The North Island Main Trunk Railway permitted overland travel and development of the New Zealand hinterland. Built under challenging conditions and over difficult terrain, all cuts, fills, and tunneling were minimized by careful use of the topography and by innovative engineering.
Waimarino Plateau
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Image Credit: Courtesy Flickr/SibleyHunter (CC BY 2.0)Image Caption: Wellington Railway Station, part of the original North Island Main Trunk RailwayEra_date_from: 1908
1997
Innovations
The North Island Main Trunk Railway permitted overland travel and development of the New Zealand hinterland. Built under challenging conditions and over difficult terrain, all cuts, fills, and tunneling were minimized by careful use of the topography and by innovative engineering.
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