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With the arrival of caterpillar tractors in the 1930s, the extraction process was accelerated with National Park station having one of the greatest throughputs of timber in New Zealand. Today, only one mill is still operating. [7] Cb Class 0-4+4-0 Geared Loco No. 113, which ran on the Marton Sash tramway from 1932 to 1948 and is now at Ferrymead
National Park railway station may refer to: National Park railway station, South Australia, a defunct station on the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line, formerly servicing the Belair National Park; National Park railway station, Manawatu-Wanganui, a current station on the North Island Main Trunk, servicing the town of National Park, New Zealand
National Park (officially Waimarino) is a small town on the North Island Central Plateau in New Zealand. Formerly known as National Park Village, it is the highest urban township in New Zealand, at 825 metres. The village has great views of Mount Tongariro, Mount Ngauruhoe (Mount Doom in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy), and Mount Ruapehu.
The national parks of New Zealand are protected natural areas administered by the Department of Conservation (DOC). The first national parks established in the country were all focused on mountain scenery. Since the 1980s the focus has been on developing a more diverse representation of New Zealand landscapes. [1]
It is served by KiwiRail's Northern Explorer long distance train between Wellington and Auckland. It was called Ohakune Junction from 10 August 1926 until Raetihi Branch closed in 1968, to avoid confusion with Ohakune Town station on that branch. [3] It was the second highest operating railway station in New Zealand, after National Park. [4]
The new brand, named KiwiRail Scenic Journeys, was launched with new AK-class carriages designed to showcase New Zealand's scenery, [9] as well as providing long-distance passenger train services. During the transformation, the TranzCoastal train was rebranded as the Coastal Pacific and the Overlander became the Northern Explorer ; whereas the ...
The old station closed entirely on 2 March 1983, except for a private siding. [3] The elevators and bridges connecting to the island platform. The new Sylvia Park station was funded by the builders of the Sylvia Park Shopping Centre, located next to the station, [4] and built by ARTNL/ARTA. It opened to the public on Monday 2 July 2007.
A 1994 attempt to regain Auckland-Christchurch freight, with a 24-hour journey, lasted only a couple of years and by 2012 rail's share of that traffic was 28%, road's 57% and ship's 15%. [14] From 1946 to 1983, some rail freight was airlifted between Woodbourne and Papaparaumu, from 1951 by Straits Air Freight Express.