File Records:Pleasant Point
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| Name | Alt 1 | Alt 2 | Alt 3 | Date | Details | Railway | Rly 2 | Reference | Source | Locality | Island | Sequence |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 29/1/1900 | Postal Department – Postal accommodation. | Albury Branch | - | W3734/15 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46300 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 20/7/1900 | Bath and scullery for stationmaster's house. | Albury Branch | - | W3734/15 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46301 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1890 | Mileage 12 miles 08 chains from Timaru. | Albury Branch | - | R4, 90/2780 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46302 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 30/9/1908 | Water service. | Albury Branch | - | W3734/25 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46303 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 5/1/1916 | Authority for £30 to shift tank further west. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46304 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/9/1918 | Application is made for the connection of the stockyard siding with the main line to facilitate shunting. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46305 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/9/1918 | If the backshunt were looped so that wagons of stock could be picked up direct by the engine the train delays at the station would be redueced. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46306 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/9/1918 | The afternoon train crosses at Pleasant Point and the train from Timaru drops a car there, as the grade becomes steeper beyond that station. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46307 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/9/1918 | The cost of the connection is estimated at £80. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46308 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/9/1918 | The station yard being between two roads running parallel to the railway there is difficulty in making any re-arrangement. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46309 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/9/1918 | The stockyard is at the Timaru end of the station and the grade falls towards Timaru so that wagons have to be roped against the grade, | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46310 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/9/1918 | There was a request that the stockyards be removed from their present position as they are close to a road crossing but there is no better place for them. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46311 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 10/9/1918 | Authority for £80 for connecting stockyards backshunt with main line. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46312 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 23/6/1923 | Authority for £45 for provision of an additional loading bank – at a bout 9 miles 1 chain - westward of the present loading bank. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46313 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 23/6/1923 | The present loading bank is practically monopolised by traction engine traffic. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46314 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 24/8/1923 | Present accommodation at stockyards siding is for 16 wagons. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46315 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 5/9/1923 | Authority for £95 to provide additional accommodation at stockyards. To be extended to accommodate 12 additional wagons. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46316 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 5/9/1923 | Provision of an additional loading bank completed. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46317 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 18/10/1923 | The work of extending the cattle yard siding has now been completed. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46318 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 20/1/1938 | Stop block on stockyards loop is situated at 8¾ miles (ex Washdyke). | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46319 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 7/2/1939 | - additional loading race. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46320 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 7/2/1939 | - division of two existing large pens and provision of two sliding hurdles in one of the existing centre pens, to enable sheep to be placed in the centre pens as they become vacant. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46321 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 7/2/1939 | - two additional holding pens. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46322 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 7/2/1939 | Authority for £206 for improvements to stockyards. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46323 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 17/2/1943 | Approval to provide a standard unloading race to facilitate the discharge of sheep from lorries, estimated cost £64. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46324 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 7/9/1960 | Station building is used to store goods awaiting collection by farmers. | Albury Branch | - | W3180, Pub3/10 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46325 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 7/9/1962 | High-level loading bank is to be used for loading grain. To be located at south end of stockyards. Size to be 21 feet by 40 feet, to suit one wagon. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46326 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 7/9/1962 | Provision of a high-level loading bank approved, estimated cost £490. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46327 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 8/7/1963 | Station building was built in 1876. | Albury Branch | - | W 2278, 10/425/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46328 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 10/7/1963 | Access to goods shed and yard is from Burkes Pass Road. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46329 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 10/7/1963 | Access to station is from Afghan Street. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46330 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 10/7/1963 | Centre of cross-over from main line to loop is at 8 miles 70 chains. