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This wiki page aims to give an overview of how the railway lines of the South Island came to be, and the rapid demise of most of them ...me. Somewhat grandiose titles of Great Northern Railway and Great Southern Railway were given to lines that reached Rangiora in the north and Rakaia in the So

* 21 Derailments between Christchurch and Picton in 1974 * Rail Ferry Berth foe Lyttelton?

...1879. With the completion of what is now known as the Main South Line from Lyttelton to Bluff, it became logical to also provide some workshop facilities at Inv ...mewhat slower due to both the distrust of the Maori through whose land the railway had to pass, and the difficulty of the terrain. Until the link between Auck

Every railway line has a direction, and Lines on the Network Diagram can have their direc ...lines form a network off the Main South Line, which has a start station at Lyttelton) and an end station at Invercargill. However, the Main North Line is also c

Every railway line has a direction, and Lines on the Network Diagram can have their direc ...ther on an old NZR or private Line , or constructed away from the original Railway.

...(4th)|line=Main South Line|km =377.88 from Lyttelton|mils = 235m15ch from Lyttelton|designer=[[George Troup]]|construct=1901|open=1906|plan=NZR156123-b Nationa [[File:Dunedin Railway Station Full Exterior.jpg|thumb|649x649px|Dunedin Railway Station as seen from lower Stuart Street]]

...by railway wagons were hauled up steep grades by rope in order to reach a railway on a different 'level'. These too were often through tunnels. ...then piercing the ridge with as short a tunnel as possible. The tunnel to Lyttelton (1863) was built very much along traditional English designs but the option

...had a considerable battle to get legislation passed that would allow their Railway to be built. In most cases it was the local Provincial Council seeking appr ...e or truck in order to cause harm. VII It was a felony to set fire to any railway building or contents. The penalties for such offenses were harsh, including

|MAGAZINE=The New Zealand Railway Observer |Magazine=The New Zealand Railway Observer

As the railway became more complex, particularly with regard to station yards, the signall ...equire formal rules. So it was not until 1872 that Otago produced a set of railway operating rules. Both Canterbury and Otago introduced semaphore signals at

|+ SOUTH ISLAND RAILWAY LINES ...1px solid black; border-right: 1px solid black;" bgcolor=#FFFFCC|[[Brunner Railway - South Breakwater|][]]

...built to 3'-6" gauge (1067mm) the motive power requirements for the Otago railway had already been determined together with an outline drawing prepared by th ...ecommending certain forms of each, we have been guided by such examples of railway practice as appear to have been successfully carried out and worked in Euro

This is a RAILWAY NETWORK DIAGRAM which is very large -- Use the mouse wheel to scroll up or |+ SOUTH ISLAND RAILWAY LINES