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{| class="wikitable"
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/6/1903
|Canterbury Frozen Meat &  Dairy Produce Coy Ltd to have a siding off a loop.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43876
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|25/6/1903
|Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd application for a siding between 113 miles and 113 miles 20 chains, near the Pareora  River.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43877
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|25/6/1903
|Distance is 2 miles 63 chains from Normanby, and 3 miles 4  chains from St Andrews.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43878
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1903
|Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd siding has  been laid and is open for traffic.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43879
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|17/9/1903
|Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd siding  agreement signed by Minister on 10th instant.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43880
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|11/3/1904
|Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy expect to begin active operations  at the Pareora Works within three weeks.  Company requests a permanent platform for their employees [no file  note as to if this was provided or not].
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W2278, 03/2316/2
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43881
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|11/3/1904
|Pareora Siding is not a public siding.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W2278, 03/2316/2
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43882
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|31/5/1904
|Approval for workmen's trains to run between Timaru and  Pareora.  Stop at Normanby.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W2278, 03/2316/2
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43883
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|20/9/1904
|Freezing works – further building operations will be under  way.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W2278, 03/2316/2
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43884
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/6/1910
|Freezing works established in 1904.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W2278, 03/2316/2
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43885
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|27/5/1911
|General improvements at station.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3734/28
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43886
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|16/1/1912
|Taking additional land for railway purposes.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W 3
|PWD
|Canterbury
|S
|43887
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
| - backshunt to engine room; and
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43888
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
| - backshunt to south side of Freezing Chamber.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43889
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
| - loop between Slaughterhouse and Freezing Chamber, shunting  leg terminates in the engine shed;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43890
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
| - sheep yards, with concrete platform, at turnout near Works  boundary fence;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43891
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
| - tramway from near end of loop past Slaughterhouse, etc, to  Sausage Skin Department, then continues at a right angle to the  Slaughterhouse;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43892
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
|Access road from Pareora Avenue.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43893
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
|Freezing Works sidings:
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43894
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
|Public sidings consist of a loop siding.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43895
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
|Sidings on Railway land are a loop with a backshunt at each  end.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43896
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|18/8/1913
|Station building, levers on north end of platform, passenger  platform, one lamp on platform, tablet exchanger on south end of platform,  privy and urinal, 2,000 gallon water vat.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43897
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/5/1921
|Interlocking – The Signal & Electrical Engineer advises  the crossovers at both ends of the private siding can be connected up with  roddding in conjunction with the Woods Locks at a cost of £160.  Work is to be put in hand.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43898
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|29/5/1923
|Loop for public siding.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43899
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|29/5/1923
|Station building, passenger platform (south end at 113 miles  10 chains), 2,000 gallon water vat, loading bank.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43900
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|19/6/1923
|The backshunt at the south end is used for no other purpose  than to stand the Department's passenger cars.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43901
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|19/6/1923
|The Department makes use of the Company's sidings in  connection with the running of passenger trains between Timaru and Pareora  during those parts of the year that the works are in operation.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43902
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|19/7/1928
|A shelter shed, platform, etc, were provided at Pareora in  1905.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43903
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|19/7/1928
|When the Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd  siding was laid in 1903, there was no station at Pareora and the siding was  shewn as “between Normanby and St Andrews stations”.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43904
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|22/11/1928
|Present loop holds 30 wagons.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43905
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|22/11/1928
|Proposal to extend Company's loop at south end to hold 45  wagons to facilitate lifting empty stock wagons from the south.  Estimated cost £60.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43906
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|28/11/1929
|Cabinet approval for extension of Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy's  siding, estimated to cost £60.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3199, 11/3111/1
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43907
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|30/7/1935
|The Company will require to obtain consent of the local body  to cross the road with the siding before the work is put in hand.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43908
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|30/7/1935
|The proposed additional backshunt is approved provided the  Companypay all costs involved.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43909
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|4/11/1943
|New siding for stock put in some years ago.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43910
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|16/7/1947
|A hut is situated in the Pareora ballast pit, and was used as  a shelter when the pit was open.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3199, 08/2471/6
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43911
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - 1 backshunt along south side of freezing chamber (curve 5  chains radius).
