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Encyclopedia > Tawa Flat deviation

The Tawa Flat deviation is a double-track section of the North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) just north of Wellington, New Zealand. It includes two tunnels, Tawa No 1 (1238 m) and Tawa No 2 (4323 m), separated by the Ngauranga Gorge. No 2 tunnel passes under Newlands and comes out at Glenside, on the way to Tawa. It replaced a steep section of the main line of the former Wellington & Manawatu Railway Company, most of which is still in use as the Johnsonville Branch. The North Island Main Trunk Railway (NIMT) is the railway line connecting Auckland and Wellington, the two major cities of New Zealands North Island. ... For other uses, see Wellington (disambiguation). ... The Ngauranga Gorge is in the Wellington Region of New Zealand. ... Newlands is one of the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. ... Glenside is a small suburb located in the City of Burnside in Adelaide around 2 km south-east from the Adelaide city centre. ... Tawas main shopping centre, photographed in December 2005. ... The Wellington and Manawatu Railway (WMR) was a railway between Thorndon in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, and Longburn, near Palmerston North in the Manawatu. ... The Johnsonville branch line in Wellington, New Zealand runs from Wellington to the northern suburb of Johnsonville. ...


It is used by Tranz Metro services to Porirua and Paraparaumu, by Tranz Scenic's Overlander, and by Toll Rail freight trains. Tranz Metro is the commuter rail system of Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. ... Porirua is a city in New Zealand, 20 km north of Wellington. ... Paraparaumu airport Paraparaumu, commonly pronounced Pram by the local youth, is a town in the south-western North Island of New Zealand. ... Toll NZ, properly Toll Consolidated NZ Ltd (NZX: TRH), is New Zealands largest transport company in terms of annual revenue and size. ... The Overlander hauled by an EF class electric locomotive near Waiouru The Overlander is a long-distance rail passenger service between Auckland and Wellington in the North Island of New Zealand. ... Toll Rail, commonly Toll, is the only long-haul railway operator in New Zealand. ...


The tunnels were constructed by the Public Works Department as no satisfactory tenders were received. The New Zealand Ministry of Works, formerly the Department of Public Works and sometimes referred to as the Public Works Department or PWD, was founded in 1876 and disestablished in the 1980s, when its assets were privatised as Works Infrastructure. ...


The deviation opened to goods trains on 24 July 1935 and to passenger trains on 19 June 1937. The section from Wellington to Paekakariki was electrified using the 1500 V DC system from July 1940, being delayed by late delivery of some items from England. As was pointed out in the 1925 Merz and McLennan Report, electrification removed the need to relieve the steep gradients to Pukerua summit by a deviation to the east of Pukerua, and was desirable in the long No 2 tunnel. July 24 is the 205th day (206th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 160 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...


Congestion on this section of the NIMT was shifted north, and in 1961 duplication north from Tawa to Porirua and Plimmerton was completed. The work included a new bridge over the Paremata Harbour inlet and straightening the line along the Porirua Inlet by reclaimation.


Tawa Flat was renamed Tawa about 1955.


Reference

North Island Main Trunk: An Illustrated History by Bill Pierre (1981, AH & AW Reed), ISBN 0 589 01316 5.

New Zealand Railway Lines


 

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