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156:5 hours 3 minutes (north)
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666:Silver Star
661:Silver Fern
591:Blue Streak
586:Bay Express
549:TranzAlpine
499:Operational
404:31 December
280:TranzAlpine
62:New Zealand
751:Categories
732:Southerner
646:Overlander
636:Northerner
435:0473033208
381:Miles 1995
345:References
288:Overlander
276:Northerner
272:Southerner
182:Tranz Rail
49:Terminated
601:Endeavour
350:Citations
325:north of
255:DEV
239:Condor 10
237:HSC
234:catamaran
221:Operation
171:Technical
572:Historic
554:Seasider
333:See also
313:Accident
307:KaikÅura
303:Blenheim
296:Auckland
248:MV
201:between
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133:Blenheim
31:Overview
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257:Arahura
250:Aratika
115:Termini
90:1995-04
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321:with
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110:Route
449:ISBN
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