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| Taieri Gorge Railway | |
| Dunedin-Pukerangi-Dunedin | |
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| Back at Dunedin Railway station from where two trains a day depart for the trip through the Taieri Gorge - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| One of two stained glass windows on the station's mezzanine floor above the mosaic floor with its Royal Doulton tiles - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Perhaps now resembling more of a museum than a functioning station, it is worth exploring before boarding the train - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The scheduled morning train was hauled by a single class DJ locomotive but a double headed special conveying passengers from a visiting cruise liner departed first - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Wooden vintage rolling stock was used almost exclusively on the scheduled train. But this had the advantage of enabling passengers to ride on the open vestibules which was much better for photography - especially from the rear of the train - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Running out from Dunedin over KiwiRail's main south line. The forest on the hills had recently been cleared and would in due course be replanted - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Inside one of the vintage coaches (left); crossing the Wingatui Viaduct - the largest wrought iron structure in New Zealand - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Forest and broom looking back to the 172 metre long Wingatui Viaduct which crosses a stream 50 metres below - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The former station porter's house at Parera which no longer has a station. For the next twenty miles or so the railway follows the Taieri River - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The Taieri River and hillsides of impenetrable broom - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The winding track affords good views from the rear of the train - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Approaching Hindon the railway crosses a combined road and rail bridge over the river - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Time to admire the sheepdog and the locomotive during a stop at Hindon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Views from the rear of the train as it winds through cuttings and over innumerable bridges - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Spectacular scenery as the train negotiates the Taieri Gorge - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Tunnels and bridges are a feature of the line - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Construction of the 3ft 6in line began after the gold rushes of the 1870s but the intervening depression meant the first section of the line as far as Hindon did not open until 1889 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| After it was announced the line would close in 1989 the Taieri Gorge section was acquired by Dunedin City Council - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Eventually leaving the Gorge the train runs over the flat plateau and into Pukerangai - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| The double headed special awaits the right away from Pukerangi as the scheduled train clears the loop and waits to reverse into the platform - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Pukerangi - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| DJ 3228 - a Japanese Bo-Bo-Bo runs round its train at Pukerangi for the return run to Dunedin - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Snow and sheep at Pukerangi in the November spring weather of 2014 - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Passengers at the hawkers' stalls search for souvenirs - a blast on the locomotive's whistle announces the imminent departure back to Dunedin - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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| Back at Dunedin - the locos from an afternoon working - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow | |
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