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MSL Dunedin-Mosgiel [0C]: Intro 3
This is a quick update to show where we are up to with the Dunedin to Mosgiel mapping project I am undertaking at the moment. This is getting to be fairly comprehensive, bringing together maps that incorporate quite detailed coverage of practically all of the stations along the routes, as well as older historical views…
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Main North Line [14]: Rangiora
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog Main North Line [14]: Rangiora
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Main North Line [14]: Rangiora
Rangiora is the major intermediate station in the former tablet section from Addington (Christchurch) to Waipara (junction of the Waiau Branch). It is also one of the largest towns in rural North Canterbury. It is 30 km from Addington, almost exactly halfway between there and Waipara. The Great Northern Railway from Christchurch reached Southbrook, 3…
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MSL Dunedin [2M]: Dunedin-Mosgiel 0B: Intro 2
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog MSL Dunedin [2M]: Dunedin-Mosgiel 0B: Intro 2
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MSL Dunedin-Mosgiel [0B]: Intro 2
This is just a quick update on the Dunedin-Mosgiel section of line I am mapping at the moment. I haven’t actually done much of the maps just yet but have focused on doing the mosaic project which keeps on growing in size, it is now 147 layers and around 26 GB of disk space. The…
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MSL Dunedin [2L]: Dunedin-Mosgiel 0: Intro
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog MSL Dunedin [2L]: Dunedin-Mosgiel 0: Intro
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North Auckland Line [3B]: Okaihau Branch 2 – Kawiti Ballast Pit
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog North Auckland Line [3B]: Okaihau Branch 2 – Kawiti Ballast Pit
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MSL Dunedin-Mosgiel [0A]: Intro 1
I have worked on maps of Dunedin area a few times in the last couple of years, including last year when I drew maps of Dunedin yard using 1978 aerial photography. Because of an enquiry about Caversham, I am working with available 1972-1979 aerial photography of the Dunedin to Mosgiel section of line. What is…
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North Auckland Line [3B]: Okaihau Branch 2 – Kawiti Ballast Pit
Kawiti Ballast Pit is near Otiria on the Okaihau Branch. The pit was still open in the 1970s, with machinery and track in place. The pit traverses more or less the same territory as a section of the Okaihau Branch that crosses a local river with several large bridges, but it doesn’t have the bridges.…
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North Auckland Line [3A]: Okaihau Branch 1 – Otiria
Click here to view this article on NZ Rail Maps Blog North Auckland Line [3A]: Okaihau Branch 1 – Otiria