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Closing the gaps - the expansion of the North Island rail network
Map showing the expansion of the North Island rail network between 1870, when Julius Vogel launched his ambitious public works programme, and 1909, by which time the North Island main trunk had been completed.
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The North Island main trunk line
The Vogel era
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RELATED TO EXPANSION OF THE NORTH ISLAND RAIL NETWORK
Events
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24 September 1917
Bere Ferrers rail accident
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11 September 1880
Rail tragedy on the Rimutaka Incline
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4 August 1923
Ōtira rail tunnel opened
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20 July 1892
Steam locomotive sets world speed record
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3 November 1886
Manawatū rail link opened
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15 December 1951
Belmont viaduct blown up
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15 November 1861
First issue of Otago Daily Times published
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8 May 1926
New Zealand Railways Magazine launched
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21 December 1971
Full steam ahead for Kingston Flyer
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25 October 1971
End of the line for steam railways
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15 April 1885
First sod dug for North Island main trunk
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2 July 1938
Electric trains come to Wellington
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5 February 1867
Opening of railway from Invercargill to Bluff
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6 July 1923
Main trunk express train disaster
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7 August 1908
First train runs length of main trunk line
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6 November 1908
Last spike for North Island main trunk line
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4 June 1943
Rail tragedy at Hyde
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8 April 1873
Julius Vogel becomes premier
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24 December 1953
Tangiwai railway disaster
Biographies
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Julius Vogel
Articles
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NZ Railways at war
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A history of New Zealand 1769-1914
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The Vogel era
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Tangiwai disaster
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Rail tourism
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Railway stations
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New Zealand disasters timeline
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The North Island main trunk line