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Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 2/10/1960 | Mileage 4 miles 24 chains from Christchurch. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17634 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/11/1965 | Front of building as it is at Heathcote has been altered from as it was originally. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17635 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/11/1965 | In 1869 it was opposite the goods shed. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17636 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/11/1965 | It is not known when the building was moved to Heathcote. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17637 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/11/1965 | It was transferred to the Lyttelton station yard at a date not known, but appears in photographs taken between 1869 and about 1885. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17638 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/11/1965 | The old store at Heathcote is identified as having been one of the buildings used by the contractors of the Lyttelton Tunnel. It has appeared in a photograph taken in 1886 located above the portal of the Tunnel. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17639 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 9/12/1972 | Island platform being dismantled. Rails removed from fence on station side of platform. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W3180, Pub 3/18 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17640 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 22/6/1979 | Island platform has been removed. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17641 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 26/10/1979 | It is intended to demolish the old line gang buildings (except the trolley shed) alongside the backshunt at Lyttelton end. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17642 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 5/8/1980 | Approval to alter and up-grade track in private siding. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17643 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 7/9/1985 | Station building, low level passenger platform, signal cabin tunnel end of station. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | JRS/P228 | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17644 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 2/11/1987 | Main South Line – 3.60km from Port Lyttelton (0.00km). | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17645 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 9/1988 | Station building has been demolished, platform extant. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | JRS/P228 | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17646 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 10/9/1988 | Wagon turntable gives access to two sidings in business premises. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | JRS/P228 | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17647 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 3/1992 | Signal boxes at each end of Lyttelton Tunnel offered for sale. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | - | Rails | Canterbury | S | 17648 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/4/1868 | A few miners are still at work in the tunnel; but for all practical purposes, it is open to the public. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17649 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/4/1868 | The first engine drawing goods wagons made the journey safely on the night of November 19, and the first passenger train on the morning of December 9. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17650 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/5/1879 | Loop siding – 77 wagons | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17651 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/5/1879 | Mileage 4 miles 22 chains from Christchurch. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17652 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/7/1864[?] | Post Office operated by Railway staff opened. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Mails by Rail in NZ | R Startup | Canterbury | S | 17653 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/8/1898 | Accommodation 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, wagon turntable, fixed signals, stationmaster's house, urinals. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 98/2756 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17654 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/8/1898 | Loop 54 wagons, backshunt 25 wagons (for Tunnel Workmen). | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 98/2756 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17655 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/9/1882 | Accommodation 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, wagon turntable, fixed signals, stationmaster's house, urinals. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17656 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 1/9/1882 | Loop 53 wagons | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17657 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 10/12/1867 | The first passenger train to Lyttelton left Christchurch station yesterday morning at nine o'clock, carrying a large number of passengers – larger a great deal tan we had expected to see. The journey to the north of the tunnel was very quickly accomplished, a few additional passengers having been picked up by the way. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17658 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 11/2/1884 | Requesting approval for extension of Lyttelton Borough Council's siding, near Heathcote, on to pumping station site. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17659 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 11/8/1886 | A water course at Heathcote was diverted at the time of making the Lyttelton Tunnel. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 87/2634 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17660 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 12/1/1880 | Requesting authority for alteration of points at Heathcote. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17661 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 12/12/1881 | Loop 53 wagons | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17662 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 13/1/1897 | Application to erect steps from railway reserve to Recreation Ground. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17663 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 13/10/1860 | That at the Christchurch end [sinking of a shaft for the tunnel] is about 165 yards from the entrance and about 103 feet in depth. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17664 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 13/10/1860 | The Lyttelton shaft was commenced in the beginning of February, and tat at the Christchurch end on the 13th of that month. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17665 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 13/10/1860 | The tunnel, when completed, will be 18 feet in height and 15 feet in width, the upper portion being of rounded form. It is not expected that where rock is found the tunnel will require to be arched, but where it passes through the softer material at either end, no doubt it will be necessary to support it with a lining of brickwork or masonry. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17666 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/10/1878 | At the Christchurch end of the Heathcote station the lower arm of the semaphore called NG 11 and NG 12 will be disused and the upper arms will be used instead for the goods loop line, viz, that called number 13BG for the Down goods and 14BG for the Up goods. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Allison Smith's Diary | NZRLS | Canterbury | S | 17667 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/10/1878 | For three days the placing points, which are to work in connection with the arms above named, 13BG and 14BG, will be worked by hand by an ordinary switch lever, after that time they will be connected with the signal box. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Allison Smith's Diary | NZRLS | Canterbury | S | 17668 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/10/1878 | The line between Christchurch and Heathcote stations will be broken and traffic interrupted after the passing of the last train at 8.45pm on Monday evening the 14th instant. