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Masterton Railway Station (Wairarapa) Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Growly Bear: As this cache has been out of action for too long, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 5/12/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located at the Masterton Railway Station.


The Masterton Railway Station was opened on the first of November 1880. The station is on the Wairarapa line.

Today, The station sees around ten passenger services on weekdays and four on weekends, as well as the occasional freight service.

The original station (pictured above) that opened in 1880, included a goods shed, sheep and cattle yards, and an engine shed with coal and water facilities.

In the early years of the Station, the Wellington to Napier Express train passed through on its journey, this happened until 1908, when the Wellington-Manawatu rail companies line was purchased and the train was re-routed.

Today, the only passenger trains to stop here are the Wairarapa Connection services between Wellington and Masterton, operated by Tranz Metro. The Train consists of several SW carriages (ex-british mark two), pulled by a DC, DX, or DBR locomotive. The journey takes around one hour, forty minutes.

This cache is hidden near the station, In the car park planter bed. This cache is a 400ml camo sistema.

This Cache is not on or near the Railway Lines, You do not need to even go onto the platform.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ng raq bs cynagre obk va pnecnex

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)