A brass plate of historic value to the people of New Zealand is proudly exhibited in a glass case in the private office of Mr G. H. Mackley, C.M.G., General Manager of the New Zealand Railways. An inscription on the plate, which was originally attached to New Zealand's first locomotive, reads: —James Davidson and Company. No. 1. Otago Foundry. Dunedin. It is an eloquent reminder of the infancy days of our present great railways system and its growth from a few miles in 1863 to more than 3,400 miles of permanent way covered by steel and in actual use to-day.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 April 1938, Page 9
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