Driving Creek Railway
From the carpark, a short section of track runs up to the main Driving Creek Railway station
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Holding the camera level illustrates the grade of this section. The steepest track on the main Driving Creek Railway is 1 in 16, almost as steep as the former Rimutaka Incline
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Looking out the front of the newest train Linx, completed in 2004
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Passing the Driving Creek Railway's workshops
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The simple signals of the railway just past the workshop
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View from the train as it ascends the line
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A number of replica NZR stations are scattered along the line, such as this one called Ravington
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Approaching the first reversing point of the railway
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The mothballed Cipmain Branch which led to a small lake
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Entering the double decker bridge on the upward journey
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The railway's main attraction is its passage through native New Zealand bush
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The second train, Snake, waits at the bottom of the double decker bridge. Only one train may use the bridge at a time
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A statue of Charlie Chaplin sits next to the line
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Snake waits below Linx for the latter to clear the reversing points
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From Linx, the next tunnel is clearly visible
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The second to last reversing point on the line
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Climbing up to the final reversing point (No. 5), the train passes over a bridge giving passengers this view
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For passengers suffering for vertigo, the final reversing point provides a challenge
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The second train, Snake, arrives at Eyefull Tower, the final terminus of the railway and opened in 2003
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Linx and Snake together at the Eyefull Tower
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View from the Eyefull Tower. IN the distance, the eastern side of Waiheke Island can be seen
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The Eyefull Tower, viewed from the platform
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Linx and Snake wait for passengers to return
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Inside the Eyefull Tower, a model of its namesake, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, is on display
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