New Zealand Rail Maps

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  • MSL Branches [2D]: Methven Branch 4 – Rakaia 2

    Here is another complete set of pictures of Rakaia. There are three sets in total, from north to south, and in order, each set covers 1942, 1974, 1984 and 2012.

  • MSL Branches [2C]: Methven Branch 3 – Rakaia

    Above is the Rakaia station as seen in 1942. There was a freight yard (to the right) and a passenger platform (to the left). Methven Branch passenger trains left from the western (in this case upper) side of the island platform, while the main line was on the eastern side (lower). Note the turntable tucked…

  • MSL Branches [2B]: Methven Branch 2

    The last few days have been spent working in one single Gimp project containing the tiles for all the stations on the Methven Branch, together. At the same time, lists of NZR files for every station have been collated to research at Christchurch Archives as the hoped for set of plans of the station layouts…

  • MSL Branches Series: MSL Branches [2A]: Methven Branch 1

    For this series on MSL branches the articles will be numbered by branch, hence why the first post starts at series 2. Southbridge / Little River is 1, Springburn is 3, Fairlie is 4, Waimate is 5, Kurow is 6, Ngapara / Tokarahi is 7, Dunback / Makareao is 8, Port Chalmers / Walton Park…

  • Otago Central Railway [63N]: Ranfurly-Alexandra 14 (Auripo-Ida Valley 1)

    Since I am working on the maps of Ida Valley station at the moment here is an overview shot. Ida Valley is the first station I have had to draw entirely off diagrams. This means that tracks are drawn at standard centres and the GIS measurement tool is used to measure the size and position…

  • Wairarapa Line [0B]: Volume 6 Progress Update 2

    Over the past few weeks we have produced some maps for the NIMT and Wairarapa Lines. The NIMT work has reached to Tawa, and the Wairarapa Line to Featherston. This is the limit of what will be mapped on those routes at this stage. I am finishing off some maps for Tawa Historical Society for…

  • Wairarapa Line [7A]: Rimutaka Incline Section [1D]: Cross Creek

    Here are just a couple of quick shots of Cross Creek. These have not been converted to tiles because the entire mosaic project is for Summit to Pigeon Bush as well as Rimutaka Loop and it needs more aerial photos that I couldn’t get today because there were some issues with the Retrolens site. First…

  • Wairarapa Line [7A]: Rimutaka Incline Section [1C]: Kaitoke-Summit

    These maps aren’t complete sets like the previous ones and they haven’t been marked up with detail like the maps generally would be. The reason for this is I am just working as fast as I can to get the rest of the Rimutaka detail done before I need to go and catch up some…

  • Otago Central Railway [63M]: Ranfurly-Alexandra 13 (Lauder-Auripo 2)

    Here are the final maps for Auripo station. I now have to do the rail trail Google Maps coverage of Lauder to Auripo and mark in the peg locations and any other interesting detail on the maps. The only reasonable aerial coverage we currently have of Auripo is from 1982. You can see a bit…

  • Wairarapa Line [7A]: Rimutaka Incline Section [1B]: Mangaroa-Kaitoke

    This post contains a large number of maps because there are also some from 1951 and 1958, which are the periods immediately before and after the opening of the Rimutaka Tunnel deviation. Using the WTT data I have obtained the mileages that should be the correct ones for Mangaroa through to Pigeon Bush. It is…