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The Bay Express in the Manawatu Gorge

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The Wellington-bound Bay Express winds its way through the Manawatu Gorge, about an hour after passing through Ormondville. After considerable difficulty, the Gorge section of the Hawkes Bay-Manawatu railway - the final section - opened amid great regional celebration on 9 March 1891. Photo source: Destination Manawatu

The lower photo shows the south-bound Bay Express emerging from one of the gorge's five tunnels.