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Rimutaka Incline; train rounding 'Siberia' curve (Horseshoe Gully) c1955. 001
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PhotographerNew Zealand Railways Publicity Dept.
DescriptionTrain with four Fell locomotives rounding the curve at 'Siberia' (Horseshoe Gully) on the Rimutaka Incline.
This photograph is part of the New Zealand Railways Collection, now held at Archives New Zealand. John Walker, from whose collection the image has been sourced for this database, may have copied the image from the publication 'The Rimutaka Incline Yesterday And Today' (Southern Press, 1984).
(Information supplied by Brian Pearce).Date Takenc1955
DescriptionTrain with four Fell locomotives rounding the curve at 'Siberia' (Horseshoe Gully) on the Rimutaka Incline.This photograph is part of the New Zealand Railways Collection, now held at Archives New Zealand. John Walker, from whose collection the image has been sourced for this database, may have copied the image from the publication 'The Rimutaka Incline Yesterday And Today' (Southern Press, 1984).
(Information supplied by Brian Pearce).
Date Takenc1955Depicts or relates to
OrganisationNew Zealand RailwaysPlace'Siberia' Curve (Horseshoe Gully), Rimutaka InclineSubjectTrainsSteam locomotivesRailwaysLandscape
Place'Siberia' Curve (Horseshoe Gully), Rimutaka InclineSubjectTrainsSteam locomotivesRailwaysLandscapePart of
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Rimutaka Incline; train rounding 'Siberia' curve (Horseshoe Gully) c1955. 001. Upper Hutt City Library, accessed 19/03/2026, https://uhcl.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/17097