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The Rotorua Express was a passenger express train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between Auckland and Rotorua. It operated from 1894 until 1959 and was known as the Rotorua Limited between 1930 and 1937. This train was one of the first expresses in the world to use Pacific (4-6-2) type locomotives.

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Rotorua Express

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The Rotorua Express was a passenger express train operated by the New Zealand Railways Department between Auckland and Rotorua. It operated from 1894 until...

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Rotorua

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Rotorua (Māori: [ˌɾɔtɔˈɾʉa]) is a city in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. It is sited on the southern shores of Lake Rotorua, from...

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Limited express

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trains. However, when the Rotorua Express schedule was accelerated in 1930 and its carriages upgraded, it was rebranded as the Rotorua Limited. Due to the Great...

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Geyserland Express

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a long history of express trains between Auckland and Rotorua since the branch line opened in 1894. Until 1959, the Rotorua Express was steam-hauled and...

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Rotorua Branch

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The Rotorua Branch is a railway line from Putāruru to Rotorua, in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty regions of the North Island of New Zealand. Construction...

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List of named passenger trains of New Zealand

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years, Gisborne) 1972 1989 Geyserland Express New Zealand Rail, Tranz Scenic Auckland - Rotorua 1991 2001 Kaimai Express New Zealand Rail, Tranz Scenic Auckland...

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Thames Express

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townships near the city, just one dedicated passenger train operated - the Rotorua Express, which only became daily in October 1902. All other passenger services...

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East Coast Main Trunk

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train crossing Hamilton Railway Bridge over Waikato 1937 Auckland—Rotorua Express on Hamilton Railway Bridge over Waikato 1882 Act authorizing Reclamation...

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Taneatua Express

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New Zealand's final steam-hauled provincial express, the Rotorua Express, ceased operating. Both expresses were replaced by railcar services operated by...

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NZR KA class

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usually pulled the Rotorua express between Hamilton and Rotorua until it was replaced by railcars in 1959 and were used on relief expresses to New Plymouth...

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Arthur Stanley Wohlmann

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in 1902. Wohlmann was appointed as the first government balneologist in Rotorua, where he played a pivotal role in developing the town into a renowned...

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List of New Zealand police officers killed in the line of duty

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Auckland Constable James Shields October 1933 Car was hit by the Rotorua Express at a railway crossing Huntly (nearby) [citation needed] Constable Charles...

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Mixed train

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century (the Rotorua Express), or operating the provincial express twice or thrice weekly while mixed services ran daily (the Taneatua Express). The shortcomings...

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Tania Tapsell

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Zealand politician. She has served on the Rotorua Lakes District Council since 2013 and was elected mayor of Rotorua at the 2022 local elections. She is the...

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MV Salem Express

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34°3′39.9″E / 26.6394500°N 34.061083°E / 26.6394500; 34.061083 The Salem Express was a passenger ship that sank in the Red Sea. It is notable due to the...

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Kaimai Express

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excursion train from Tauranga to Matamata and Rotorua via the new Kaimai Tunnel under the name Kaimai Express, using NZR locomotives and carriages from Steam...

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Glen Massey Line

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out by Wilton Collieries NO 1 at Ngāruawāhia. 22 November 1926 - A Rotorua express hauled by AB 819 was side-swiped by Wilton Collieries NO 1 while shunting...

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Temuera Morrison

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Kingdom (both in 2023). Morrison was born on 26 December 1960 in the town of Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. He is the son of Hana Morrison (née...

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Koutu

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Koutu is a suburb of Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty Region of New Zealand's North Island. Koutu was originally a home for the people of Ngati Whakaue and...

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Judith Stanway

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to a sheep and cattle farm in Rotorua, which they sold a decade later, and now live split between an apartment in Rotorua and a house in Mount Maunganui...

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Drag panic

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Robert Lee and Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki also expressed opposition to the proposed Rotorua drag storytime. On 26 March, a drag storytime event at...

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Haka

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Waititi's movie Boy (2010). In November 2012, a Māori kapa haka group from Rotorua performed a version of the "Gangnam Style" dance mixed with a traditional...

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