User:Johnragla/Oringi

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Oringi railway station
General information
Coordinates40°15′46″S 176°01′28″E / 40.262703°S 176.024308°E / -40.262703; 176.024308
Elevation165 m (541 ft)
Owned byKiwiRail
Line(s)Palmerston North–Gisborne Line
DistancePalmerston North 47.24 km (29.35 mi)
History
Opened22 March 1884
Closed27 September 1981
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Maharahara
Line open,
station closed
3.49 km (2.17 mi) 		  Palmerston North–Gisborne Line
KiwiRail 		  Tahoraite
Line open,
station closed
4.34 km (2.70 mi)
DC4398 shunts milk tanks at Oringi 11th December 2008

Oringi railway station on the Palmerston North–Gisborne line, opened on 22 March 1884,[1] to serve a rural area south of Dannevirke, in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, with 165 people (2018 census) scattered over a 30 km2 (12 sq mi) meshblock.[2] The station closed on 27 September 1981,[1] though milk continued to be carried from the dairy factory until its closure in January 2015.[3] The branch to the factory has since been lifted, but a passing loop at the station site remains.[4]

1887 timetable

History[edit]

The area was part of the Ngāti Raukawa rohe.[5] Oringi was a clearing near the south end of the Seventy Mile bush. Contracts to clear a line, 66 ft (20 m) wide for what later became SH2, were let in 1871.[6] Sawmills were set up as soon as the line opened.[7] had a mill at

Section length opened
Spit-Napier 2 mi 16 ch (3.5 km) 25 Nov 1874
Napier-Hastings 11 mi 64 ch (19.0 km) 12 Oct 1874
Hastings-Pakipaki 4 mi 27 ch (7.0 km) 1 Jan 1875
Pakipaki-Te Aute 10 mi 17 ch (16.4 km) 17 Feb 1876
Te Aute-Waipawa 12 mi 53 ch (20.4 km) 28 Aug 1876
Waipawa-Waipukurau 4 mi 49 ch (7.4 km) 1 Sep 1876
Waipukurau-Takapau 12 mi 79 ch (20.9 km) 12 Mar 1877
Takapau-Kopua 5 mi 63 ch (9.3 km) 25 Jan 1878
Kopua-Makotuku 5 mi 22 ch (8.5 km) 9 Aug 1880
Makotuku-Matamau 4 mi 22 ch (6.9 km) 23 Jun 1884
Matamau-Tahoraite 7 mi 43 ch (12.1 km) 1 Dec 1884
Tahoraite-Woodville 15 mi 10 ch (24.3 km) 22 Mar 1887
Woodville-Palmerston 17 mi 21 ch (27.8 km) 9 Mar 1891[8]

By 1879 Kopua and Makatoko viaducts had been completed, except for ballasting and Ormondville Viaduct had been begun. 3 miles of the line through Matamau was surveyed, ready for felling of the dense bush, and south to Oringi, another 10mi was being surveyed. Beyond Oringi the line was being explored and contoured.[9]

From 1887 Oringi was a flag station with 2 trains a day.[10] It was shown in 1891, still with 2 trains a day.[11] It didn't appear in 1897 adverts.[12]

By 1896 there was a shelter shed, platform, urinals and a passing loop for wagons. In 1898 the loop was for wagons and further lengthened in 1911 to and 1940 to wagons. Cattle yards were added in and railway houses in and .[13]

1 December 1884 Reporting extension of Napier line to Tahoraite is ready for opening. Mon, 15 December 1884 Tahoraiti – Matamau Section opened for traffic.[13] Oringi opened on 22 March 1887, when the 15 mi 10 ch (24.3 km) Tahoraiti (later Tapuata) to Woodville section extended the line from Napier.[14]

