File Records:Sockburn

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Middleton Sockburn Hornby
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Middleton--Sockburn Sockburn--Hornby
2.4km 2km

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Sockburn Hallborough - - 1949 Private siding right – British Petroleum (New Zealand) Ltd. Great Southern Railway - W 2852 WRD Canterbury S 52709
Sockburn Hallborough - - 19/5/1908 New site of station will be at 10 miles 52 chains. Great Southern Railway - W2278, 00/1317 WRD Canterbury S 52710
Sockburn Hallborough - - 23/5/1908 The new Sockburn station is to be just north of the Racecourse Branch.  The site is 1 mile 23 chains from Middleton and 1 mile 10 chains from the new site of Hornby station. Great Southern Railway - W2278, 00/1317 WRD Canterbury S 52711
Sockburn Hallborough - - 11/6/1908 The signalmen's cottages at Middleton will be removed to Sockburn. Great Southern Railway - W2278, 00/1317 WRD Canterbury S 52712
Sockburn Hallborough - - 6/8/1908 A new station to Plan No 13853 is to be provided. Great Southern Railway - W2278, 00/1317 WRD Canterbury S 52713
Sockburn Hallborough - - 3/6/1909 The original mileage of Sockburn station is shown in the Working Timetable as 10 miles 37 chains. When the City Council Siding was put in, Sockburn station was moved to a site opposite the private siding, the mileage then being 11 miles 3 chains.  A new station has been erected at Sockburn at 10 miles 52 chains, or 31 chains noth of the City Council Siding. Great Southern Railway - W2278, 00/2179 WRD Canterbury S 52714
Sockburn Hallborough - - 3/6/1909 From the 7th instant the City Council Siding will, in addition to Sockburn, be a stopping place for goods traffic. Great Southern Railway - W2278, 00/2179 WRD Canterbury S 52715
Sockburn Hallborough - - 5/6/1909 Double line working between Addington and Rolleston was commenced yesterday. Great Southern Railway - W2278, 00/1317 WRD Canterbury S 52716
Sockburn Hallborough - - 16/11/1909 Improvements to loading bank. Great Southern Railway - W3734/26 WRD Canterbury S 52717
Sockburn Hallborough - - 3/3/1910 Asphalting of platform. Great Southern Railway - W3734/27 WRD Canterbury S 52718
Sockburn Hallborough - - 28/7/1921 Telephone connection. Great Southern Railway - W3734/37 WRD Canterbury S 52719
Sockburn Hallborough - - 2/5/1933 Private siding right – Restor Ltd. Great Southern Railway - W 2852 WRD Canterbury S 52720
Sockburn Hallborough - - 1/1979 Foot bridge has been demolished. Great Southern Railway - W3180, Pub 3/18 WRD Canterbury S 52721
Sockburn Hallborough - - 12/2/1979 Contract let for new footbridge in mid-12/1978.  Fabrication is in hand. Great Southern Railway - W3180, Pub 3/18 WRD Canterbury S 52722
Sockburn Hallborough - - 17/4/1979 Curletts Road overbridge is under construction. Great Southern Railway - W2854, Pub 31/5 WRD Canterbury S 52723
Sockburn Hallborough - - 3/1987 Tenders called for the removal of office and amenity building from Sockburn to Hornby. Great Southern Railway - - Rails Canterbury S 52724
Sockburn Hallborough - - 1/5/1879 Mileage 4 miles 47 chains from Christchurch. Great Southern Railway - W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 52725
Sockburn Hallborough - - 1/8/1898 Accommodation shelter shed, passenger platform, stationmaster's house. Great Southern Railway - R4, 98/2756 WRD Canterbury S 52726
Sockburn Hallborough - - 1/9/1882 Accommodation shelter shed, passenger platform. Great Southern Railway - W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 52727
Sockburn Hallborough - - 11/3/1887 Reporting on growth of American trees at Sockburn. Great Southern Railway - W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 52728
Sockburn Hallborough - - 15/5/1897 Washing copper for house No 63, Sockburn Nursery. Great Southern Railway - W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 52729
Sockburn Hallborough - - 16/7/1897 Recommends removal of house No 68 to Sockburn. Great Southern Railway - W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 52730
Sockburn Hallborough - - 18/4/1898 Necessity for a siding to load and unload racehorses. Great Southern Railway - W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 52731
Sockburn Hallborough - - 19/4/1886 Accommodation shelter shed, passenger platform, stationmaster's house. Great Southern Railway - W 3337 WRD Canterbury S 52732
Sockburn Hallborough - - 2/8/1885 Land at Hallborough station. Great Southern Railway - W1, 19/382 WRD Canterbury S 52733
Sockburn Hallborough - - 25/4/1885 Railway land at Sockburn. The enclosed tracing shews two pieces of land one each side of the railway and marked Hallborough Station, also a road diversion. Great Southern Railway - W1, 19/382 WRD Canterbury S 52734
Sockburn Hallborough - - 25/4/1885 The land is fenced off according to this plan, and the Railways Department have for some years been using the ground as a nursery garden for raising trees and plants for hedges. Great Southern Railway - W1, 19/382 WRD Canterbury S 52735
Sockburn Hallborough - - 25/4/1885 This tracing is from a land plan of the Christchurch – Selwyn Railway dated 1865. Great Southern Railway - W1, 19/382 WRD Canterbury S 52736
Sockburn Hallborough - - 8/6/1886 Land was given to the Crown for the consideration of having Sockburn station erected and maintained, as now placed, although never properly conveyed. Great Southern Railway - W1, 19/382 WRD Canterbury S 52737
Sockburn Hallborough - - 9/8/1887 Education Department – requesting supply of pines from Railway nursery, Sockburn, for planting at Burnham Industrial School. Great Southern Railway - W 1820 WRD Canterbury S 52738