Waitekauri Bridge Replacement - Update
More photos of the repairs on the Waitekauri Bridge.
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Waitekauri Bridge Replacement - Update
Lowering bridge section into place.
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Waitekauri Bridge Replacement - Update
Track sets being made by track gang team near the Waitekauri Bridge.
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Waitekauri Bridge Replacement - Update
Below are some more updated photos of the bridge replacement. Photo: Some remaining hardwood beams to be removed before new steel bridge is inserted.
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The Waitekauri Bridge - Press Release
This bridge was built in 1905 and is one of 3 railway bridges on the Waihi to Waikino line of Goldfields Railway Inc. This bridge is sited just 400 metres from the Waikino station and spans the Waitekauri River. This bridge is the last remaining wooden truss railway bridge still in use in NZ.
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Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays from 14 June - 21 Sept 2016
Goldfields Railway will be closed on Tuesdays from 1 May - 21 September 2016 (excluding school holidays and public holidays) for routine maintenance.
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August closure no longer required
A scheduled shut down for maintenance in August is no longer required as works were able to be completed during the extended close down for the bridge construction.
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Closed 24th June 2015
So the contractors working on the bridge can finish their work we will be closed on the 24th June 2015.
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Update - Track re-opening Thursday 18 June 2015
In order to complete the Waitete Bridge upgrade, there has been a scheduled close-down of the railway from Monday 20 April 2015. We will be re-opening Thusday 18 June.
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Closed August 2015 for Routine Maintenance
Goldfields Railway will be closed for routine maintenance throughout the month of August 2015.
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