Maewa railway station
40°11′25″S 175°33′03″E / 40.190152°S 175.55088°E / -40.190152; 175.55088
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Halcombe Line open, station closed 7.12 km (4.42 mi) | North Island Main Trunk KiwiRail | Makino Road Line open, station closed 2.36 km (1.47 mi) |
Maewa railway station was a tablet station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3] A passing loop remains at the station site.[4]
In 1987 the loop was measured to be 157.89 km (98.11 mi) from Wellington,[5] though the old station was slightly further north at 158.61 km (98.56 mi).[2]
Near the former station the Steam Traction Society[6] runs a steam fair for traction engines.[7] Another collection of old vehicles is nearby at Austin Mews.[8]
Also nearby is Feilding Cemetery. The first recorded burial there was in November 1886,[9] though the trustees discussed the neglected state of the cemetery in 1882[10] and the cemetery predated the railway.[11]
History
Trains started to run on the line when the Feilding – Halcombe Section opened on Monday 22 April 1878.[12] To ease congestion between Palmerston North and Marton, the loop was opened at Maewa[13] in 1914,[14] it being noted on 27 February that a tablet porter was needed.[5] It was not intended for passenger traffic,[15] though described as a flag station in 1921.[16] From 1933 a goods train stopped at Maewa, carrying Feilding passengers visiting the cemetery.[17] The station closed before 1993.[14] Electric lighting was introduced in 1938,[18] the loop was extended in 1939[19] and work was done to ease the gradient for trains from Halcombe,[20] though it still didn't stop trains stalling on it.[21]
References
- ^ Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)
- ^ a b New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (First ed.). Quail Map Co. 1965. pp. 3 & 4.
- ^ Pierre, Bill (1981). North Island Main Trunk. Wellington: A.H&A.W Reed. pp. 289–290. ISBN 0589013165.
- ^ "120 Lethbridge Rd". Google Maps. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Stations" (PDF). NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Attractions & Activities - Feilding". www.feilding.co.nz. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "The Great Manawatu Steam Fair 2021". Stuff Events. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Attractions & Activities - Feilding". www.feilding.co.nz. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Cemeteries". www.mdc.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "FEILDING CEMETERY. FEILDING STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 26 August 1882. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "MANCHESTER HIGHWAY BOARD. MANAWATU TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 5 September 1877. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "PALMERSTON NORTH. WANGANUI HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 20 April 1878. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "FOXTON WHARF AND MAIN TRUNK DEVIATION COMMISSION (REPORT OF THE) TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENCE". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1916. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)" (PDF).
- ^ "CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FEILDING STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 November 1914. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "HEAVY RAIN. MANAWATU TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 28 November 1921. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "FEILDING. MANAWATU STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 November 1933. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. D. G. SULLIVAN)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1938. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Working and Waiting. MANAWATU TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 4 November 1939. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. D. G. SULLIVAN)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1940. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ^ "Pilots Lose Their Lives. MANAWATU STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 4 August 1945. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links
- Videos - 2011 freight train at Crossing, 2014 milk tanker train
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