A Royal Commissioner reported adversely on the Napier line extension to Woodville, which stopped until the end of 1881, except for a few short lengths for unemployment relief just before the 1881 election. Mangatawainui viaduct, between Makatoko and Matanui, cost about £8,000. In the middle of 1883 tenders were called for this portion of the line, but the contractors failed and the Government took over.[15] Joseph Jay & Henry James Haines had won the Tahoraite contract for £13,615 on 8 June 1883.[16] Haines put the failure down to unusually bad weather.[17] The engineer from Kopua to Tahoraite is Mr J. T. Carr, who has been assisted by Messrs J. Fulton, H. F. Moody, and D. Ross. The principal bridge contractors were Messrs Proudfoot and McKay, of Dunedin, Joseph Saunders, of Wellington, and H. M'Kenzie and Co., of Dunedin. Mr Glendinning, of Napier, was contractor for the permanent way. The excursion train at the opening of the extension carried about 500. On reaching the terminus there was a large assemblage of settlers and Maoris. Several carriages conveyed those who desired it back along the road to Allardice's Hotel which was the nearest place for dinner, 4 coach loads went to Woodville.[15]

1885 Tamaki Timber Coy – asking permission to connect tramway with station. Use of Tamaki Timber Coy's siding by Wilding & Coy who leased the tramway. 1887 Proposal of McKay & Coy to lengthen siding. 1896 Level crossing at Gammon & Coy's sawmill near Tahoratite. 1926 Vacuum Oil Coy's lease of part of railway reserve at Tahoraiti and use of siding. 1943 Proposed private siding and stacking site – Public Works Department.

Sat, 29 January 1887 Re: opening line from Tahoraite to Woodville for traffic. 14 May 1887 Goods shed is being removed. When the buildings have been removed Tahoraiti to Dannevirke, recommends Tahoraiti be rated as a flag station. On and from Monday, 13/6/1887, Tahoraiti will be flag station and Dannevirke will be opened as a booking station, with stationmaster. 6 July 1887 Stationmaster's house shifted from Tahoraite to Danevirke recently. 1887 Removal of store. 1888 That cattle yards at Tahoraite be removed to Oringi. By 1896 shelter shed, passenger platform, urinals. Loop 26 wagons, backshunt 15 wagons (north end). 1896 Recommends extension of siding. 1898 Loop 54 wagons, loop 34 wagons, backshunt 11 wagons. 1904 loading bank.

Mon, 11 February 1889 Petition in favour of exchanging names of Tamaki and Tahoraiti stations. 5 April 1889 From the same date the present Tahoraiti siding will be called the Tamaki Sawmill Company's siding. On and from April 8th the name of the Tamaki station will be changed to Tahoraiti.[13] Tahoraiti has been an official name since 1939.[18]


Saturday, 20 November 1886 Re: station and quarry at Oringi.

Tuesday, 28 August 1888 That cattle yards at Tahoraite be removed to Oringi.

Saturday, 26 July 1890 Suggests removal of cattle yards and goods shed from Oringi and erection at Matahiwi.

Monday, 11 August 1890 Application of J Whitaker, contractor, to take ballast from pit at Oringi.

Wednesday, 1 July 1896 shelter shed, passenger platform, goods shed 30ft x 15ft, loading bank, urinals. loop 26 wagons, 1898 Loop 33 wagons, 1939 Approval for loop to be extended to accommodate 80 wagons (on account of heavier locomotives in use) and to provide a siding for the new stockyards. 1947 Alterations to stockyards. 1950 Approval for loading shelter at north end of yard. 1951 Tender of A R Morris (Morris & Longman), Woodville, accepted for loading shelter. 1952 Shelter completed. 1963 Approval for an extra siding to be provided; alter loading gauge to enable DA locomotives to pass under; move loading bank to south side of goods shed; and extra lighting. 1980 Stockyards closed and removed. Monday, 24 August 1981 Closed to all traffic except private siding traffic.


1896 83 miles 36 chains from Napier. 1904 28 miles 33 chains from Palmerston North. 1943 28 miles 32 chains from Palmerston North.

