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2 unusual facts about South Island Main Trunk Railway


South Island Main Trunk Railway

Construction then proceeded up the Leader River valley as part of a somewhat inland route to Kaikoura via river valleys, but the start of World War I brought a halt to construction and the 3 km of track laid beyond Parnassus was removed.

Sydenham, New Zealand

Sydenham is separated from the central city by the South Island Main Trunk Railway and Moorhouse Avenue.


Carisbrook

Located at the foot of The Glen, a steep valley, the ground is flanked by the South Island Main Trunk Railway and the Hillside Railway Workshops, two miles southwest of Dunedin city centre in the suburb of Caversham.


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