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Reefton - for the railway buffs

(Double click to enlarge) Old NZ built railway engine details.
WESTPORT TO AKAROA

May 31st 2012
Westport to Akaroa Since we were making good progress, we decided to have an easy day and not clock up too many miles.<span> We were actually quite exhausted from our travels so far and we didn't take many photos - never mind. First stop along the way was an old mining town called Reefton whose claim to fame is that it was the first town in the southern hemisphere to have streetl ... read more
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David Blewitt
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David is a former lecturer in Electronic Engineering who decided to take early retirement and escape the madness of working in a Further Education College. Valda is his wife, who also recently retired. Both of us decided to try out something a bit more adventurous than taking a package holiday, and set out to see a bit of the world "down under" before popping our clogs. Family living there say it is great, so we are off to see if anything there could replace Whitley Bay as the Centre of the Universe. (Not really possible, but we should look).... full info
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1st June 2012

Dave Manners
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Fairlie Engines
Small world I first came across Fairlie engines on holiday last year in Porthmadog. There are several them still running on the Ffestiniog and West Highland Railway!
15th June 2012

WhitleyBayDownUnder
David Blewitt

Railway engines still going
HI David Thanks for the comment. It is amazing that many things found in museums are still working in the world if you look hard. See you in due course. David

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