Ferrymead Heritage Park
Christchurch, New Zealand

The Tramway Historical Society Inc.

Type Photographic Collection



Newmans 32 at stop en route to Napier c. 1950's S.404 (Photo: Dudley Kirker)




Eastbourne 14 - 1960 Leyland Comet ECPO2/1R/NZMB at Bunny St. Nov 1975 CQ1414 (Photo: Dudley Kirker)




Electric Shuttle Bus Cathedral Square, Christchurch Feb 1999 WT5272 (photo: Dudley Kirker)




HalfCab Leyland ex WCT at Raetahi Jan 1999 (Photo: Brian Smith)




NZRRS 460 - 1938 Bedford at Timaru Depot P649 (Photo: Dudley Kirker)

Date Built n/a
Written Off n/a
Acquired by THS
From Estate of Dudley Kirker
Restored

This collection comprises photographs mainly of New Zealand buses categorised by bus fleets with files for North Island, South Island and National fleets, and there is also a file for buses converted to Movans and derelicts. In total there are over 4,500 scanned photos totalling 28Gb. Priority has been given to scanning bus photographs.  Mr Kirker was interested especially in AEC buses and Seddons and so we have separate folders available on these in photo and .pdf format.

The collection also includes photos of Overseas buses and Emergency Vehicles in New Zealand and Australia but these have not been scanned as yet.

Photographs can be made available to THS members under Copyright law, for personal viewing or for research purposes. There are conditions in the event that photos are required for publication. There is an administrative charge payable to the THS Library depending on how much information is required and the media (DVD disc or flashdrive) required to transport the data. Most photos are in .tif format which gives better quality but takes more computer space.  The quality of photos can not be any better than the original and there are some very old photos that are in poor condition to start with.

Enquiries can be directed to library@ferrymeadtramway.org.nz