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A photographic tour from Cross Creek to Maymorn over the Rimutaka Incline of New Zealand.
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Featherston to Cross Creek

Quick links to :-     Cross Creek     To Prices Tunnel     To Siberia Tunnel
    To Summit Station     To Kaitoke     Tunnel Gully

Featherston to Cross Creek

The Rimutaka Incline Walkway map
The Rimutaka Incline Walkway map 		Princes Creek bridge, Pigeon Bush, September 2009
Princes Creek bridge, Pigeon Bush 		Princes Creek bridge, Pigeon Bush, September 2009
Princes Creek bridge, Pigeon Bush

Cross Creek

Starting from Cross Creek, the world-famous Rimutaka Incline wound its way up to Summit Station. Here the Fell locos finished their work for conventional locos to take over on the less severe run down to Kaitoke and Maymorn in the Hutt Valley.

The start of the Rimutaka Trail, Cross Creek, September 2009
The start of the Rimutaka Trail 		Cross Creek loco sheds, September 2009
Cross Creek loco sheds 		Cross Creek loco sheds, September 2009
Cross Creek loco sheds 		Cross Creek loco sheds, September 2009
Cross Creek loco sheds
Cross Creek loco sheds, September 2009
Cross Creek loco sheds 		Cross Creek loco sheds, September 2009
Cross Creek loco sheds 		Cross Creek shed turntable, September 2009
Cross Creek shed turntable 		Cross Creek shed turntable, September 2009
Cross Creek shed turntable
Cross Creek shelter, September 2009
Cross Creek shelter 		To Featherston from the loco sheds, Cross Creek, September 2009
To Featherston from the loco sheds 		To Featherston from the foot of the incline, Cross Creek, September 2009
Foot of the incline to Featherston 		Cross Creek from the trackbed above, September 2009
Cross Creek from above

Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel

Quick links to :-     Cross Creek     To Prices Tunnel     To Siberia Tunnel
    To Summit Station     To Kaitoke     Tunnel Gully

The foot of the incline, Cross Creek, September 2009
The foot of the incline, Cross Creek 		Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel, September 2009
Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel 		Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel, September 2009
Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel 		Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel, September 2009
Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel
Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel, September 2009
Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel 		Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel trackbed looking downhill, September 2009
Cross Creek to Prices Tunnel 		The cab of an Fa class loco used as a shelter, near Prices Tunnel, September 2009
The cab of an Fa class loco 		Prices Tunnel Southern portal, September 2009
Prices Tunnel Southern portal
Prices Tunnel Southern portal, September 2009
Prices Tunnel Southern portal 		Prices Tunnel interior, September 2009
Prices Tunnel interior 		Prices Tunnel Northern portal, September 2009
Prices Tunnel Northern portal 		Prices Tunnel Northern portal, September 2009
Prices Tunnel Northern portal

Prices Tunnel to Siberia Tunnel

Quick links to :-     Cross Creek     To Prices Tunnel     To Siberia Tunnel
    To Summit Station     To Kaitoke     Tunnel Gully

Prices Tunnel to Siberia looking North, September 2009
Prices Tunnel to Siberia looking North 		Prices Tunnel to Siberia looking South, September 2009
Prices Tunnel to Siberia looking South 		Prices Tunnel to Siberia looking South, September 2009
Prices Tunnel to Siberia looking South 		Prices Tunnel to Siberia looking South, September 2009
Prices Tunnel to Siberia looking South
The head of the creek, Siberia, September 2009
The head of the creek, Siberia 		The overflow shaft, Siberia, September 2009
The overflow shaft, Siberia 		The overflow shaft, Siberia, September 2009
The overflow shaft, Siberia 		The overflow shaft, Siberia, September 2009
The overflow shaft, Siberia
Leftovevers in the stream bed, Siberia, September 2009
Leftovevers in the stream bed 		Leftovevers in the stream bed, Siberia, September 2009
Leftovevers in the stream bed 		Leftovevers in the stream bed, Siberia, September 2009
Leftovevers in the stream bed 		A tramping party at Siberia in 2003
A tramping party at Siberia in 2003
Siberia tunnel from the South, September 2009
Siberia tunnel from the South 		Siberia tunnel from the South, September 2009
Siberia tunnel from the South 		Siberia tunnel from the North, September 2009
Siberia tunnel from the North

Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station

Quick links to :-     Cross Creek     To Prices Tunnel     To Siberia Tunnel
    To Summit Station     To Kaitoke     Tunnel Gully

Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station, looking North, September 2009
Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station 		Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station, looking South, September 2009
Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station 		Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station, looking South, September 2009
Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station 		Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station, looking South, September 2009
Siberia Tunnel to Summit Station
Summit tunnel from the South, September 2009
Summit tunnel from the South 		Summit tunnel from the South, September 2009
Summit tunnel from the South 		Summit tunnel interior towards the North, September 2009
Summit tunnel looking North 		Summit tunnel from the North, September 2009
Summit tunnel from the North
Summit tunnel from the North, September 2009
Summit tunnel from the North 		Summit Station from the South, September 2009
Summit Station from the South 		Summit Station from the South, September 2009
Summit Station from the South 		Summit Station from the North, September 2009
Summit Station from the North
Summit Station from the North, September 2009
Summit Station from the North 		Summit Station and tramping party in 2003
Summit Station and tramping party 		Summit loco yard turntable, September 2009
Summit loco yard turntable 		Summit loco yard, September 2009
Summit loco yard
Summit ironmongery in 2003
Summit ironmongery in 2003 		A boiler amongst the Summit ironmongery, September 2009
Summit ironmongery, boiler 		A boiler amongst the Summit ironmongery, September 2009
Summit ironmongery, boiler 		A boiler amongst the Summit ironmongery, September 2009
Summit ironmongery, boiler
A firebox amongst the Summit ironmongery, September 2009
Summit ironmongery, firebox 		A firebox amongst the Summit ironmongery, September 2009
Summit ironmongery, firebox 		A tender amongst the Summit ironmongery, September 2009
Summit ironmongery, tender 		A tender amongst the Summit ironmongery, September 2009
Summit ironmongery, tender

Summit to Kaitoke

Quick links to :-     Cross Creek     To Prices Tunnel     To Siberia Tunnel
    To Summit Station     To Kaitoke     Tunnel Gully

Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed, September 2009
Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed 		Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed, September 2009
Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed 		Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed, September 2009
Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed 		Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed, September 2009
Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed
Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed, September 2009
Summit to Ladle Bend trackbed 		Ladle Bend jigger rails, September 2009
Ladle Bend jigger rails 		Pakuratahi bridge, September 2009
Pakuratahi bridge 		Pakuratahi bridge, September 2009
Pakuratahi bridge
Pakuratahi bridge, September 2009
Pakuratahi bridge 		Rimutaka Tunnel ventilation shaft, Pakuratahi, September 2009
Rimutaka Tunnel ventilation shaft 		Pakuratahi tunnel from the South, September 2009
Pakuratahi tunnel from the South 		Pakuratahi tunnel from the North, September 2009
Pakuratahi tunnel from the North
Pakuratahi to the ford trackbed, September 2009
Pakuratahi to the ford trackbed 		Pakuratahi ford and the bridge, September 2009
Pakuratahi ford and the bridge 		Pakuratahi ford and the reconstructed bridge, 2003
Pakuratahi ford and the bridge 		Pakuratahi to Kaitoke trackbed, September 2009
Pakuratahi to Kaitoke trackbed

Tunnel Gully

Quick links to :-     Cross Creek     To Prices Tunnel     To Siberia Tunnel
    To Summit Station     To Kaitoke     Tunnel Gully

From Maymorn towards Kaitoke

Map of the Tunnel Gully area
Map of the Tunnel Gully area 		Rimutaka Incline Railway depot, Maymorn and A56247, September 2009
Rimutaka Incline Railway depot 		Rimutaka Incline Railway depot, Maymorn, January 2013
Rimutaka Incline Railway depot 		Rimutaka Incline Railway depot, Maymorn, January 2013
Rimutaka Incline Railway depot
Tunnel Gully leaving Maymorn, January 2013
Tunnel Gully leaving Maymorn 		Tunnel Gully leaving Maymorn, January 2013
Tunnel Gully leaving Maymorn 		Approaching Mangaroa Tunnel from the West, January 2013
Approaching Mangaroa Tunnel 		Mangaroa Tunnel Western portal, January 2013
Mangaroa Tunnel Western portal
Mangaroa Tunnel looking West, January 2013
Mangaroa Tunnel looking West 		Mangaroa Tunnel refuge, January 2013
Mangaroa Tunnel refuge 		Mangaroa Tunnel refuge, January 2013
Mangaroa Tunnel refuge 		Mangaroa Tunnel looking East, January 2013
Mangaroa Tunnel looking East
Mangaroa Tunnel Eastern portal, January 2013
Mangaroa Tunnel Eastern portal 		Tunnel Gully, East of Mangaroa Tunnel, January 2013
East of Mangaroa Tunnel 		Tunnel Gully, chimney stack, January 2013
Tunnel Gully, chimney stack 		Station Drive, Tunnel Gully, January 2013
Station Drive, Tunnel Gully
Station Drive, Tunnel Gully, January 2013
Station Drive, Tunnel Gully 		Station Drive, Tunnel Gully, January 2013
Station Drive, Tunnel Gully 		Station Drive, Tunnel Gully, January 2013
Station Drive, Tunnel Gully 		Station Drive, Tunnel Gully, January 2013
Station Drive, Tunnel Gully

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