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1298:Whitecliffs
1277:Southbridge
1271:Seddonville
1199:Conns Creek
1072:Castlecliff
787:Kapiti Line
632:. Dunedin:
310:Sawyers Bay
278:, a double
238:track gauge
214:New Zealand
174:Track gauge
147:Line length
109:Operator(s)
80:Sawyers Bay
1684:Categories
1405:Shag Point
1084:Gracefield
969:Glen Afton
956:Dargaville
761:Main lines
715:at Dunedin
695:090060932X
465:Brett 2016
453:Yonge 1985
413:References
103:Urban rail
1426:Tuatapere
1344:Hedgehope
1220:Ferrymead
1118:Moutohora
951:Cambridge
713:Josephine
418:Citations
401:replaced
320:Operation
276:Josephine
264:in 1876.
252:, former
198:Josephine
165:Character
142:Technical
1667:See also
1398:Roxburgh
1372:Mossburn
1351:Kingston
1337:Fernhill
1166:Wanganui
1090:Greytown
1037:TÄneatua
1012:Onehunga
999:Murupara
975:Kinleith
521:Archived
375:Fonterra
362:KiwiRail
337:railcars
331:RM class
258:Victoria
113:KiwiRail
41:Overview
1662:Italics
1459:Wyndham
1440:Waikaka
1433:Waikaia
1419:Tokanui
1412:Tapanui
1365:Moeraki
1291:Waimate
1260:Rewanui
1254:Rapahoe
1234:Methven
1213:Fairlie
1206:Eyreton
1160:Waitara
1139:Raetihi
1132:Opunake
1125:Ngatapa
1104:Melling
1067:Ahuriri
1032:Rotorua
1019:Onerahi
1005:Okaihau
988:Manukau
407:A class
395:F class
306:Waitati
291:Dunedin
280:Fairlie
273:E class
218:Dunedin
119:History
94:Service
73:Termini
1446:Wairio
1386:Outram
1248:Oxford
1153:Te Aro
1146:Taonui
1078:Foxton
1043:Thames
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334:Vulcan
160:Single
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1317:Bluff
1308:Lower
1284:Waiau
1175:Upper
1058:Lower
942:Upper
300:from
210:Otago
168:Urban
62:Owner
1658:Bold
1026:Opua
807:and
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204:The
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