Waiteti railway station
Waiteti railway station | |||||||||||
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 1980 aerial view of Waiteti railway station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | New Zealand | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°23′13″S 175°11′56″E / 38.386906°S 175.199007°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Island Main Trunk | ||||||||||
| Distance | Wellington 470.07 km (292.09 mi) | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1939 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1987 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | June 1988 | ||||||||||
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Waiteti (sometimes named Waititi)[1] was a passing loop on the North Island Main Trunk railway (NIMT) in New Zealand, built in 1939 to relieve congestion along a single track block, where the line rises steeply from Te Kuiti on a 1 in 70 gradient for 7 mi (11 km),[2] including curves of 8 ch (160 m) to 20 ch (400 m) radius.[3] It was 470.07 km (292.09 mi) from Wellington.[4] From its opening it was under central control from Te Kuiti signalbox.[5] The loop could hold 100 4-wheeled wagons.[2]
Sources vary as to opening and closing dates. On 5 October 1938 a new crossing loop was estimated to cost £8,600.[6] The work was done at the same time the loop at Kopaki was extended, the total cost for both being £19,000.[7] The loop probably opened on 9 December 1939,[2] or possibly 3 December 1939 and closed on 31 March 1987,[8] or, alternatively, as gazetted, January 1939 to 5 May 1977.[9] The station was clearly visible on a 1983 aerial photo.[10] Electrification came in 1988,[11] which allowed for more powerful locomotives, reducing the need for the passing point on the long gradient.
The loop was on the section of line from Te Kuiti to Puketutu, for which the Public Works Department had signed a contract on 9 March 1887 and which opened just over 2 years later.[12]
Waiteti translates to water dripping from the ground.[13] The station was in the valley of the Waiteti Stream.[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LATEST TELEGRAMS. THAMES ADVERTISER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 29 November 1888. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "MAIN TRUNK LINE, EVENING POST, VOLUME CXXVIII, ISSUE 142". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 13 December 1939. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Strengthening of Waiteti Viaduct. — (W. E. Puddy, A. M. Inst. C. E.)". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0-900609-92-3.
- ^ "RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. D. G. SULLIVAN)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1940. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Station Archive". Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. 2012.
- ^ "RAILWAY WORKS. AUCKLAND STAR". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 October 1938. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ Scoble, Juliet (2010). "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand" (PDF). Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand.
- ^ "Waiteti Railway Siding". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Survey Number: SN8213 Run Number: B Photo Number: 7". Retrolens. 21 March 1983.
- ^ "NIMT Electrification". www.kiwirail.co.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Te Mana Whatu Ahuru Waitangi Tribunal Report 2018" (PDF).
- ^ "The Last Spike". Feilding Public Library. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Waiteti Stream, Waikato". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
