Map (9th September 1899) showing the deviation of the Wellington Napier Railway via Wainuiomata and Wairongomai Valley. This deviation never materialised and instead the route went over the Rimutaka Incline.
Wainuiomata Deviation of the Wairarapa Line Map
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