This short video about the sunsetting of A Box at Wellington Railway Station is well worth a watch. a bittersweet window into the working lives of the otherwise invisible KiwiRail workers who keep our rail systems running smoothly;
https://peertube.nz/w/fx4Sfge5mPAWQyC4aQBAet
But also as a snapshot of how little development our rail systems have had since most of it was corporatised in 1991. Some of the gear in A Box is almost a century old.
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#rail #PassengerRail #KiwiRail
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