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Allison Smith's Diary | NZRLS | Canterbury | S | 17669 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/10/1878 | The present running line will be disused and the old broad gauge line will be ready for traffic by 6.50am on Tuesday, 15th instant. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Allison Smith's Diary | NZRLS | Canterbury | S | 17670 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/10/1878 | The signals at the Christchurch end will remain unaltered. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Allison Smith's Diary | NZRLS | Canterbury | S | 17671 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/10/1878 | The signals at the platform, now used for the passenger main line, will remain unaltered, as well as all the signals at the tunnel end. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Allison Smith's Diary | NZRLS | Canterbury | S | 17672 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/11/1865 | At the end of the previous month 50 chains 50 links had been driven at the Heathcote end [of the tunnel] and 46 chains 42 links at the Lyttelton end. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17673 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/6/1894 | Siding is at 2 miles 4 chains 75 links. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17674 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 14/9/1868 | George Holmes & Coy – put in one siding at Heathcote Valley. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 17675 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/1/1897 | Additions to stationmaster's house. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17676 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/10/1879 | Loop siding – 77 wagons | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17677 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/4/1868 | George Holmes & Coy – Heathcote Valley station – cost £107.12.6. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 17678 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 15/8/1877 | Siding to grain store at Heathcote, 4 miles 10 chains (Royce Stead & Coy). | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 70 | PWD | Canterbury | S | 17679 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 17/8/1889 | Siding is at 1 mile 77 chains 71 links. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17680 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 18/11/1867 | Tenders called for the fixing of a wire on the telegraph poles from Lyttelton to Selwyn. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W3180, Pro24/33 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17681 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 19/3/1861 | The immediate response of the Government was that no higher price would be given. At once the ex-contractors handed over everything to the Provincial Engineer, closed their books, and went about their business. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17682 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 19/3/1861 | The Lyttelton and Christchurch Railway enterprise was proceeding with every prospect of a set termination, until the end of November, when the contractors declared off. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17683 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 19/3/1861 | They appear to have been frightened off by the presence of a particularly hard stone in the shaft which had been sunk for the investigation, and they declared they could not do the work for the money. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17684 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 19/4/1886 | Accommodation 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, wagon turntable, fixed signals, stationmaster's house, urinals. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17685 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 19/4/1886 | Loop 54 wagons, backshunt 6 wagons (for Tunnel Workmen) | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17686 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 2/11/1878 | Cunningham asking for conditions of the leases for land fronting Norwich Quay, Lyttelton, for store site, and lease of land in Heathcote Valley for paddock accommodation. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/994 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17687 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 2/1863 | George Holmes & Coy – station at Heathcote Valley – cost £150.0.0. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 17688 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 2/3/1878 | Minister's approval for extension of siding and turntable. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17689 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 2/5/1868 | The work of boxing up the permanent way at Heathcote Valley station is yet to be completed. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Report | CPR | Canterbury | S | 17690 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 2/8/1876 | Siding at Heathcote. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 17691 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 2/9/1865 | A small brick bridge, in the embankment leading from the tunnel towards Christchurch, has been carried up to its full height and is ready to receive the iron girders which are at present at Lyttelton. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17692 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 20/8/1877 | Recommending siding for Royse, Stead & Coy and expenditure of £180. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17693 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 21/2/1878 | In fact it is an extension of the first application; but as a turntable is involved, it is considered advisable to obtain a further guarantee. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17694 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 21/2/1878 | Royse, Stead & Coy – second application for right of access. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17695 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 21/2/1878 | The siding is in connection with the through goods siding and a siding already granted to the applicants. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17696 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 22/10/1885 | Grain Agency Coy has two sidings at Heathcote. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/994 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17697 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 23/2/1878 | Recommending the above, expenditure will be £250. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17698 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 23/2/1878 | Requesting authority for extension of Royce Stead & Coy's siding at Heathcote. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3 | PWD | Canterbury | S | 17699 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 23/5/1896 | Signals for trains starting for Lyttelton from the siding. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17700 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 24/1/1863 | The deep cutting at the north tunnel mouth is nearly completed, and the embankment stretches out for a long distance into the plain. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17701 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 24/10/1885 | New Zealand Grain Agency & Mercantile Coy Ltd – all the above buildings and works are connected by sidings. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/994 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17702 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 24/10/1885 | New Zealand Grain Agency & Mercantile Coy Ltd – brick kiln. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/994 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17703 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 24/10/1885 | New Zealand Grain Agency & Mercantile Coy Ltd – grain brick store, 200 feet by 60 feet, with accommodation for 45,000 sacks grain. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/994 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17704 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 24/10/1885 | New Zealand Grain Agency & Mercantile Coy Ltd – Malt House, brick, 250 feet by 48 feet. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/994 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17705 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 25/6/1877 | Plan showing site of reserve originally intended for workshops purposes at Heathcote. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 70 | PWD | Canterbury | S | 17706 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 25/7/1863 | On the Heathcote side of the hill, nearly all the brickwork that is at present required is completed. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17707 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 25/9/1877 | Minister directs siding to be granted. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17708 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 29/9/1862 | 400 yards of the tunnel is complete at the Heathcote Valley end and about the same amount at the Lyttelton end. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17709 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 29/9/1862 | The ceremony of laying the first stone of the tunnel arch of the Lyttelton & Christchurch Railway was celebrated in the Heathcote Valley in the presence of a numerous assemblage. The stone, weighing about half a ton, was obtained from the quarry over the tunnel. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17710 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 29/9/1862 | Tunnel named “Moorehouse” Tunnel in honour of Mrs Moorehouse, who presided at the celebration. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17711 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 29/9/1876 | Proposed siding to malt house with three rails to suit gauges and turntable to brick yard. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 17712 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 31/10/1861 | It is anticipated that soon after Christmas the waggon road will be laid from the open cutting up to the inner face of the working. [of the tunnel] | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17713 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 31/12/1885 | He has also disposed of the property of the Company in the Heathcote Valley (lately the stores of Messrs Royce Stead & Coy) to Mr Wigram. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/994 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17714 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 31/12/1885 | The liquidator of the Grain Agency Coy has sold the stores belonging to that Company to the Lyttelton Harbour Boar. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/994 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17715 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 31/3/1883 | Fencing Heathcote Valley - £12.2.4. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 83/2044 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17716 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 31/3/1885 | Private siding granted in 1878 to the Lyttelton Borough Council (present holder) at 2 miles 7 chains, Waterworks Siding. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 83/2044 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17717 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 31/3/1885 | Private siding granted on 6/10/1877 to Royce, Stead & Coy at 4 miles 77 chains, Heathcote. Transferred to New Zealand Grain Agency & Mercantile Agency Coy (Ltd) (present holder). 2/3/1878 addition made to siding. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 83/2044 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17718 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | 4/10/1866 | The passenger traffic is very small on the line between the Heathcote and Christchurch, being almost confined to the persons living about the line, the walk over the hill being a serious drawback to this kind of line. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17719 | |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 4/10/1877 | Royse, Stead & Coy – We find the plan of the siding for the Heathcote Valley will only permit us to work one door of the Malt House. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17720 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 4/10/1877 | We signed the application with the plan on it, but it was done hurriedly and without due consideration. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17721 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 4/10/1877 | Will you be able to rectify our oversight and instruct your Clerk of Works to extend the siding a few feet more westward so as to enable us to load or discharge at both doors of the Malt House? | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17722 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 4/4/1863 | North tunnel front has been completed and several lengths of the brick lining put in. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17723 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 4/7/1863 | The contractors are pushing on the works in order to be able to open the line between Ferrymead and Christchurch in September next. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17724 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 4/7/1863 | The earthwork of this portion of the line is nearly completed, the large culverts in the Heathcote Valley are built, and the material for the railway bridge over the Heathcote delivered for erection, so that on the arrival of the rails little will remain to be done beyond the laying of the permanent way. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17725 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 5/10/1861 | The cutting on the Lyttelton beach is carried up to the south entrance to the tunnel, and the cutting at the north end of the Heathcote Valley is making steady progress, the embankment creeping forward into the valley with a daily perceptible advance. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17726 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 5/6/1885 | Application for porch on porter's house. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17727 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 5/9/1863 | On the Heathcote side nearly all of the brick lining is completed. Nearly three quarters of a million bricks have been used here, and the greater part set in Portland cement. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17728 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 6/10/1877 | Agreement for siding. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17729 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 6/10/1877 | Siding to be laid according to their request. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17730 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 6/1861 | Messrs Smith & Knight gave up contract after finding very hard rock. New contract entered into with Messrs Holmes & Coy, Melbourne. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17731 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 6/7/1861 | Within the last few days, Messrs George Holmes & Coy, the railway contractors, have come from Melbourne with a large plant and a staff of 35 skilled miners, to commence active operations upon the tunnel. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17732 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 6/8/1877 | Royse, Stead & Coy applying for a private siding to their property at the Heathcote Valley, where they are about to erect a large brick granary, in addition to the Malt Kiln and Brick Works already in use. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17733 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 7/8/1861 | The ceremony of turning the first sod of the railway took place on 17th July. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17734 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 7/9/1867 | Messrs Holmes & Coy ran a train of nine carriages on the railway between Christchurch and Heathcote every hour. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17735 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 7/9/1867 | Moorhouse Tunnel. June 10 being Whit-Monday the holiday makers of Christchurch were invited to a promenade through the tunnel, free of charge, and the day being extremely fine nearly two thousand persons availed themselves of this opportunity of inspect this work. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | A&NZG | ATL | Canterbury | S | 17736 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 8/2/1886 | Application for siding to be transferred to Wigram Brothers. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17737 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 9/3/1886 | Transfer approved. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | R4, 99/1738 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17738 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | 9/7/1863 | Heathcote Road Board – request gravel to repair road near railway station. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | Provincial Records | CPR | Canterbury | S | 17739 |
Heathcote | Heathcote Valley | - | - | c.1867 | Booking office from Ferrymead removed to Heathcote Valley. | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17740 |
Heathcote – Waterworks Siding | - | - | - | 19/4/1886 | Backshunt 12 wagons | Christchurch – Lyttelton Railway | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 17741 |