Maewa railway station explained

Maewa railway station
Country:New Zealand
Coordinates:-40.1902°N 175.5509°W
Elevation:120m (390feet)
Line:North Island Main Trunk
Distance:Wellington 157.89km (98.11miles)
Closed:[1]
Electrified:June 1988

Maewa railway station was a tablet station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2] [3] A passing loop remains at the station site.[4]

In 1987 the loop was measured to be 157.89km (98.11miles) from Wellington,[5] though the old station was slightly further north at 158.61km (98.56miles).

Near the former station the Steam Traction Society[6] runs a steam fair for traction engines.[7] Another collection of old vehicles is nearby at Austin Mews.[8]

Also nearby is Feilding Cemetery. The first recorded burial there was in November 1886,[9] though the trustees discussed the neglected state of the cemetery in 1882[10] and the cemetery predated the railway.[11]

History

Trains started to run on the line when the Feilding – Halcombe Section opened on Monday 22 April 1878.[12] To ease congestion between Palmerston North and Marton, the loop was opened at Maewa[13] in 1914,[14] it being noted on 27 February that a tablet porter was needed. It was not intended for passenger traffic,[15] though described as a flag station in 1921.[16] From 1933 a goods train stopped at Maewa, carrying Feilding passengers visiting the cemetery.[17] The station closed before 1993. Electric lighting was introduced in 1938,[18] the loop was extended in 1939[19] and work was done to ease the gradient for trains from Halcombe,[20] though it still didn't stop trains stalling on it.[21]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://railheritage.org.nz/assets/Dates_and_names.pdf Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)
  2. Book: New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. 1965. Quail Map Co.. 3 & 4. First.
  3. Book: Pierre, Bill. North Island Main Trunk. 1981. A.H&A.W Reed. Wellington. 0589013165. 289–290.
  4. Web site: 120 Lethbridge Rd. 2021-02-13. Google Maps. en.
  5. Web site: Stations. 2020-08-10. NZR Rolling Stock Lists. en.
  6. Web site: Attractions & Activities - Feilding. 2021-02-13. www.feilding.co.nz.
  7. Web site: The Great Manawatu Steam Fair 2021. 2021-02-13. Stuff Events. en.
  8. Web site: Attractions & Activities - Feilding. 2021-02-13. www.feilding.co.nz.
  9. Web site: Cemeteries. 2021-02-13. www.mdc.govt.nz.
  10. Web site: 26 Aug 1882. FEILDING CEMETERY. FEILDING STAR. 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  11. Web site: 5 Sep 1877. MANCHESTER HIGHWAY BOARD. MANAWATU TIMES. 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  12. Web site: 20 Apr 1878. PALMERSTON NORTH. WANGANUI HERALD. 2021-02-06. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  13. Web site: 1916. FOXTON WHARF AND MAIN TRUNK DEVIATION COMMISSION (REPORT OF THE) TOGETHER WITH MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS AND EVIDENCE. 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  14. Web site: Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012).
  15. Web site: 10 Nov 1914. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. FEILDING STAR. 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  16. Web site: 28 Nov 1921. HEAVY RAIN. MANAWATU TIMES. 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  17. Web site: 10 Nov 1933. FEILDING. MANAWATU STANDARD. 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  18. Web site: 1938. RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. D. G. SULLIVAN). 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  19. Web site: 4 Nov 1939. Working and Waiting. MANAWATU TIMES. 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  20. Web site: 1940. RAILWAYS STATEMENT (BY THE MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, HON. D. G. SULLIVAN). 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.
  21. Web site: 4 Aug 1945. Pilots Lose Their Lives. MANAWATU STANDARD. 2021-02-13. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz.

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