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unusual facts about Rimutaka Ranges



Rimutaka Tunnel

The Rimutaka Tunnel (officially Tunnel 2, Wairarapa Line) is a railway tunnel through New Zealand's Rimutaka Ranges, between Maymorn, near Upper Hutt, and Featherston, on the Wairarapa Line.


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Kaitoke

The Pakuratahi River flows through the eastern Kaitoke Basin from its source in the Rimutaka Ranges.

Rimutaka Incline railway accident

At Cross Creek, at the foot of the Rimutaka Ranges, a Fell Engine (H class) was added to the train to push it up the steep 1 in 15 ascent to the summit of the Rimutaka Incline.