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jeopardy and any failure to link the two railheads would be considerably detrimental to both the profitability of the existing railway network and to the wider economy. The final section was subsequently granted approval and it was not until 23 March 1885 that construction was finished and the through line from Marton to New
Plymouth was open for revenue service.
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the morning service on 17 December 1972. The 88-seaters were ageing and plagued by reliability problems, and on 30 July 1977 all passenger trains between
Wellington and New Plymouth were cancelled, thus ending passenger service between Marton and Stratford. The railcars replacing the New Plymouth Night Express had ceased to operate the Auckland-
1308:. The route had been chosen due to its cheapness to construct, but its alignment and torturous grades attracted criticism from the day it opened. The next section, through easier terrain, opened to Marton on 4 February 1878. The remainder of the route of the Foxton and Wanganui Railway became the NIMT from Marton through Palmerston North to
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entered service and they operated an evening service between
Wellington and Palmerston North to complement the Express. In a test run, one of these railcars completed the journey in 6.5 hours. However, difficulties on the 1 in 35 grades of the original Turakina route and Westmere Bank meant that the
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took longer than expected, and in 1882, contracts had still not been let despite the imminent completion of the southern portion to
Manutahi. The Wellington Chamber of Commerce applied pressure on the Public Works Department to prioritise the section's approval, fearing that its construction was in
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Nowadays the line sees two-weekday freight services between
Palmerston North (departing 2350 and 0355) and New Plymouth (departing 1530 and 1815) and up to three daily return services between Palmerston North and Whareroa, carrying milk from the Manawatu and Hawkes Bay (via a facility at Oringi and
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railcars. The New
Plymouth Night Express was similarly replaced by 88-seater railcars the next year. The railcar substitute for the Taranaki Flyer ran for the last time on 7 February 1959, but the other services survived into the 1970s. From 1968, the sole services operated by the Standard railcars
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by steamer. In 1901 the express began operating daily; in 1908, with the incorporation of the WMR into the NZR, the service was run by a single government operator; and from 1909, the steamer connections ceased as direct expresses between
Wellington and Auckland began operating on the newly opened
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railcars. The Blue
Streaks were introduced to the Wellington to New Plymouth morning service. The evening service, which by then ran solely on Fridays and Sundays, had been the final domain of the Standard railcars, but they too were replaced by the 88-seaters after the last run of an 88-seater on
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The criticism of the difficult
Turakina route south from Wanganui voiced at the opening of the line progressively increased over the years. By the mid-1930s it had become a severe bottleneck and the Railways Department decided to construct a deviation. In 1937 construction began on a new 16-km
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With the withdrawal of the DC class and the relocation of the DX and relevant subclasses to the South Island, the DL class is the dominant locomotive class on the MNPL. Motive power on the line regularly consists of pairs of DLs or DFs or mixed with other motive power subject to availability.
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was introduced, jointly operated by the WMR and NZR. However, upon its introduction in
December, its timetable was the subject of protests. The service stopped at only the larger towns, prompting indignation from residents of smaller towns who felt that the line's wayside traffic was being
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were not common on the MNPL largely owing to the need to strengthen bridges to accommodate their weight. As the DA class were phased out in the 1980s, DX class locomotives became frequently used on the line. During the 1990s and early 2000s, the dominant locomotive classes at the time
1553:-hauled carriage train was introduced on the New Plymouth to Stratford and Taumarunui run. It ran for the last time on 21 January 1983 and was the last regular passenger train to operate on any part of the MNPL. Since this time, the only passenger services have been excursions.
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route to replace 23 km of the original route. It included significant tunnelling work and had a ruling gradient of 1 in 70 rather than 1 in 35. The old route also had "severe" curves of 5 chain (100m) radius. Due to the project's importance, work continued throughout
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Freight services using the full length of the line fell as low as a single service each weekday, with services to and from the north routed via the SOL and then the NIMT. Three daily services transported products along the Hāwera–New Plymouth section from the
1277:, but this plan was abandoned in 1872 and surveys for a railway undertaken in 1873. Contracts were awarded the next year for construction, but mass sickness caused work to slow in 1875 and the collapse of a girder during the construction of a bridge over the
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2.8 million was let to Hurlstone Earth Moving for a 992-m deviation to eliminate the tunnel, with trains now able to carry 2.9 m high cube containers. The deviation also eliminated a time-consuming permanent speed restriction of 15 km/h in the area.
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were awarded the contract for the first section in January. Until 1908, the Waitara line was the through route to New Plymouth with the MNPL branching at Sentry Hill, but in that year the junction was moved slightly south to
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on 7 February 1881. On 1 August 1881 the first train from New Plymouth reached Hawera, carrying 300 passengers, although the line was not handed over to the Railways Department from the
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rail from there) to the Fonterra plant and empty milk tankers and containerised products on the return trip through most of the year. Other services include regular services along the
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Manawapou viaduct was swept away by a flood on 2 March 1966. A 169 ft (52 m) temporary trestle viaduct replaced it on 6 April. A permanent viaduct opened in November 1969.
