Re: A Christmas Treat From New Zealand

Chris Walker Wrote:
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> JP,
>
> the line was started in 1877, made Hindon by 1889
> and onto Middlemarch by 1891, eventually reaching
> Clyde by 1907, end of the line at Cromwell 1921.
>
> The 646 ft long Wingatui Viaduct has been the
> largest wrought iron structure in New Zealand
> since it was built in 1887 and is the longest and
> tallest (154ft) bridge on the Central Otago line.
>
> [attachment 51965 WingatuiViaduct.JPG]
>
> Wingatui Viaduct under construction, on the Otago
> Central Railway Line. Ref: APG-1189-1/2-F.
> Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New
> Zealand. /records/23116157


-Great- picture. What the heck are those rails and ties in the lower right?

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