Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust the Maymorn site to the original railway formation. The trust proposes to progressively reinstate and operate the railway between Maymorn and Featherston in four stages, including: Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust The Rimutaka Incline Railway Heritage Trust is a non-profit, charitable trust in New Zealand that was established in 2003 with the objective of reinstating an operating heritage railway over the Rimutaka Ranges using the original route of the Wairarapa Line between Maymorn and Featherston, including the world-famous Rimutaka Incline. The trust was formed by a steering committee that had earlier been established to investigate the proposal, and was composed
Rimutaka Tunnel five-span 91 metres (300 ft) bridge across the Mangaroa River and two underpasses near Maoribank. There is a tunnel of 539 metres (1767 ft) near Maoribank, but on the eastern side where two short tunnels (220 metres (11 chain) and 180 metres (9 chain)) had been proposed through a spur it was cheaper to lengthen the line by 140 metres (7 chain) and have open cuttings. The construction of the Rimutaka Tunnel consumed: The first locomotives to work through the tunnel were the 560 kW DG class - the tunnel was too long for steam locomotives, making the Wairarapa Line