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CJB  
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 More options May 9 2011, 3:38 am
Newsgroups: misc.transport.rail.australia-nz, uk.railway
From: CJB <chrisjbr...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 00:38:37 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Mon, May 9 2011 3:38 am
Subject: Rimutaka Incline Railway - most ambitious rebuild ever ...
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Those going on the annual Steam Safari in New Zealand in October might
like to try and visit the Fell Museum and the Rimutaka Incline
Railway.

http://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz/route/index.html

See the latest newsletter #28, dated April 2011 at:

http://www.rimutaka-incline-railway.org.nz/member-pages/newsletter-28...

Lots of progress to report on in this issue, including more work on
our mainline track, pedestrian crossing, shunting locomotive, rail
Vehicle Shed - completion of main roof and work with train doors,
workshop

The railway itself was dismantled after closure in 29 October 1955.
Plans are to reopen it in its entirety!!

They even have a timetable worked out for their trains which I guess
will (may?) become operational in about 50 years time!!

There is only one Fell engine in the world, immaculately restored, but
not steamed.

http://www.fellmuseum.org.nz/

Chris B.


 
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Graham Harrison  
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 More options May 9 2011, 9:05 am
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From: "Graham Harrison" <edward.harris...@remove.btinternet.com>
Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 14:05:59 +0100
Local: Mon, May 9 2011 9:05 am
Subject: Re: Rimutaka Incline Railway - most ambitious rebuild ever ...
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"CJB" <chrisjbr...@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:ac3f1ce0-6826-47aa-86f2-53969523c0ec@j31g2000yqe.googlegroups.com...

Good luck to them.   Quite apart from rebuilding the railway (the Fell
section is 1in15 in places) they want to build two new locomotives.   It
should be well worth a visit if they manage it; the drive across that range
is magnificent.   The fun might be if they built a replica of one of the We
class 4-6-4s that operated (apparently) on adhesion in the early 1900s or
one of the little railbuses that worked on the Fell rail.

In the meantime, the museum is worth a stop.


 
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 More options May 16 2011, 9:01 pm
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From: Nobody <j...@soccer.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 18:01:29 -0700
Local: Mon, May 16 2011 9:01 pm
Subject: Re: Rimutaka Incline Railway - most ambitious rebuild ever ...
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On Mon, 9 May 2011 00:38:37 -0700 (PDT), CJB <chrisjbr...@gmail.com>
wrote:

None of us, nor our offspring, will see that in operation.

Flipping heck: look at Item 5 of "Next Steps":

QUOTE: Agreement to cross private land by easement might be possible
in some areas.

Might?

So you're trying to re-construct a 55-years-ago abandoned line over
difficult terrain as a (presumed) non-profit organisation that lacks
even the slightest promise of a re-built Fell/cog locomotive to
operate and you haven't even finalised the route to be rehabilitated?


 
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