New Zealand - Railway - The main trunk express crossing the Hutt Road over-bridge in Wellington. - The express was bound for Auckland. - 24/3/1921 - Unknown Photographer - Originally published in "The Auckland Weekly News" #336505 - The inauguration of the main trunk express service was in 1909. - New Zealand Railways (NZR) introduced new passenger carriages that seated 30 people in first class or 44 in second. These cars featured chairs (three or four abreast depending on class) instead of the old-style bench seats - There were also sleeping cars with beds for 20 passengers. - By the mid-1920s steam heating was widely used on mainline trains and gas lighting was being superseded by electricity.