<p>This Ab 738 was polished for haulage on the Royal train on 27 November 1953.
</p><p>This image comes from the NZ Railways Series 6390, a large mixture of black and white glass plate negatives, safety film negatives, and black and white prints stored in glassine bags.
</p><p>AAVK 6390/181 B4408
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