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Railway buffet car
First sod lifted on the main trunk railway
Raurimu Spiral poster
Turning the first sod - North Island main trunk line
Public Works Department camp
Final spike - North Island main trunk line
K-class locomotive
Railway station booking office
Silver Star train
Chateau Tongariro poster
Railways food hamper
Busy railway tearoom
Refreshment rooms, Taihape
Paekakariki refreshment room
The 'Limited' express train
Railway songs
Romance of the rail cover
National Park railway station
Silver Star poster
Railways Magazine cover, 1926
Parliamentary special train re-enactment 2008
Film: the North Island main trunk line
Sound clip: the 'Parliament Special' train
Sound clip: North Island main trunk line
Sound clip: travelling by train
Sound clip: railway refreshments
Expansion of the North Island rail network
North Island Main Trunk Line centenary stamps
