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Latest revision as of 07:09, 2 February 2022

Christchurch(3) Riccarton Bryndwyr
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Christchurch(3)--Riccarton Riccarton--Bryndwyr
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Riccarton - - - 1890 Mileage 2 miles 61 chains from Christchurch. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 90/2780 WRD Canterbury S 49896
Riccarton - - - 12/1905 Temporary branch line opened on the 1st or 2nd of December, 1905. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3180, Pub 1/12 WRD Canterbury S 49897
Riccarton - - - 12/1905 Temporay branch line constructed from Riccarton station via Matai Street and North Hagley Park to the 1906-07 International Exhibtion (on the banks of the Avon opposite Park Terrace. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3180, Pub 1/12 WRD Canterbury S 49898
Riccarton - - - 31/7/1909 Authority for £400 for additional siding accommdation for an additional 25 wagons. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49899
Riccarton - - - 15/12/1909 Caretaker's house is being erected. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49900
Riccarton - - - 15/12/1909 Additional siding accommodation is in hand. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49901
Riccarton - - - 14/1/1910 Appointment of a caretaker. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3734/27 WRD Canterbury S 49902
Riccarton - - - 1/4/1910 Present shelter shed is 10 feet by 6 feet. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49903
Riccarton - - - 1/4/1910 Old shelter shed is to be used for an outhouse. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49904
Riccarton - - - 19/7/1910 Ladies waiting room has been put in hand. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49905
Riccarton - - - 21/7/1910 New standard type shelter shed provided, cost £30. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49906
Riccarton - - - 24/8/1910 Damage to goods shed door. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3734/28 WRD Canterbury S 49907
Riccarton - - - 28/6/1912 Proposed connection of station with public telephone exchange. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3734/29 WRD Canterbury S 49908
Riccarton - - - 30/7/1913 Authority for £300 for station building with verandah. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49909
Riccarton - - - 4/5/1914 Stationmaster now in charge. Open for Railway business only. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49910
Riccarton - - - 13/10/1915 Crossing loop and private siding. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49911
Riccarton - - - 28/6/1916 Lighting of station. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3734/33 WRD Canterbury S 49912
Riccarton - - - 13/9/1922 Crossing loop and private siding. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49913
Riccarton - - - 13/9/1922 Station building (with verandah) and passengrr platform. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49914
Riccarton - - - 26/7/1923 Approval for £40 to provide a cart dock at station platform. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49915
Riccarton - - - 9/2/1925 Tablet instruments brought into use at Riccarton. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3337 WRD Canterbury S 49916
Riccarton - - - 15/2/1927 Yard re-arrangement completed: crossing loop now has a capacity of 77 wagons and the local loading loop 55 wagons. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49917
Riccarton - - - 26/3/1928 Crossing loop, local loading loop, and Fleming & Coy's private siding. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49918
Riccarton - - - 12/4/1928 Approval to provide a crossover from crossing loop to local loop.  Estimated cost £180. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49919
Riccarton - - - 31/12/1941 Crossing loop 76 wagons, delivery siding 52 wagons. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49920
Riccarton - - - 31/12/1941 Private siding to Fleming & Coy's mill runs off the delivery siding. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49921
Riccarton - - - 11/9/1953 Automatic flashing lights and bells which could be manually controlled by the crossing keepers when the trains were shunting were installed at Riccarton Road in 1932 and the crossing keeper operated the signals for the trains and trams. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49922
Riccarton - - - 11/9/1953 The alarm bells at Riccarton Road were converted to fully automatic operation on Wednesday, 19/8/1953, and the installation of warning lights and bells at Kilmarnock Street will be completed shortly. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49923
Riccarton - - - 11/9/1953 The tramway signals at Riccarton Road are now out of use and the alterations to the signalling and interlocking at Riccarton were also carried out on the 19th August but the services of the crossing keepers have been retained at Riccarton Road. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49924
Riccarton - - - 11/9/1953 This is the second busiest crossing in New Zealand for road traffic. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49925
Riccarton - - - 21/10/1953 On and after Monday, 2/11/1953, the crossingkeepers will be withdrawn from Riccarton level crossing. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W2854, Pub 31/5 WRD Canterbury S 49926
Riccarton - - - 21/10/1953 The approach of trains will be indicated by automatic flashing lights and bells. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W2854, Pub 31/5 WRD Canterbury S 49927
Riccarton - - - 2/10/1960 Mileage 2 miles 45 chains from Christchurch. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49928
Riccarton - - - 24/11/1961 Protoype new tablet exchanger installed. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W5514, 09/2223/1 WRD Canterbury S 49929
Riccarton - - - 13/4/1964 Improved type of tablet exchanger installed. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W5514, 09/2223/1 WRD Canterbury S 49930
Riccarton - - - 25/5/1969 Station building and platform. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49931
Riccarton - - - 18/2/1970 Riccarton is to be converted to a permanently unattended station. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49932
Riccarton - - - 12/1970 Fendalton Road level crossing, 1 mile 47 chains, Main North Line, has half-arm barriers. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49933
Riccarton - - - 12/1970 Kilmarnock Street level crossing, 1 mile 9 chains, Main North Line, has flashing lights and bells.. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49934
