File Records:Selwyn
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| Selwyn | - | - | - | 1/9/1882 | Loop 52 wagons | Great Southern Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51575 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 10/10/1866 | The Great Southern Railway is expected to be opened to the Selwyn in the course of the present summer. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51576 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 12/12/1881 | Loop 52 wagons | Great Southern Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51577 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 14/10/1867 | Application to erect stockyards. | Great Southern Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51578 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 14/6/1879 | Requesting authority £532 for additional accommodation at Selwyn Station. | Great Southern Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51579 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 15/3/1867 | A second installment of the Great Southern Railway, carrying that line up to and across the Selwyn, will be ready for traffic in about a month or two. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51580 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 15/6/1868 | Holmes – siding at station - £680.6.3. | Great Southern Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51581 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 16/10/1887 | Proclamation of roads alongside railway line from Selwyn station southwards. | Great Southern Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51582 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 16/4/1867 | A short time only is required to extend the traffic to the Selwyn, a distance of about 22 miles from Christchurch. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51583 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 16/4/1867 | Rails now laid to the bank of the Selwyn. The iron bridge which will carry trains across is in the harbour, and the stone for the foundations and abutments is ready to be dropped into place. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51584 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 16/5/1866 | Government has ordered the contractors to proceed immediately with the construction of that portion of the line between Rolleston and the Selwyn. A further distance of nine miles. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pro24/33 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51585 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 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 | 51586 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 19/4/1886 | Loop 54 wagons, loop 19 wagons | Great Southern Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51587 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 2/11/1899 | Bath for stationmaster's house. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3734/15 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51588 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 2/6/1873 | Selwyn – Rakaia Section opened for traffic. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51589 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 20/7/1867 | Special train ran to Rolleston. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pro24/33 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51590 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 21/7/1868 | Extension of telegraph to Selwyn station. | Great Southern Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51591 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 21/8/1866 | The line for thirteen miles, as far as Rolleston, is all but complete, and the contract has been let out for nine miles further, as far as the Selwyn River. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51592 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 24/11/1885 | Requesting authority £40 for a ladies waiting room. | Great Southern Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51593 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 24/9/1868 | Tenders called for additional accommodation to the station -five bedrooms, kitchen, and a private sitting room. Estimated cost £300. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51594 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 25/9/1867 | Approaches to station - £22.13.0. | Great Southern Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51595 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 26/9//1867 | L G Cole application to erect stables at station. | Great Southern Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51596 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 28/3/1868 | A store to hold 1,200 sacks is to be built. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51597 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 28/3/1868 | Special train runs daily to Selwyn to cart wheat. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51598 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 28/5/1867 | Railway has reached the Selwyn River. Bridge in course of construction. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51599 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 30/10/1867 | W Lawrence seeks refreshment license Selwyn station. | Great Southern Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51600 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 30/11/1867 | Holmes – platform, booking office,etc - £1,000.0.0. | Great Southern Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51601 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 31/3/1883 | Conversion of dummy siding - £9.12.6. | Great Southern Railway | - | R4, 83/2044 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51602 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 31/3/1883 | Huts for traffic cadets at Hornby, Selwyn, and Hinds - £41.4.2. | Great Southern Railway | - | R4, 83/2044 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51603 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 31/3/1883 | Removal of tank stand from St Andrews to Selwyn - £28/19/2/ | Great Southern Railway | - | R4, 83/2044 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51604 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 4/10/1866 | It is intended immediately to build receiving sheds for the wool and grain at Rolleston and the Selwyn. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51605 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 4/10/1867 | The damage to the Great Southern Railway near the Selwyn Bridge has been made good, and the line will be opened for the conveyance of passengers and goods on October 7. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51606 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 4/3/1875 | Use of stationmaster's house as an immigration depot. | Great Southern Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51607 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 5/10/1867 | At present the line is only open for passengers from Rolleston to Selwyn, goods being carried only as far as Rolleston station. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pro24/33 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51608 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 5/10/1867 | The Great Southern Railway is now opened up as as far as the north bank of the Selwyn. | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pro24/33 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51609 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 5/5/1868 | Road from Selwyn railway station to Rakaia. | Great Southern Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51610 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 6/11/1867 | Holmes – platform, booking office,etc - £600.0.0. | Great Southern Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51611 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 6/11/1867 | Holmes – siding at station - £300.0.0. | Great Southern Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51612 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 6/9/1867 | Railway works at Selwyn damaged by recent floods. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51613 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 7/10/1867 | Station now open. Trains will run to the north bank of the river to connect with coaches to and from Timaru. (The river had changed course leaving the bridge high and dry.) | Great Southern Railway | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51614 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 7/9/1867 | On July 20 a trial trip took place on the Great Southern Railway to the Selwyn. A train left Christchurch station at 11.45 am and accomplished the journey in about an hour. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51615 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 7/9/1867 | The train crossed the bridge, which was inspected by the company. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51616 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 7/9/1867 | The train stopped for a short time at Rolleston and the intervening stations, both going and returning. The new carriages were greatly admired both for their easy motion and the elegance of the appointments. | Great Southern Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 51617 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 8/1867 | Dobson – approaches to station - £122.0.0. | Great Southern Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51618 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 9/1867 | Dobson – approaches to station – amount included in above. | Great Southern Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 51619 | |
| Selwyn | - | - | - | 1938 | Norwood station re-arrangement necessitating the closing of Selwyn. | Greymouth – Reefton Railway | - | W5514, 6052/37 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 51620 | |
| Selwyn Timber Coy's Siding | - | - | - | 5/12/1943 | Mileage 59 miles 59 chains from Frankton Junction. | Frankton – Rotorua Line | - | W 3337 | WRD | S | 51633 | ||
| Selwyn Timber Coy's Siding | - | - | - | 22/6/1958 | Closed to all traffic. | Frankton – Rotorua Line | - | 00/2107/1 | NZRLS | S | 51634 |