After two decades of construction, the first train north bound on the 680-kilometre Main Trunk Line left Wellington 100 years ago on 7 August 1908. www.NZHistory.net.nz has compiled the history of ...
When the North Island Main Trunk Line opened 100 years ago, the train journey took more than 20 hours. But it was an unbeatable alternative to a long and uncomfortable sea voyage, or braving a ...
One of the country's highest rail bridges will be shrink-wrapped as it undergoes a new face-lift. KiwiRail is starting a refurbishment project this month on the 107-year-old Makatote Viaduct, on the ...
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