LIBRARY RESOURCES
Scanlan, A.B, Taranaki's First Railway, A. Scanlan, New Plymouth
Habershon, Richard Gratton, Stratford District Centenary 1878 - 1978, (1978) Stratford District Centennial Committee of the Stratford Borough Council, Stratford
ARCHIVES
Papers: An official copy of a letter, dated 1875, from C B Knorrp, Engineer, Wellington to the Engineer in Chief, (New Plymouth?) regarding the construction of the railway line between Waitara and Wanganui. Also a report by the same engineer on the railway line to be built from Waitara to Wanganui.
(Ref: 2001-6)
A collection of items on the development and opening fo the Taranaki Main trunk railway in 1932.
(Ref: 2004-149)
WEBLINKS
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Railway Enthusiast Links - Links to everything you could possibly want to know about New Zealand railways and trains, from the longest and shortest tunnels in the country to the history of railways in New Zealand.
Federation of Rail Organisations of New Zealand – co-ordinates the heritage and tourist rail industry in New Zealand.
RELATED TARANAKI STORIES
Caroline "Queenie" Perrett - a white Maori
PLACES TO VISIT
Waitara Railway Preservation Society
Enjoy a ride on the newly reinstated Waitara Railway Branch Line with the Waitara Railway Preservation Society.
Ride the train from Waitara to Lepperton and return (55 mins). 7 km of trak and a 1 in 40 gradient (the steepest gradient in NZ). Crosses a river bridge, State Highway 3 underpass. On board commentary. Operating the first and third Sunday of each month (weather permitting).
Additional trips will be advertised in the Taranaki Daily News. Boarding venue: West Quay, Waitara (just follow the main street into Waitara and turn down Queen Street at the roundabout and turn right at New World Supermarket).
Departure times: 1000 hours, 1115 hours, 1230 hours, 1345 hours and 1500 hours.
$10 adults, $5 children, under four years free, family concessions available. For further information phone/fax 06 757 3343.
MAPS
The development of Taranaki's rail network.
TreasureLink
A weekly resource for teachers based on a Taranaki Story. Activities, ideas for more study and links to Puke Ariki's treasures.
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