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Railway Housing in Greater Christchurch [2A]: Lyttelton 1
Following on from the discussion in the last article about railway housing around Lyttelton, here are some aerial photos with labelling showing where some of the railway housing was located there. This is preliminary as more research is needed to identify all of the railway properties across Lyttelton as well as in this specific area.…
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Railway Housing in Greater Christchurch [1]
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog Railway Housing in Greater Christchurch [1]
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Railway Housing in Greater Christchurch [1]: Introduction
As we all know, when NZR developed their network, staffing requirements especially in remote locations often required housing to be provided. There are a number of townships in NZ where the amount of railway staff housing was significant compared to the overall community, including several railway towns – Otira on the Midland Line being one…
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Lyttelton: Then and Now
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog Lyttelton: Then and Now
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Lyttelton: Then and Now
Here is a much anticipated post about Lyttelton. However, it is just a brief comparison over 50 years. More in-depth of Lyttelton will follow as soon as we have completed archival research in a few weeks’ time. Above: Lyttelton Port 1967. Below: Lyttelton Port 2015.
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Project Diary 2019-11-15: Greater Christchurch Maps Key Milestone
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog Project Diary 2019-11-15: Greater Christchurch Maps Key Milestone
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Project Diary 2019-11-15: Greater Christchurch Maps Key Milestone
We are pleased to announce a key milestone has been reached in the Greater Christchurch maps we are producing as part of the NZ Rail Maps project. We have now completed the historic aerial photo mosaic projects for all of Greater Christchurch, that is, the following four sections of railway: Eastward: Main South Line from…
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Heathcote Pumping Station Siding & Ferrymead Railway Siding
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog Heathcote Pumping Station Siding & Ferrymead Railway Siding
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Archives New Zealand restricts reading room access nationwide
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog Archives New Zealand restricts reading room access nationwide
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Heathcote Pumping Station Siding & Ferrymead Railway Siding [1]
Recent research has turned up the existence of a siding to the pumping station in Scruttons Road, which is just behind Ferrymead Heritage Park. In fact it is right where the Ferrymead Railway’s siding goes off the Main South Line. The date of when the siding was established is unclear, but the file starts at…