On the route of the Midland Railway: the gantry at the tip head near the tunnel mouth, Otira.
Caption: On the route of the Midland Railway: the gantry at the tip head near the tunnel mouth, Otira. The full trucks with debris from the tunnel are run out on this structure, and then emptied over the side. The embankment is over 30 feet high.
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Source: The weekly press, 8 Sept. 1909, p. 40
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