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Re: 80th anniversary of suburban 1500 V dc electrification



Patrick Dunford wrote:
 
> Coincidentally or not, at about the same time electrification started in NZ -
> the Arthurs Pass to Otira scheme started about 80 years ago. It finished last
> year when they dieselised it.

Electrification in New Zealand finished last year? What were those
trains running under wires I saw last week around Wellington, and the
ones running under wires between Hamilton and Palmerston North?