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43912
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - 1 backshunt off loop, ends at 113 miles 21 chains 3 links,  south end;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43913
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - 1 backshunt off loop, turnout at 113 miles 00 chains 71  links (north end) and ends at 112 miles 77 chains 2 links;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43914
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - 1 backshunt to coal bin (curve 5 chains radius); and
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43915
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - 1 backshunt to engine room (curve 6½  chains radius);
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43916
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - 1 loop;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43917
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - loop alongside freezing chambers, radius of cuves 7 to 7½ chains;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43918
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - loop turnout at 113 miles 19 chains 13 links;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43919
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
| - turnout at Works boundary fence, with to tracks therefrom  (curve radius 4½ chains radius);
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43920
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/4/1953
|Freezing Works sidings:
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43921
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/9/1953
|The additional coal siding has been completed.  [To coal bin]
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43922
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|8/7/1963
|Station building built in 1876.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W 2278, 10/425/1
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43923
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - 1 backshunt along south side of large cold store under  verandah.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43924
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - 1 backshunt along south side of small cold store; and
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43925
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - 1 backshunt off loop, ends at 113 miles 21 chains 3 links,  south end;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43926
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - 1 backshunt off loop, turnout at 113 miles 00 chains 71  links (north end) and ends at 112 miles 77 chains 2 links;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43927
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - 1 backshunt that ends at cold store;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43928
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - 1 loop;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43929
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - 2 backshunts past north side of cold stores, with a  cross-over near the end;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43930
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - loop turnout at 113 miles 19 chains 13 links;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43931
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
| - turnout at Works boundary fence, with to tracks therefrom;
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43932
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
|Freezing Works sidings:
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43933
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
|Public sidings consist of a loop siding.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43934
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|6/1966
|Station building, passenger platform (for main line only).
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43935
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|1/1970
|A supply from 10 up to 60 wagons per day (more than 60 on a  Sunday).  Sometimes necessary to run  two shunts because of restricted holding capacity.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43936
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|1/1970
|Pareora was a permanent station in 1919.  Has been a switchout for at least the last  20 years.  Has been unattended since  18/8/1969.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43937
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|1/1970
|Stock is all from south.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43938
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|1/1970
|There is conflict between stock in and meat out from January  to March / April.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43939
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|17/2/1970
|The Oamaru – Rolleston Centralised Traffic Control proposals  will result in the elimination of the public sidings and it is intended to  replace this lost capacity in part by installing an additional exchange  siding on the left side.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43940
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|17/2/1970
|Wagons for the Company at present partly accommodated in the  exchange sidings on the left side of the main line and partly in the public  siding on the right side as the exchange siding has insufficient capacity.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43941
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|19/3/1970
|Incoming stock put off No 322 can be readily placed to the  unloading point by the Works engine, before a morning shunt from Timaru is  required to place freezers.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43942
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|19/3/1970
|The Company has requested sufficient total siding capacity  outside the Works, to hold 25 bogie insulated wagons.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43943
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|30/4/1970
|Proposal to provide an additional exchange siding and extent  existing siding adjacent to the Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy Ltd, approved, at  an estimated cost of $7900.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43944
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|21/7/1970
|A suitable shelter for small lots traffic and the housing of  telephones could be provided by shifting Levels station building to Pareora  at negligible cost.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|R4, 99/1714
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43945
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|21/7/1970
|It is a long narrow building with no open lobby or shelter  space.  In its present condition the  building is unsuitable for use as an unattended flag station shelter and it  could not be readily adapted for this purpose.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|R4, 99/1714
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43946
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|21/7/1970
|Recommending the Pareora station be sold for removal and the  station building at Levels be shifted to Pareora to provide a suitable  shelter.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|R4, 99/1714
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43947
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|21/7/1970
|The existing station building at Pareora was built in 1876 and  was added to 1912.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|R4, 99/1714
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43948
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|30/5/1972
|The north end backshunt has now been terminated south of the  public road crossing at 113 miles 03 chains.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43949
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|3/10/1972
|Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy's private siding agreement renewed.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3293, 9218
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43950
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|2/11/1987
|Main South Line – 182.46km from Port Lyttelton (0.00km).
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W 3337
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43951
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|1/10/1888
|Levels Road Board – asking for crossing for new road at  Pareora.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W 1820
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43952
|-
|Pareora
| -
| -
| -
|8/5/1876
|Special train for inspection purposes ran today between Timaru  and Pareora.