Riccarton - - - 12/1970 Riccarton Road level crossing, 0 miles 77 chains, Main North Line, has half-arm barriers. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49935
Riccarton - - - 11/2/1971 Kilmarnock Street level crossing now has only one track instead of three previously. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49936
Riccarton - - - 30/3/1972 Station agent retired, now an unattended station. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49937
Riccarton - - - 11/1/1973 Station building and passengrr platform. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49938
Riccarton - - - 11/1/1973 Single-ended switch-lock siding with a capacity of 70 wagons. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49939
Riccarton - - - 11/1/1973 Adjoining the single-ended switch-lock siding is a loop with a capacity of 28 wagons. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49940
Riccarton - - - 11/1/1973 At the south end of this loop is a backshunt with a capacity of 18 wagons. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49941
Riccarton - - - 11/1/1973 Fleming & Coy's private siding also runs off this loop, capacity 28 wagons. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49942
Riccarton - - - 11/1/1973 All this trackwork is within Addington station limits. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49943
Riccarton - - - 14/3/1973 Trackwork is to be retained for possible Departmental use. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49944
Riccarton - - - 18/2/1974 Approval to install half-arm barriers at Kilmarnock Stree level crossing at 1 mile 1 chains, Main North Line, Riccarton.  Total cost $11,700; estimated cost to National Roads Board $5,850; estimated cost to Department $5,850. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/4280 WRD Canterbury S 49945
Riccarton - - - 11/6/1974 The passenger shelter from Opawa will not now be relocated to Riccarton. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49946
Riccarton - - - 30/7/1976 Lease of station building by Alltrans Freight Ltd terminated. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49947
Riccarton - - - 30/7/1976 Station building in a derelict state. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49948
Riccarton - - - 9/8/1976 Approval to remove station building. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49949
Riccarton - - - 10/12/1976 No passenger traffic. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49950
Riccarton - - - 26/5/1977 Approval to close station and remove trackwork. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49951
Riccarton - - - 2/7/1977 Closed to all traffic. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway 00/2107/1 NZRLS Canterbury S 49952
Riccarton - - - ? D Reese's contract for additions to station. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 35/1 PWD Canterbury S 49953
Riccarton - - - 1/10/1877 Post Office operated by Railways Department staff opened. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway Mails by Rail in NZ R Startup Canterbury S 49954
Riccarton - - - 1/5/1879 Loop 26 wagons Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49955
Riccarton - - - 1/5/1879 Mileage 2 miles 44 chains from Christchurch. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49956
Riccarton - - - 1/8/1898 Accommodation shelter shed, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, stationmaster's house, urinals. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/2756 WRD Canterbury S 49957
Riccarton - - - 1/8/1898 Loop 27 wagons. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 98/2756 WRD Canterbury S 49958
Riccarton - - - 1/9/1882 Accommodation shelter shed, passenger platform, stationmaster's house. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49959
Riccarton - - - 1/9/1882 Loop 26 wagons Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49960
Riccarton - - - 12/12/1881 Loop 26 wagons Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49961
Riccarton - - - 12/4/1881 Riccarton Road Board – urging necessity for increasing width of railway crossing at Fendalton Road. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 49962
Riccarton - - - 12/8/1896 Riccarton Road Board – land taken for railway purposes and used as an approach road to Riccarton station. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 49963
Riccarton - - - 15/10/1879 Loop 26 wagons Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49964
Riccarton - - - 19/4/1886 Accommodation shelter shed, passenger platform, stationmaster's house. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49965
Riccarton - - - 19/4/1886 Loop 27 wagons Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 49966
Riccarton - - - 20/6/1891 Post Office removed from station. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway Mails by Rail in NZ R Startup Canterbury S 49967
Riccarton - - - 23/10/1876 Mileage 1 mile 15 chains from Addington. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 70 PWD Canterbury S 49968
Riccarton - - - 24/4/1896 Addition of wash-house and copper to ganger's house. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 49969
Riccarton - - - 31/3/1885 Private siding granted on 28/12/1870 to Jane Deans, W Britton, trustees of Riccarton estate, at 1 mile 17 chains, Riccarton.  Present holders are Wood, Sinclair, & Coy. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway R4, 83/2044 WRD Canterbury S 49970
Riccarton - - - 4/7/1887 New passenger platform ready for use and mileage altered. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 49971
Riccarton - - - 6/12/1871 Ready to advertise Riccarton station. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W 3 PWD Canterbury S 49972
Riccarton - - - c.11/1975 Alltrans have not used Riccarton siding for some months now and appear to have terminated their activity there. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49973
Riccarton - - - c.11/1975 Alltrans used the station building for a lunch room and the conveniences for their staff. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49974
Riccarton - - - c.11/1975 Station building is subject to constant vandalism.. Great Northern Railway Addington – Rangiora Railway W3199, 03/3181 WRD Canterbury S 49975
Riccarton Middleton - - 13/10/1866 Station at Riccarton. Great Southern Railway - W3180, Pro24/33 WRD Canterbury S 49976
Riccarton Middleton - - 18/11/1867 Tenders called for the fixing of a wire on the telegraph poles from Lyttelton to Selwyn. Great Southern Railway - W3180, Pro24/33 WRD Canterbury S 49977
Riccarton Middleton - - c.11/1871 Name of Riccarton station changed to Middleton. Great Southern Railway - 00/2107/1 NZRLS Canterbury S 49978
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