tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post6211299775446854731..comments2024-03-29T16:49:36.066+13:00Comments on Timespanner: Two quick stops in WaihiTimespannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-89905698657553609292012-02-27T19:48:26.729+13:002012-02-27T19:48:26.729+13:00The line closed on September 12 1978 ( the same d...The line closed on September 12 1978 ( the same day as the kaimai Tunnel opened)and the Goldfields Steam Train Society took over the 6.75km ection of track from Waihi to Waikino on November 9 1980. The Waihi railway complex is now the most complete original in New Zealand and is owned by the community-based incorporated society-the Goldfields Railway Inc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-40995989083959455292011-05-10T09:25:06.830+12:002011-05-10T09:25:06.830+12:00I can understand that. Waiouru at midnight's c...I can understand that. Waiouru at midnight's certainly a heck of a place to be parking the backside on a baggage cart! Haven't had a true railway pie ... yet ...Timespannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990716041045862669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-10273747736812306782011-05-10T08:08:42.309+12:002011-05-10T08:08:42.309+12:00I remember sitting on one of these at Waiouru, shu...I remember sitting on one of these at Waiouru, shuddering in the Central North Island midnight cold while waiting an hour for an army transport to uplift us. <br />I far prefer the warmer memory of a railway pie at Taihape (yes, I survived it!). <br />LOLWriter Of The Purple Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935896975834415060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466403878576837579.post-9007328452470582662011-05-08T16:56:23.886+12:002011-05-08T16:56:23.886+12:00What great building restorations. Better than new....What great building restorations. Better than new.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com