|Timaru – Oamaru Section
| -
|W3180, Pub 1/12
|WRD
|Canterbury
|S
|43953
|}

Latest revision as of 08:21, 4 February 2022

Normanby Pareora St_Andrews
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Normanby--Pareora Pareora--St_Andrews
3.8km 4.9km

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Pareora - - - 18/6/1903 Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd to have a siding off a loop. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43876
Pareora - - - 25/6/1903 Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd application for a siding between 113 miles and 113 miles 20 chains, near the Pareora River. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43877
Pareora - - - 25/6/1903 Distance is 2 miles 63 chains from Normanby, and 3 miles 4 chains from St Andrews. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43878
Pareora - - - 18/8/1903 Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd siding has been laid and is open for traffic. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43879
Pareora - - - 17/9/1903 Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd siding agreement signed by Minister on 10th instant. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43880
Pareora - - - 11/3/1904 Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy expect to begin active operations at the Pareora Works within three weeks. Company requests a permanent platform for their employees [no file note as to if this was provided or not]. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W2278, 03/2316/2 WRD Canterbury S 43881
Pareora - - - 11/3/1904 Pareora Siding is not a public siding. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W2278, 03/2316/2 WRD Canterbury S 43882
Pareora - - - 31/5/1904 Approval for workmen's trains to run between Timaru and Pareora.  Stop at Normanby. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W2278, 03/2316/2 WRD Canterbury S 43883
Pareora - - - 20/9/1904 Freezing works – further building operations will be under way. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W2278, 03/2316/2 WRD Canterbury S 43884
Pareora - - - 6/6/1910 Freezing works established in 1904. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W2278, 03/2316/2 WRD Canterbury S 43885
Pareora - - - 27/5/1911 General improvements at station. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3734/28 WRD Canterbury S 43886
Pareora - - - 16/1/1912 Taking additional land for railway purposes. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W 3 PWD Canterbury S 43887
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 - backshunt to engine room; and Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43888
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 - backshunt to south side of Freezing Chamber. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43889
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 - loop between Slaughterhouse and Freezing Chamber, shunting leg terminates in the engine shed; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43890
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 - sheep yards, with concrete platform, at turnout near Works boundary fence; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43891
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 - tramway from near end of loop past Slaughterhouse, etc, to Sausage Skin Department, then continues at a right angle to the Slaughterhouse; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43892
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 Access road from Pareora Avenue. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43893
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 Freezing Works sidings: Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43894
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 Public sidings consist of a loop siding. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43895
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 Sidings on Railway land are a loop with a backshunt at each end. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43896
Pareora - - - 18/8/1913 Station building, levers on north end of platform, passenger platform, one lamp on platform, tablet exchanger on south end of platform, privy and urinal, 2,000 gallon water vat. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43897
Pareora - - - 3/5/1921 Interlocking – The Signal & Electrical Engineer advises the crossovers at both ends of the private siding can be connected up with roddding in conjunction with the Woods Locks at a cost of £160.  Work is to be put in hand. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43898
Pareora - - - 29/5/1923 Loop for public siding. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43899
Pareora - - - 29/5/1923 Station building, passenger platform (south end at 113 miles 10 chains), 2,000 gallon water vat, loading bank. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43900
Pareora - - - 19/6/1923 The backshunt at the south end is used for no other purpose than to stand the Department's passenger cars. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43901
Pareora - - - 19/6/1923 The Department makes use of the Company's sidings in connection with the running of passenger trains between Timaru and Pareora during those parts of the year that the works are in operation. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43902
Pareora - - - 19/7/1928 A shelter shed, platform, etc, were provided at Pareora in 1905. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43903
Pareora - - - 19/7/1928 When the Canterbury Frozen Meat & Dairy Produce Coy Ltd siding was laid in 1903, there was no station at Pareora and the siding was shewn as “between Normanby and St Andrews stations”. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43904
Pareora - - - 22/11/1928 Present loop holds 30 wagons. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43905
Pareora - - - 22/11/1928 Proposal to extend Company's loop at south end to hold 45 wagons to facilitate lifting empty stock wagons from the south.  Estimated cost £60. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43906
Pareora - - - 28/11/1929 Cabinet approval for extension of Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy's siding, estimated to cost £60. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3199, 11/3111/1 WRD Canterbury S 43907
Pareora - - - 30/7/1935 The Company will require to obtain consent of the local body to cross the road with the siding before the work is put in hand. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43908
Pareora - - - 30/7/1935 The proposed additional backshunt is approved provided the Companypay all costs involved. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43909
Pareora - - - 4/11/1943 New siding for stock put in some years ago. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43910
Pareora - - - 16/7/1947 A hut is situated in the Pareora ballast pit, and was used as a shelter when the pit was open. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3199, 08/2471/6 WRD Canterbury S 43911
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - 1 backshunt along south side of freezing chamber (curve 5 chains radius). Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43912
