Tag: New Zealand

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AK Class Carriage

The AK class carriage is a class of cars made by Dunedin’s Hillside Workshops for KiwiRail’s long-distance passenger service, The Great Journeys of New Zealand.

Colonial Gauge

The three-foot, six-inch rail gauge likely originated for horse-drawn wagonways. It is called the Colonial Gauge in New Zealand, the Cape Gauge in South Africa, the Blekinge Gauge in Sweden, and kyōki in Japan.

DSC Class Locomotive

The New Zealand DSC class locomotive is a heavy shunting locomotive used throughout New Zealand.

Hapuawhenua Viaduct

The Hāpuawhenua Viaduct is situated just north of Ohakune within the Tongariro National Park and is part of the North Island Main Trunk line.

Makatote Viaduct

The Makatote Viaduct (Bridge 179) carries the North Island Main Trunk over the Makatote River in New Zealand.

Otago Central Railway

The Otago Central Railway, also known as the Otago Central Branch Railway and now referred to as the Taieri Gorge Railway, was a secondary railway line in Central Otago, located on the South Island of New Zealand.

Ōtira Tunnel

The 8.5-kilometer-long Ōtira Tunnel opened in 1923 and travels through the Southern Alps, completing the Christchurch to Greymouth rail link.

Tangiwai Train Disaster

The Tangiwai train disaster, which occurred at about 10:21 p.m. on December 24, 1953, near Tangiwai on the North Island, is New Zealand’s worst rail accident.