File Records:Otira

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Arthurs_Pass Otira Aickens
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Arthurs_Pass--Otira Otira--Aickens
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Name Alt 1 Alt 2 Alt 3 Date Details Railway Rly 2 Reference Source Locality Island Sequence
Otira Goat Creek - - 15/10/1900 Name of Goat Creek station changed to Otira. Midland Railway - R4, 99/1457 WRD Westland S 41380
Otira Goat Creek - - 18/10/1900 Otira Section handed over to Railways Department. Midland Railway - R4, 99/1457 WRD Westland S 41381
Otira Goat Creek - - 24/10/1900 Mileage 43 miles 15 chains. Midland Railway - R4, 99/1457 WRD Westland S 41382
Otira Goat Creek - - 12/11/1900 Midland Railway – Jacksons to Otira – Certificate of Inspection. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41383
Otira Goat Creek - - 13/11/1900 Accommodation station building, passenger platform (150ft), goods shed, loading bank, water tanks, coal store, 2-stall engine shed, stationmaster's house, 2 platelayers' cottages. Midland Railway - W 3337 WRD Westland S 41384
Otira Goat Creek - - 13/11/1900 Backshunt 11½ chains, backshunt 4½ chains (goods shed), backshunt 6 chains (engine shed), backshunt 3 chains (engine shed). Midland Railway - W 3337 WRD Westland S 41385
Otira Goat Creek - - 13/11/1900 Otira opened for traffic, stationmaster in charge. Midland Railway - W 3337 WRD Westland S 41386
Otira Goat Creek - - 13/11/1900 Post Office operated by Railways Department staff opened. Midland Railway - Mails by Rail in NZ R Startup Westland S 41387
Otira Goat Creek - - 30/1/1901 Public Works office at Otira station – forwarding tracing. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41388
Otira Goat Creek - - 21/2/1901 Land required near Otira Hotel – forwarding tracing. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41389
Otira Goat Creek - - 11/5/1901 Improvements to station accommodation. Midland Railway - W3734/16 WRD Westland S 41390
Otira Goat Creek - - 25/5/1901 Taking down buildings at Aickens and erecting at Otira – requesting authority £130. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41391
Otira Goat Creek - - 10/1901 Telephone wire between Jacksons and Otira – requesting authority £53.10.9. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41392
Otira Goat Creek - - 1962 Refreshment room gutted by fire.. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub 29 WRD Westland S 41393
Otira Goat Creek - - 14/10/1905 Otira Section – hire of crane to Railways Department. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41394
Otira Goat Creek - - 16/7/1906 Use of telephone between Otira and Greymouth. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41395
Otira Goat Creek - - 8/10/1906 Siding accommodation. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41396
Otira Goat Creek - - 7/11/1907 Platelayers' cottages at Otira and Bealey – reporting re: sites. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41397
Otira Goat Creek - - 22/11/1907 Platelayers' cottages at Otira and Bealey – schedule of tenders. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41398
Otira Goat Creek - - 13/5/1908 Telephone at Otira. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41399
Otira Goat Creek - - 1/7/1908 Erection of cottages. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41400
Otira Goat Creek - - 28/7/1908 Erection of a hut for porter. Midland Railway - W3734/24 WRD Westland S 41401
Otira Goat Creek - - 6/10/1908 Grades at station. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41402
Otira Goat Creek - - 21/10/1908 Arthur's Pass Tunnel – crane at Otira – contractors wish to purchase. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41403
Otira Goat Creek - - 2/11/1908 Mileage 50 miles 47 chains from Greymouth. Midland Railway - W 3337 WRD Westland S 41404
Otira Goat Creek - - 28/12/1908 Gradients at Otira. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41405
Otira Goat Creek - - 12/3/1909 Steam cranes at Otira. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41406
Otira Goat Creek - - 7/5/1909 Estimate of cost to complete line from Otira station to beginning of tunnel contract. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41407
Otira Goat Creek - - 4/6/1909 Arthur's Pass Tunnel Contract – application from contractors to lay rails from end of Otira Section at 50 miles 40 chains to their store at 51 miles 55 chains. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41408
Otira Goat Creek - - 28/4/1910 Lifting Otira main line points to rail level.  Requesting authority £190.7.1. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41409
Otira Goat Creek - - 13/5/1910 Erection of semaphore and laying trap points – requesting authority £130.7.8. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41410
Otira Goat Creek - - 14/6/1910 Service siding leading to groyne at Otira station. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41411
Otira Goat Creek - - 18/10/1910 Arthur's Pass Tunnel – Otira end – repairs to steam crane – estimate £70. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41412
Otira Goat Creek - - 9/3/1911 Provision of a house for surfaceman. Midland Railway - W3734/28 WRD Westland S 41413
Otira Goat Creek - - 29/3/1911 Siding to groyne at Otira – stating Public Works Department has lifted a number of rails and sold them. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41414
Otira Goat Creek - - 20/4/1911 Removal of siding to groynes by the Public Works Department. Midland Railway - W3734/28 WRD Westland S 41415