1897 Application by Palmerston North Sash & Door Coy for a tramway crossing over railway line at Oringi. 1901 Application for a private siding – Totara Sawmill Coy. 1904 backshunt 11 wagons (Totara Sawmilling Coy's private siding), loop 18 wagons (Palmerston North Sash & Door Coy's private siding). 1905 Private siding of Totara Sawmill Coy lifted. 1913 Siding to be extended by a dead end to hold 20 or 30 vehicles.  It is required as the Defence Department will be holding two Brigade Camps at Oringi, and will be larger than previous camps. A second backshunt has been put in, and the loading bank (for horses) has been lengthened by 40 feet. 1936 North backshunt to be lifted. 1955 Bulk lime and fertiliser sites, with siding access, for Tamaki Co-op Dairy Coy, approved. 1959 Re-instate backshunt that was lifted some years ago, for Fieldair Ltd, for top-dressing fertiliser storage. 1981 Approval to provided a private siding to Pacific Freezing (New Zealand) Ltd's freezing works and close yard. 1981 Revised proposal for yard sidings: crossing loop to hold 75 class UK wagons, 2 No sidings to hold 25 class UK wagons each.

1919 Ry houses. 1949 Houses Nos 32, 52, 67, A1097, A1308, B417.

Due to a reduction in sheep farming, the 57 ha (140 acres) freezing works closed in 2008, with the loss of 466 jobs.[19] The works has been converted to a business park for Scanpower (Tararua's electricity distribution business) and other companies, employing about 200.[20] Fonterra's milk factory closed in January 2015, when production was transferred to its enlarged Pahiatua factory.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Names & Opening & Closing Dates of Railway Stations in New Zealand by Juliet Scoble (2012)
  2. ^ "2018 Census Individual (part 1) total New Zealand by Statistical Area 1 - GIS". datafinder.stats.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b "Fonterra's $235 million state-of-the-art rebuild of Pahiatua dairy factory". Stuff. 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ^ "KiwiRail Network Map". kiwirail.maps.arcgis.com. Nov 2018. Retrieved 2021-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "CORRESPONDENCE. WANANGA". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 1 Dec 1877. Retrieved 2021-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "HAWKE'S BAY TIMES". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 11 Jan 1871. Retrieved 2021-10-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "HAWKE'S BAY HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 30 May 1878. Retrieved 2021-09-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "TABLE of LENGTHS of GOVERNMENT LINES AUTHORISED, CONSTRUCTED, and SURVEYED up to 31st March, 1898. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  9. ^ "PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT, BY THE MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS, THE HON. JAMES MACANDREW, THURSDAY, 7TH AUGUST, 1879". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "HAWKE'S BAY HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 29 Mar 1887. Retrieved 2021-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "WAIPAWA MAIL". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 3 Mar 1891. Retrieved 2021-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "HASTINGS STANDARD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 10 May 1897. Retrieved 2021-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ a b c "Station Archive". NZR Rolling Stock Lists. Retrieved 10 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "PUBLIC WORKS STATEMENT BY THE HON. W. HALL-JONES, MINISTER FOR PUBLIC WORKS 27th SEPTEMBER, 1898". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ a b "OPENING OF THE RAILWAY TO TAHORAITE. DAILY TELEGRAPH". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 16 Dec 1884. Retrieved 2021-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ "HAWKE'S BAY HERALD". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 12 Jun 1883. Retrieved 2021-09-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ "IN BANKRUPTCY. WOODVILLE EXAMINER". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. 16 Sep 1884. Retrieved 2021-09-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Tahoraiti". gazetteer.linz.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-09-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ Tuesday; May 2008, 27; PPCS, 11:34 am Press Release:. "PPCS To Close Oringi And Burnside Plants". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-09. {{cite web}}: |first2= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Businesses thriving on shared site". Accelerate25. 19 Oct 2017. Retrieved 2021-10-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[edit]

Category:Railway stations in New Zealand Category:Railway stations opened in 1887 Category:Railway stations closed in 1981 Category:Defunct railway stations in New Zealand Category:Buildings and structures in Manawatū-Whanganui Category:Rail transport in Manawatū-Whanganui Category:Tararua District

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