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No 149 : November 2, 1966

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Last Trains

The last official coal and oil fired steam trains left Gisborne on the 8th and 9th of October.

They are being replaced by diesel engines to haul the goods trains, which means the passing of another era in the history of the railways.

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The coal fired JB 1226 ready to depart for the last time.

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Driver Temple Isaacs and Fireman Phil Stimpson in the cab of the JB 1226.

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Fireman Alec Tonks and Driver Bob Hepburn in the cab of the JA 1287, the last oil fired engine.

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The JA 1287 sends up a cloud of black smoke as it leaves Matawhero.

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