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Manawapou Viaduct Replacement 1914: SATISFACTORY TEST OF A NEW VIADUCT ON THE WELLINGTON-NEW PLYMOUTH RAILWAY: THREE ENGINES, WEIGHING 190 TONS, ON THE MOKOIA BRIDGE.
Both the old and new viaducts are shown in this picture. Source: Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19140514-44-2
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Whenuakura? Bridge on the Marton New Plymouth Line
Although I have no information with this photo to show where it was taken, the layout matches the Whenuakura Bridge replacement structure (the original was shown in the previous post). The original structure being washed out in a flood in 1922 was reinstated as a temporary measure, and full replacement was undertaken in 1930.
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REPAIRING THE WHENUAKURA BRIDGE, ON THE PATEA-WAVERLEY SECTION OF THE RAILWAY, TARANAKI, WHICH WAS WRECKED BY A FLOOD IN THE WHENUAKURA RIVER ON JANUARY 12, 1922.
Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19220202-42-2 http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2FHeritageImages%2Findex.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&MR=5&RF=HIORecordSearch&QI0=%3D%22AWNS-19220202-42-2%22
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Palmerston North Gisborne Line [3C]: Five Generations of Gisborne
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog Palmerston North Gisborne Line [3C]: Five Generations of Gisborne
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Palmerston North Gisborne Line [3C]: Five Generations of Gisborne
Gisborne is the terminus of the Palmerston North Gisborne Line, a 390 km route from Palmerston North via Woodville, Napier and Wairoa. The route was originally planned as part of a railway from Auckland to Gisborne via Opotiki; the railway was completed from Auckland to Taneatua as the East Coast Main Trunk and from Gisborne…
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East Coast Main Trunk [2]: Rotorua Branch 2 (Rotorua Station 2) : Five Generations Of Rotorua
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog East Coast Main Trunk [2]: Rotorua Branch 2 (Rotorua Station 2) : Five Generations Of Rotorua
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East Coast Main Trunk [1B]: Rotorua Branch 2 (Rotorua Station 2) : Five Generations Of Rotorua
This will be the last posting about the ECMT for a while. I have no plans to map any other parts of the ECMT or its various branches for the present time (even though I did spend some time recently downloading coverage for some other ECMT parts). Rotorua is a well known city in the…
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East Coast Main Trunk [1]: Rotorua Branch 1 (Rotorua Station 1)
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog East Coast Main Trunk [1]: Rotorua Branch 1 (Rotorua Station 1)
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East Coast Main Trunk [1A]: Rotorua Branch 1 (Rotorua Station 1)
Rotorua Station based on a 1966 aerial photo.
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Project development: Work programme for 2019
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog Project development: Work programme for 2019