Horotiu railway station explained

Horotiu railway station
Country:New Zealand
Coordinates:-37.7016°N 175.1938°W
Opened:19 December 1877
Closed:1975[1]
Former:Pukete
Line:North Island Main Trunk

Horotiu railway station was a station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand serving Horotiu.[2] [3]

It was a 'flag station', originally 3miles north of Te Rapa and 4miles south of Ngāruawāhia and named Pukete.[4] The station was moved just over a mile to the north in 1880, to be 76 mi (122 km) from Auckland.[5] It seems no explanation was given[6] for the controversial move.[7] The station changed its name from Pukete to Horotiu on 23 June 1907.[8]

Traffic remained light, amounting to £49 in 1901.[9] It was converted to a switch-out station in 1909,[10] equipped with distant signals in 1916,[11] when the AFFCO sidings opened,[12] and had other alterations to signalling and interlocking in 1934,[13] with extension of automatic signalling from Mercer to Frankton.[14] In 1930 Frankton to Horotiu (6miles) was double tracked, with automatic signalling also extended 34miles to Mercer. Horotiu's power interlocking was the first automatic operation of main line points in the country, replacing home and distant signals, Wood's locks (a single key for signal and facing points, named after S P Woods of McKenzie and Holland)[15] and the tablet station.[16] The 3miles north to Ngāruawāhia was double track from 5 December 1937.[17]

Accidents

In 1916 a goods trains collided with wagons.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Juliet Scoble: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand . 18 June 2017 . 24 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200724032358/http://www.railheritage.org.nz/assets/dates_and_names.pdf . dead .
  2. Book: New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Co.. 1993. 0 900609 92 3. Fourth.
  3. Book: Pierre, Bill. North Island Main Trunk. A.H&A.W Reed. 1981. 0589013165. Wellington. 289–290.
  4. Web site: Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 (New Zealand Herald, 1879-04-03). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 18 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Parliamentary Papers Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1880 Session I – Public Works Statement, by the Minister for Public Works, The Hon. Richard Oliver, Friday, 6 August 1880.. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 18 June 2017.
  6. Web site: RAILWAY MISMANAGEMENT. (New Zealand Herald, 1882-05-16). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 18 June 2017.
  7. Web site: THE PUKETE RAILWAY STATION. (Waikato Times, 1878-09-24). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 18 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand 1863 to 2010. Scoble. Juliet. 2010. Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand. 18 June 2017. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724032358/http://www.railheritage.org.nz/assets/dates_and_names.pdf. dead.
  9. Web site: GOODS SHED AT PUKETE RAILWAY STATION. (Waikato Argus, 1901-08-02). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 18 June 2017.
  10. Web site: Parliamentary Papers Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1909 Session II – Block Working. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 16 June 2017.
  11. Web site: Parliamentary Papers Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1916 Session I – Fixed Signals at Officered Stations. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 16 June 2017.
  12. Web site: DISTRICT NEWS (Waikato Times, 1917-03-28). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 18 June 2017.
  13. Web site: Parliamentary Papers Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1934 Session I – Signalling. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 16 June 2017.
  14. Web site: RAILWAYS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, THE RIGHT HON. J. G. COATES. (Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1928-01-01). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 12 June 2017.
  15. Web site: Woods Keys. www.valleysignals.org.nz. 18 June 2017.
  16. Web site: RAILWAYS STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, THE HON. W. A. VEITCH. (Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1930-01-01). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 16 June 2017.
  17. Web site: Parliamentary Papers Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1938 Session I – RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. D. G. SULLIVAN).. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 16 June 2017.
  18. Web site: The collision between two goods trains at Horotiu last Monday evening: the engine of the Huntly train and the guard's van telescoped, W. Beattie, Photo. (New Zealand Herald, 1916-04-22). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz National Library of New Zealand. en. 11 June 2017.

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