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passenger train was introduced between Wanganui and Palmerston North, replacing one mixed train. Two additional mixed trains ran south from New Plymouth daily. The opening of the
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locomotives were introduced, the most powerful steam power used on the line. and from the mid-1950s a variety of railcars were introduced for the passenger services.
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between Auckland and New Plymouth, using the MNPL between New Plymouth and Stratford. It ran thrice weekly, with extra trains at peak periods. In 1938, the
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until 20 October 1881. The final section of approximately 16 kilometres from Hawera to Manutahi passed through rugged country and required viaducts over the
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for urea, and with the opening of an inland port facility in Wanganui in 2010 by Open Dairy a daily service exists to/from Palmerston North via the
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diesel locomotives began taking over most freight duties, with steam locomotive workings ceasing in 1966. When introduced in 1972, the
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on 28 August 1883. From this point, construction proceeded to complete the small gap between the southern and northern sections.
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factory at Whareroa until Fonterra elected to shift its container traffic to the Ports of Auckland and Tauranga.
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in the 70-m long No.4 tunnel south of Kai Iwi was posing limitations on the growth of freight traffic with
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of the old route remains for much of its length, and is used as O'Leary Road near
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1938:"Arthur Fryer: South Taranaki's railway viaducts are rarely seen memorials"
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section since 1971, and when they were withdrawn after 11 February 1978, a
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Where Railcars Roamed: The Railcars Which Have Served New Zealand Railways
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announced plans for a deviation, and in December a contract worth
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Farewell to Steam: Four Decades of Change on New Zealand Railways
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only gained precedence in the 1920s with the introduction of the
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1970:(11 December 2007), accessed 11 December 2007.
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2159:(1998 ed.). Wellington: Grantham House.
1964:"Full Steam Ahead on Wanganui-Stratford Line"
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2131:(Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand.
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1840:New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas
1797:New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas
1785:New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas
1472:Not long after the completion of the
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2155:Leitch, David; Scott, Brian (1995).
2066:(Auckland: HarperCollins, 1995), 74.
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1509:in 1933 saw the introduction of the
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2008:Churchman & Hurst 2001
1912:"QUICK RESTORATION. Press"
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2146:Mahoney, J. D. (1982).
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1968:Wanganui Chronicle
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2741:Southbridge
2735:Seddonville
2663:Conns Creek
2536:Castlecliff
2251:Kapiti Line
1775:14(72) : 2.
1542:Silver Fern
1538:Blue Streak
1349:Sentry Hill
1195:New Zealand
92:steamer to
3148:Categories
2869:Shag Point
2548:Gracefield
2433:Glen Afton
2420:Dargaville
2225:Main lines
1815:13(6) : 2.
1705:References
1547:Taumarunui
1437:containers
1137:Wellington
2890:Tuatapere
2808:Hedgehope
2684:Ferrymead
2582:Moutohora
2415:Cambridge
1710:Citations
1606:Waitotara
1598:Whanganui
1562:regions.
1530:88-seater
1452:Operation
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1385:surveying
1362:Inglewood
1358:Lepperton
1325:Waitotara
1249:in 1885.
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3131:See also
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2801:Fernhill
2630:Wanganui
2554:Greytown
2501:Tāneatua
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1568:Fonterra
1521:railcars
1518:Standard
1515:RM class
1495:Auckland
1491:Onehunga
1461:Waverley
1377:Tangahoe
1329:Waverley
1312:and the
1310:Longburn
1306:Turakina
1286:Wanganui
1263:Wanganui
1247:Manutahi
1199:Taranaki
1041:Auckland
999:Turakina
547:Waverley
503:Manutahi
423:Whareroa
415:Fonterra
94:Auckland
3126:Italics
2923:Wyndham
2904:Waikaka
2897:Waikaia
2883:Tokanui
2876:Tapanui
2829:Moeraki
2755:Waimate
2724:Rewanui
2718:Rapahoe
2698:Methven
2677:Fairlie
2670:Eyreton
2624:Waitara
2603:Raetihi
2596:Opunake
2589:Ngatapa
2568:Melling
2531:Ahuriri
2496:Rotorua
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2469:Okaihau
2452:Manukau
2075:Hurst,
1948:28 June
1922:28 June
1896:28 June
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1602:Kai Iwi
1557:Freight
1476:by the
1441:ONTRACK
1421:Fordell
1406:A class
1321:Kai Iwi
1290:Aramoho
1271:tramway
1189:in the
1187:railway
806:Fordell
694:Aramoho
591:Kai Iwi
2910:Wairio
2850:Outram
2712:Oxford
2617:Te Aro
2610:Taonui
2542:Foxton
2507:Thames
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1498:NIMT.
1369:Eltham
1351:after
1259:Foxton
1243:Hāwera
1211:Marton
1086:Marton
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890:Rātana
386:Hāwera
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