Rimutaka Incline Railway / October 2012
The Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust aims to reinstate and operate a world-class heritage railway between Wellington and the Wairarapa. The railway has the potential to be a unique tourist attraction for Wellington and New Zealand, and a major contributor to the regional economy.
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Great weekend at RailEx
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- Lots of interest was shown in the Trust's display at RailEx, held at the Horticultural Hall, Lower Hutt over the weekend of 27-28 October. The Trust's display at RailEx.29 October 2012
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Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Successful engine test for Tr189
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- After a lot of hard work by our volunteers the Gardner 6LX diesel engine roared back to life on Saturday 6 October 2012. A long list of tasks had been worked through to get the engine ready for testing, including electrical systems, water pump, manifold, filters and oil system checks.Project: Shunting loco Tr189Tr 189 outside shed at Maymorn, 6 October 20127 October 2012
- Accepted from Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust news
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- local-history
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Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Mainline build
- Rimutaka Incline Railway
- During September we have connected the double slip at Maymorn to our existing mainline track.
- Accepted from Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust news
- Automatically tagged as:
- local-history
- rimutaka-railway
Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust, Maymorn, Upper Hutt, Upper Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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