
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6 November 1908
Last spike for North Island main trunk line
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4 June 1943
Rail tragedy at Hyde
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24 December 1953
Tangiwai railway disaster
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