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - 1 backshunt off loop, ends at 113 miles 21 chains 3 links, south end; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43913
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - 1 backshunt off loop, turnout at 113 miles 00 chains 71 links (north end) and ends at 112 miles 77 chains 2 links; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43914
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - 1 backshunt to coal bin (curve 5 chains radius); and Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43915
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - 1 backshunt to engine room (curve 6½ chains radius); Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43916
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - 1 loop; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43917
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - loop alongside freezing chambers, radius of cuves 7 to 7½ chains; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43918
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - loop turnout at 113 miles 19 chains 13 links; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43919
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 - turnout at Works boundary fence, with to tracks therefrom (curve radius 4½ chains radius); Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43920
Pareora - - - 3/4/1953 Freezing Works sidings: Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43921
Pareora - - - 3/9/1953 The additional coal siding has been completed.  [To coal bin] Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43922
Pareora - - - 8/7/1963 Station building built in 1876. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W 2278, 10/425/1 WRD Canterbury S 43923
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - 1 backshunt along south side of large cold store under verandah. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43924
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - 1 backshunt along south side of small cold store; and Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43925
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - 1 backshunt off loop, ends at 113 miles 21 chains 3 links, south end; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43926
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - 1 backshunt off loop, turnout at 113 miles 00 chains 71 links (north end) and ends at 112 miles 77 chains 2 links; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43927
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - 1 backshunt that ends at cold store; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43928
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - 1 loop; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43929
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - 2 backshunts past north side of cold stores, with a cross-over near the end; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43930
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - loop turnout at 113 miles 19 chains 13 links; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43931
Pareora - - - 6/1966 - turnout at Works boundary fence, with to tracks therefrom; Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43932
Pareora - - - 6/1966 Freezing Works sidings: Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43933
Pareora - - - 6/1966 Public sidings consist of a loop siding. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43934
Pareora - - - 6/1966 Station building, passenger platform (for main line only). Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43935
Pareora - - - 1/1970 A supply from 10 up to 60 wagons per day (more than 60 on a Sunday).  Sometimes necessary to run two shunts because of restricted holding capacity. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43936
Pareora - - - 1/1970 Pareora was a permanent station in 1919.  Has been a switchout for at least the last 20 years.  Has been unattended since 18/8/1969. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43937
Pareora - - - 1/1970 Stock is all from south. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43938
Pareora - - - 1/1970 There is conflict between stock in and meat out from January to March / April. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43939
Pareora - - - 17/2/1970 The Oamaru – Rolleston Centralised Traffic Control proposals will result in the elimination of the public sidings and it is intended to replace this lost capacity in part by installing an additional exchange siding on the left side. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43940
Pareora - - - 17/2/1970 Wagons for the Company at present partly accommodated in the exchange sidings on the left side of the main line and partly in the public siding on the right side as the exchange siding has insufficient capacity. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43941
Pareora - - - 19/3/1970 Incoming stock put off No 322 can be readily placed to the unloading point by the Works engine, before a morning shunt from Timaru is required to place freezers. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43942
Pareora - - - 19/3/1970 The Company has requested sufficient total siding capacity outside the Works, to hold 25 bogie insulated wagons. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43943
Pareora - - - 30/4/1970 Proposal to provide an additional exchange siding and extent existing siding adjacent to the Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy Ltd, approved, at an estimated cost of $7900. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43944
Pareora - - - 21/7/1970 A suitable shelter for small lots traffic and the housing of telephones could be provided by shifting Levels station building to Pareora at negligible cost. Timaru – Oamaru Section - R4, 99/1714 WRD Canterbury S 43945
Pareora - - - 21/7/1970 It is a long narrow building with no open lobby or shelter space.  In its present condition the building is unsuitable for use as an unattended flag station shelter and it could not be readily adapted for this purpose. Timaru – Oamaru Section - R4, 99/1714 WRD Canterbury S 43946
Pareora - - - 21/7/1970 Recommending the Pareora station be sold for removal and the station building at Levels be shifted to Pareora to provide a suitable shelter. Timaru – Oamaru Section - R4, 99/1714 WRD Canterbury S 43947
Pareora - - - 21/7/1970 The existing station building at Pareora was built in 1876 and was added to 1912. Timaru – Oamaru Section - R4, 99/1714 WRD Canterbury S 43948
Pareora - - - 30/5/1972 The north end backshunt has now been terminated south of the public road crossing at 113 miles 03 chains. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43949
Pareora - - - 3/10/1972 Canterbury Frozen Meat Coy's private siding agreement renewed. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3293, 9218 WRD Canterbury S 43950
Pareora - - - 2/11/1987 Main South Line – 182.46km from Port Lyttelton (0.00km). Timaru – Oamaru Section - W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 43951
Pareora - - - 1/10/1888 Levels Road Board – asking for crossing for new road at Pareora. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 43952
Pareora - - - 8/5/1876 Special train for inspection purposes ran today between Timaru and Pareora. Timaru – Oamaru Section - W3180, Pub 1/12 WRD Canterbury S 43953
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