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enthusiast also pointed out that a loading bank at
Dalefield would be most useful to him in his business of training race horses. A loading bank the length of a single wagon was thought sufficient to meet requirements. Approval for the construction of the loading bank was given on 28 April 1930 and it was noted that completion was required in time for the upcoming Winter Show in Wellington and the Carterton Show. The loading bank was built with a timber front, ramped at both ends to a grade of 1 in 5, to a height of 2 feet 10 inches (0.86 m) and 20 feet (6.1 m) long, and was completed on 29 May 1930.
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As the road crossed both the main line and the loop siding, access through the station yard on the road was controlled by station gates which were frequently being left open, making it possible for stock to escape. Various remedies were suggested and in 1912 the
Wairarapa South County Council submitted a proposal to the Railways Department which called for the loop siding to be shortened and cattle stops to be installed so passage along the road could be permitted without the need for gates.
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Concerns about the possibility of stock straying along the line, brought about by the recent decking of the bridge south of the station yard in 1910 for shunting purposes, led to a request for the original road alignment through the station, which had earlier been moved north in 1895, to be restored.
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were introduced passengers from
Dalefield had a much faster service to points both north and south. The Wairarapa Mail passenger trains continued to run but in 1944 were reduced from their Monday â Saturday timetable to a thrice weekly service due to a severe coal shortage. It never recovered from
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Dalefield was always considered to be a small station but at various times throughout its history served significant customers or sources of traffic such as an early sawmill in the vicinity and the nearby dairy factory. Trains were also crossed there in the days before signalling arrangements were
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By 1914 none of the proposed improvements had been made as a decision on whether or not to move the station northwards was still pending. It was finally decided to not proceed with moving the station northwards and a request for the construction of the approach road and cart dock was put in hand.
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A meeting between the council and the department was arranged to discuss possible modifications. The council expressed its concern about the existing road crossing which, for example, caused problems when wagons were left in the siding thus blocking access through the yard. As objections had been
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Local settlers also met with the
Railways Department in 1912 and expressed their concerns about access to the platform. Outward consignments, such as cheese, had to be carried across the siding to the platform and inward goods had to be similarly transferred from the platform to carts. A request
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Services through
Dalefield started with two return weekday mixed trains, an arrangement that lasted many decades. No regular passenger-only workings were provided save for the occasional holiday excursion trains. As was typically the case for flag stations, trains only stopped to pick up or set
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The construction of a loading bank was requested in 1930 when local farmers complained that their previous requests for improved loading facilities had been ignored and that the requirement for them to drive their stock to the nearest such facilities at
Carterton was unreasonable. A local racing
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The turnouts for the loop siding came due for renewal in 1959 and it was suggested that perhaps the siding should be closed altogether. It was noted that the dairy company, which had been the main user of the siding, was planning to switch production to
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which would only require irregular shipments. The
District Traffic Manager advised that the traffic for the siding was still such that the siding could not be closed and it was therefore decided to proceed with the renewal of the turnouts.
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Only two years later, in conjunction with the council, the
Railways Department embarked on a reorganisation of the station yard including modification of the loop siding and moving the platform and station building.
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Wairarapa stations as far north as Masterton, Dalefield opened along with the line between Woodside and Masterton on 1 November 1880. Several months after the opening of the
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was made for the construction of a cart dock and an approach road to the back of the platform, on the eastern side of the main line. This request was later approved on 27 November 1912.
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raised over the idea of shortening the loop it was suggested that the loop instead be extended northwards which would also require the moving of the platform and shelter north also.
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The station remained open to both passenger and freight traffic until its closure on 1 February 1981.
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Cameron, Walter Norman (1976). "Chapter 6: Construction and Operation, Featherston to Masterton".
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which was essentially the Wellington to Woodville portion of the old Napier Mail.
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to the Wairarapa Line. This train had earlier run as the Napier Express via the
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Dalefield railway station yard, looking north towards Carterton in 2009.
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Mahoney, J. D. (1982). "The Napier Express". In Whyte, Philip (ed.).
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this and was withdrawn completely in 1948. Several years later the
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Dalefield - Re-arrangement - Station building, yard and sidings
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Kings of the Iron Road: Steam Passenger Trains of New Zealand
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Kings of the Iron Road: Steam Passenger Trains of New Zealand
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A Line Of Railway: The Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas
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A Line Of Railway: The Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas
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A Line Of Railway: The Railway Conquest of the Rimutakas
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Cameron, Walter Norman. "Chapter 10: The Stations".
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1162:indicates stations that have closed to passengers
333:down passengers and wagons if required to do so.
1200:Railway stations in New Zealand closed in 1981
1195:Railway stations in New Zealand opened in 1880
499:The Golden Era of Fiat Railcars in New Zealand
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497:Churchman, Geoffrey B. (1989). "Timetables".
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246:that served the small rural community of
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36:New Zealand Government Railways (NZGR)
16:Defunct railway station in New Zealand
482:Mahoney, J. D. "The Wairarapa Mail".
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66:Hodders Road, Carterton, New Zealand
521:Rail Heritage Trust of New Zealand
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342:Wellington and Manawatu Railway
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1180:Rail transport in Wellington
501:. Wellington: I.P.L. Books.
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92:41.0366806°S 175.4905778°E
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157:1 November 1880
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324:Dalefield dairy factory.
97:-41.0366806; 175.4905778
360:Wairarapa-type railcars
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242:was a station on the
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355:From 1936 when the
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58:General information
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993:Featherston
724:Featherston
718:Pigeon Bush
711:Cross Creek
338:Napier Mail
260:New Zealand
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71:Coordinates
1174:Categories
1141:Ngawapurua
1113:Mangamaire
1085:Mangamahoe
1071:Kopuaranga
1028:Clareville
983:Upper Hutt
968:Heretaunga
958:Manor Park
896:Wellington
872:Ngawapurua
844:Mangamaire
816:Mangamahoe
802:Kopuaranga
759:Clareville
684:Upper Hutt
669:Heretaunga
621:Lower Hutt
386:References
316:Operations
275:Facilities
258:region of
176:1981-02-01
161:1880-11-01
1148:Woodville
1092:Eketahuna
1058:Masterton
1035:Middleton
1022:Carterton
1016:Dalefield
908:Ngauranga
879:Woodville
823:Eketahuna
789:Masterton
766:Middleton
753:Carterton
747:Dalefield
611:Ngauranga
256:Wairarapa
252:Carterton
248:Dalefield
142:Main (x1)
128:Platforms
27:Dalefield
1127:Pahiatua
1042:Waingawa
1010:Matarawa
1005:Woodside
999:Fernside
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928:Waterloo
858:Pahiatua
773:Waingawa
741:Matarawa
730:Fernside
690:Mangaroa
674:Trentham
652:Haywards
344:and the
108:Owned by
63:Location
1160:Italics
1106:Hukanui
988:Maymorn
943:Wingate
837:Hukanui
697:Kaitoke
639:Andrews
632:Belmont
626:Melling
598:Lambton
270:History
254:in the
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149:History
131:Single
118:Line(s)
1120:Konini
1099:Newman
1048:Solway
953:Pomare
938:Naenae
923:Woburn
913:Petone
851:Konini
830:Newman
779:Solway
704:Summit
616:Petone
591:Te Aro
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169:Closed
154:Opened
139:Tracks
1064:Opaki
948:TaitÄ
933:Epuni
795:Opaki
209:Notes
503:ISBN
460:ISBN
405:ISBN
133:side
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