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Kaitoke railway station
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Kaitoke railway station was a single-platform rural railway station on the Wairarapa Line between Upper Hutt and Featherston in the Wellington region of New Zealand's North Island. Initially it was th
The gate on the southern approach to Kaitoke station that marks the end of public access and the boundary of private property that includes the former
The gate on the southern approach to Kaitoke station that marks the end of public access and the boundary of private property that includes the former Kaitoke station yard.
Kaitoke station northern approach. The access road that connects with the Rimutaka Rail Trail (bottom) cuts through the original northern approach for
Kaitoke station northern approach. The access road that connects with the Rimutaka Rail Trail (bottom) cuts through the original northern approach formation. Also visible is one of the houses erected on the Kaitoke station yard area.
The last 240 metres of the southern approach to Kaitoke station with public access is disused and overgrown.
The last 240 metres of the southern approach to Kaitoke station with public access is disused and overgrown.
Station Drive, formerly an access road to Kaitoke Station, now providing access to several private dwellings on the former station site.
Station Drive, formerly an access road to Kaitoke Station, now providing access to several private dwellings on the former station site.
Rimutaka Incline
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The Rimutaka Incline was a 3-mile-long, 3 ft 6 in gauge railway line on an average grade of 1-in-15 using the Fell system between Summit and Cross Creek stations on the Wairarapa side of the original
Kaitoke railway station
…engines were watered, trains could cross, and passengers could make use of the refreshment room. The station was closed along with the old route via the Rimutaka Incline on which the Fell system was used over the Rimutaka Ranges when the Rimutaka Deviation opened in 1955. The Mungaroa Contract for the construction of…
The long slow climb up the centre rail
The long slow climb up the centre rail
Passenger train at unknown date
Passenger train at unknown date
The largest engine on the Rimutaka, at the Summit
The largest engine on the Rimutaka, at the Summit
Fell engine at rest circa 1880
Fell engine at rest circa 1880