Waitara Branch
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Waitara Branch
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The Waitara Branch is a 7.245 km long branch line railway in the Taranaki region of New Zealand's North Island. It was built as part of the region's first railway, linking New Plymouth with the closest suitable port, then the river port of Waitara. In 1884 the Breakwater port was opened in New Plymouth, but the line was saved when a (meat) freezing works was opened at Waitara in 1885. For many years the line served the Borthwicks freezing works in town, until it closed in 1995. Services ceased o
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waitara_Branch
date created:
2009-10-24T06:45:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T06:10:15Z
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