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660:. The New Zealand Maritime Record. Archived from
393:service. It re-entered service in December 1977.
968:Former Cook Strait (WellingtonāPicton) ferries
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701:. NZ National Maritime Museum. Archived from
658:"The Turbo Electric Vessel WAHINE, 1966-1968"
8:
816:"The floating bridge - Cook Strait ferries"
510:In 1985 she carried Muslim pilgrims on the
497:Islands of New Zealand, later known as the
356:was the largest of the rescue vessels when
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404:were replaced by the significantly larger
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699:"New Zealand's Cook Strait Rail Ferries"
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620:NZR Rail/Road Ferry Placed in Service
240:4 x electric drive motors, 2 per shaft
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555:Rail-Road Ferry Vessel MV Aramoana
466:beach on the western shore of the
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1108:Former inter-island (Wellingtonā
296:word meaning sea pathway) was a
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321:New Zealand Railways Department
1261:Ships built on the River Clyde
764:Pioneer ferries sold overseas
535:. Southern Press. p. 44.
315:Government Motor Vessel (GMV)
1:
656:Castell, Marcus (2003ā2007).
840:. New Zealand History Online
818:. New Zealand History Online
589:. New Zealand Maritime Index
333:William Denny & Brothers
99:William Denny & Brothers
561:12 January 1962 pages 45-48
533:The Cook Strait Ferry Story
367:, foundered after striking
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838:"Cook Strait Rail Ferries"
319:was built in 1961 for the
220:4.73 m (15.5 ft)
204:112.2 m (368 ft)
799:New Zealand's Rail Ferry
184:
40:
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212:18.6 m (61 ft)
786:New Zealand Rail Ferry
611:31 August 1962 page 245
307:between 1962 and 1983.
185:General characteristics
171:Laid up 1983, sold 1984
738:New look for Aramoana
688:September 1977 page 19
622:Railway Transportation
573:Railway Transportation
248:19 knots (22 mph)
74:
768:January 1985 page 144
751:Aramoana up for sale
624:September 1962 page 4
434:On 16 July 1992, the
901:Current Cook Strait
805:January 1965 page 35
802:Australian Transport
790:December 1964 page 2
729:January 1978 page 27
576:May 1962 pages 26-28
456:United Arab Emirates
431:the following year.
232:16CSVM diesel engine
1256:Cook Strait ferries
755:March 1984 page 179
607:Ferry ship service
531:Stott, Bob (1981).
454:was laid up at the
444:which beached near
371:at the entrance to
742:March 1978 page 16
634:Robinson, Murray.
373:Wellington Harbour
33:Wellington Harbour
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889:inter-island and
723:Rail Ferry Refit
682:Aramoana departs
425:Captain Nicolas V
352:On 10 April 1968
303:operating across
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891:Cook Strait
887:New Zealand
709:26 February
641:26 February
341:River Clyde
305:Cook Strait
301:train ferry
263:rail wagons
193:4,160
120:Yard number
75:Sea Pathway
1266:1961 ships
1250:Categories
1210:(StraitNZ)
1208:Bluebridge
1173:Rotomahana
1089:Straitsman
1080:Straitsman
903:Wellington
542:0908616015
518:References
470:in India.
269:motor cars
237:Propulsion
156:IMO number
144:In service
85:Wellington
1201:Companies
1188:TEV
1179:TSS
1164:Rangatira
1162:TEV
1155:Rangatira
1153:TEV
1136:TEV
1119:TEV
1112:) ferries
1110:Lyttelton
1033:Incat 046
1031:HSC
1023:HSC
1017:Condor 10
1015:HSC
999:GMV
991:GMV
983:DEV
958:Connemara
942:Valentine
916:DEV
844:21 August
822:21 August
593:21 August
419:in 1984.
391:Lyttelton
358:TEV
339:, on the
337:Dumbarton
136:Completed
115:4 million
103:Dumbarton
1228:Services
1214:KiwiRail
1171:SS
1145:SS
1127:SS
1096:MV
1087:MV
1078:MV
1070:MS
1062:MV
1056:The Lynx
1047:MV
1039:MV
1007:MV
993:Aramoana
977:Arahanga
975:MV
956:MV
948:MS
940:MV
932:MV
926:Kaiarahi
924:MS
505:Tamahine
487:Aramoana
458:port of
452:Aramoana
446:New York
421:Aramoana
398:Aramoana
387:Aramoana
377:Aramoana
354:Aramoana
317:Aramoana
289:Aramoana
253:Capacity
128:Launched
67:Namesake
61:Aramoana
29:Aramoana
1147:Penguin
1121:Hinemoa
1098:Suilven
1064:Purbeck
1009:Aratika
985:Arahura
934:Kaitaki
918:Aratere
909:ferries
894:ferries
788:Network
726:Network
512:Red Sea
482:Service
436:Najd II
429:Najd II
408:Arahura
311:History
217:Draught
190:Tonnage
178:in 1994
160:5021671
158::
95:Builder
41:History
1193:(1966)
1190:Wahine
1184:(1913)
1181:Wahine
1141:(1952)
1001:Aranui
907:Picton
668:22 May
539:
474:Layout
413:Jeddah
402:Aranui
360:Wahine
346:Aranui
201:Length
89:Picton
35:, 1965
1138:Maori
1129:Maori
766:Rails
753:Rails
740:Rails
685:Rails
495:South
491:North
464:Alang
460:Ajman
380:'
329:South
325:North
245:Speed
176:Alang
81:Route
71:MÄori
1041:Kent
846:2011
824:2011
711:2012
670:2013
643:2012
595:2011
537:ISBN
493:and
400:and
327:and
287:GMV
277:Crew
228:6 Ć
209:Beam
166:Fate
139:1961
123:1502
113:$ NZ
109:Cost
57:Name
27:GMV
406:MV
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195:GRT
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