NZR RM class (Wairarapa)
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The NZR RM class Wairarapa railcar was a class of railcars on New Zealand's national rail network. They entered service in 1936 and were classified RM like all other classes of railcars in New Zealand
The sole surviving Wairarapa railcar, RM 5 (Mahuhu), undergoing restoration at the Pahiatua Railcar Society
Wairarapa railcar RM 10, "Arawa" in 1937.
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
NZR RM class (Wairarapa)
…RM like all other classes of railcars in New Zealand; they came to be known as the "Wairarapa" class as they were designed to operate over the famous Rimutaka Incline to the Wairarapa region on the Wairarapa Line. They also acquired the nickname of "tin hares" in New Zealand railfan jargon. The first two to be…
The long slow climb up the centre rail
Passenger train at unknown date
The largest engine on the Rimutaka, at the Summit
Fell engine at rest circa 1880