Waitakere Train Tunnel

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Railway Tunnel – Swanson Heritage

Construction of the Waitakere tunnel was a laborious task, due to hard clay and the need to fill surrounding swampland. Construction gangs of largely Maori and Irish workers worked at both ends of the Henderson-Kumeu link with one gang at the Waitakere tunnel site. There were camps for the men and fenced-off grazing for the

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Waitākere, Auckland 0816

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https://swansonheritage.org.nz/places/location/railway-tunnel/