Otira Goat Creek - - 28/4/1911 Water supply to Public Works cottages – requesting authority £10. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41416
Otira Goat Creek - - 1/5/1911 Telephone wire fused – narrow escape of building being burned. Midland Railway - W3734/28 WRD Westland S 41417
Otira Goat Creek - - 10/4/1912 Protective works at Otira – groynes, etc, forwarding designs and estimates. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41418
Otira Goat Creek - - 1/7/1912 Otira River groynes – Messrs J McLean & Sons offer to carry out work. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41419
Otira Goat Creek - - 5/4/1913 Power house, Otira. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41420
Otira Goat Creek - - 13/8/1913 Concentration of power plant at Otira – estimate £2,750. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41421
Otira Goat Creek - - 9/10/1913 Installing auxilliary steam plant – requesting £630. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41422
Otira Goat Creek - - 14/1/1914 Provision of stockyards. Midland Railway - W3734/30 WRD Westland S 41423
Otira Goat Creek - - 10/8/1914 Provision of an engine turntable. Midland Railway - W3734/31 WRD Westland S 41424
Otira Goat Creek - - 12/5/1915 Damage to engine shed door. Midland Railway - W3734/32 WRD Westland S 41425
Otira Goat Creek - - 6/8/1918 Public Works Department – Water supply. Midland Railway - W3734/34 WRD Westland S 41426
Otira Goat Creek - - 10/5/1923 Lighting of station. Midland Railway - W3734/38 WRD Westland S 41427
Otira Goat Creek - - 25/7/1923 Telephone connection. Midland Railway - W3734/38 WRD Westland S 41428
Otira Goat Creek - - 4/8/1923 Otira Tunnel opened. First passenger train through Tunnel. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub1/2 WRD Westland S 41429
Otira Goat Creek - - 16/2/1924 Post Office removed from station. Midland Railway - Mails by Rail in NZ R Startup Westland S 41430
Otira Goat Creek - - 11/7/1924 Heating Power House. Midland Railway - W3734/39 WRD Westland S 41431
Otira Goat Creek - - 16/5/1940 Railway hostel provided for female refreshment room staff. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub 29 WRD Westland S 41432
Otira Goat Creek - - 12/11/1946 House No 465. Midland Railway - W 2852 WRD Westland S 41433
Otira Goat Creek - - 16/4/1949 Fire in lamp room. Midland Railway - W2382, 039 WRD Westland S 41434
Otira Goat Creek - - 1/4/1958 The engine turntable is out of action and is to be replaced by a triangle which is under construction. Midland Railway - W3199, 07/1112/1 WRD Westland S 41435
Otira Goat Creek - - 27/1/1960 It is to be a single road shed, 80 feet long by 20 feet wide, with an inspection pit, ash pit, watering facilities, and amenities. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub 3/2 WRD Westland S 41436
Otira Goat Creek - - 27/1/1960 It is to replace the old engine depot, which is in poor condition, and will be on a more suitable site where better drainage can be obtained. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub 3/2 WRD Westland S 41437
Otira Goat Creek - - 27/1/1960 Tenders are to be invited within the next week or two for the construction of a new steam locomotive depot at Otira. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub 3/2 WRD Westland S 41438
Otira Goat Creek - - 2/10/1960 Mileage 8 miles 15 chains from Arthur's Pass. Midland Railway - W 3337 WRD Westland S 41439
Otira Goat Creek - - 1/6/1961 Fire in refreshment rooms. Midland Railway - W2382, 039 WRD Westland S 41440
Otira Goat Creek - - 27/6/1961 Old engine turntable a Otira has been transferred to Reefton. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Westland S 41441
Otira Goat Creek - - 26/8/1961 New locomotive shed in use this week.  Work started last October.  It is sited on the eastern side of the station, about midway between it and Goat Creek. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Westland S 41442
Otira Goat Creek - - 26/8/1961 New locomotive shed is 70 feet long and 20 feet wide, with a single track. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Westland S 41443
Otira Goat Creek - - 4/10/1961 Old engine shed burnt down by the Department. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub 3/9 WRD Westland S 41444
Otira Goat Creek - - 19/8/1963 Station building extended in 1922. Midland Railway - W3199, 05/2955/1 WRD Westland S 41445
Otira Goat Creek - - 15/12/1964 An electrically operated fire siren has been installed at Otira but until this siren is also connected to the emergency power supply the Otira Volunteer Fire Brigade have advised they are not prepared to release the old fire bell as it is now used as an alternative fire alarm. Midland Railway - W 4098, 03/663 WRD Westland S 41446
Otira Goat Creek - - 18/11/1967 New floodlight tower erected. Midland Railway - W3180, Pub3/10 WRD Westland S 41447
Otira Goat Creek - - 2/11/1987 Midland Line – 129.71km from Rolleston (0.00km). Midland Railway - W 3337 WRD Westland S 41448
Otira Goat Creek - - 20/4/1988 Still used for timetabled running of trains. Midland Railway - W 3337 WRD Westland S 41449
Otira Goat Creek - - 26/10/1988 Reversing triangle for locomotives. Midland Railway - W5514, 13/2679 WRD Westland S 41450
Otira Goat Creek - - 2/1992 Station closed to all traffic. Station agent in attendance for passenger trains. Midland Railway - - Rails Westland S 41451
Otira Goat Creek - - 1/8/1899 Proposed long tunnel on a steep grade between Otira and Arthur's Pass. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41452
Otira Goat Creek - - 7/3/1896 Rails for Otira Section. Midland Railway - W 3 PWD Westland S 41453
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