Overlander Railway Journey

 
We took the spectacular Overlander train from Palmerston North up to Auckland, taking in a full range of New Zealand scenery and some incredible feats of engineering.
 

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Palmerston North
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Station
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Marton, the country's malting centre
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The old Hunterville station, now a beautiful garden
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Rangitikei River valley
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I'm sure it is only the train the sheep are running from
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Crossing the viaduct pictured here
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Climbing towards Waiouru
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Ruapehu
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The plateau here is a big root vegetable growing area
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Tangiwai
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Pulling into Ohakune
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Not in the tourist brochure
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Rest stop in National Park
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Viewing platform
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Ngauruhoe
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Really...
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Waiting at the top of the Raurimu Spiral...
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a steep winding descent
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Tracy in a tunnel
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Tim in another tunnel
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Looking up the spiral
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The southbound train waiting for us
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Last view of Ruapehu
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Interesting place for a car
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High on the Whanganui River
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Waikato, a major farming area
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