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46331 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 10/7/1963 | Crossing loop, loop (goods shed), loop (stockyards, Washdyke end). | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46332 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 10/7/1963 | Station building, passenger platform, goods shed, stockyards. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46333 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 8/12/1966 | At 12 noon on Thursday, 15/12/1966, both the Up and Down Home signals will be taken out of use and removed. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46334 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 8/12/1966 | At the same time the present frame levers at the Up and Down main points will be removed and replaced by new frame levers fitted with the new pattern points key lever locks. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46335 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 8/12/1966 | There will no longer be fixed signals at this station. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46336 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/3/1968 | Closed to all traffic. | Albury Branch | - | W3180, Pub 3 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46337 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1/1/1877 | Pleasant Point – Albury Section opened for traffic. | Albury Branch | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46338 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1/5/1879 | Loop 14 wagons | Albury Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46339 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1/5/1879 | Mileage 52 miles 63 chains from Christchurch. | Albury Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46340 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1/8/1881 | Petition from residents praying for removal of Pleasant Point railway station to another site. | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46341 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1/8/1898 | Accommodation 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, goods shed 100ft x 30ft, loading bank, cattle yards, water service, stationmaster's house, urinals. | Albury Branch | - | R4, 98/2756 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46342 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1/8/1898 | Loop 19 wagons, loop 19 wagons, backshunt 19 wagons. | Albury Branch | - | R4, 98/2756 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46343 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1/9/1882 | Accommodation 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, goods shed 100ft x 30t, water service, stationmaster's house, urinals. | Albury Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46344 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 1/9/1882 | Loop 16 wagons | Albury Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46345 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 12/12/1881 | Loop 16 wagons | Albury Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46346 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 14/1/1878 | Station at Pleasant Point. | Albury Branch | - | W 70 | PWD | Canterbury | S | 46347 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 15/10/1879 | Loop 14 wagons | Albury Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46348 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 17/6/1892 | New Zealand & Australian Land Coy, Dunedin – want of a level crossing near Pleasant Point Township, to their property. | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46349 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 18/6/1883 | Above contract completed. | Albury Branch | - | AJHR, 1884 | Natlib | Canterbury | S | 46350 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 19/4/1886 | Accommodation 4th class station, passenger platform, cart approach to platform, goods shed 100ft x 30t, cattle yards, water service, stationmaster's house, urinals. | Albury Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46351 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 19/4/1886 | Loop 19 wagons, loop 19 wagons, backshunt 19 wagons | Albury Branch | - | W 3337 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46352 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 20/7/1883 | Sheep yards – old loading bank can be utilised but will need raising and new front – estimated cost is £140. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46353 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 20/7/1889 | Proposing to discontinue tri-weekly train from Timaru to Pleasant Point. | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46354 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 24/12/1875 | Washdyke – Pleasant Point Section opened for traffic. | Albury Branch | - | W3180, Pub 1/12 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46355 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 24/2/1896 | Application by stationmaster for additions to his dwelling. | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46356 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 24/4/1882 | Recommending removal of Pleasant Point station to site opposite present goods shed. Cost £320. | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46357 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 24/9/1881 | Re: removal of passenger platform. | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46358 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 27/7/1883 | Instructions have now been given for the erection of cattle yards. | Albury Branch | - | W3199, 03/714/1 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46359 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 29/8/1881 | Petition against removal of station. | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46360 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 3/4/1884 | Requesting authority £60 for addition of two rooms to stationmaster's house. | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46361 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 31/3/1883 | Fencing at Pleasant Point - £10.5.4. | Albury Branch | - | R4, 83/2044 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46362 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 31/3/1883 | Windmill and shift tanks, etc - £90.4.9. | Albury Branch | - | R4, 83/2044 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46363 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 5/9/1882 | Contract let to W S Clinch for cattle yards, etc, amount £152.16.0. | Albury Branch | - | AJHR, 1884 | Natlib | Canterbury | S | 46364 |
| Pleasant Point | - | - | - | 8/8/1889 | Lease of right of way over line at Pleasant Point to J R Neilson | Albury Branch | - | W 1820 | WRD | Canterbury | S | 46365 |