Jump to content

Mangapehi railway station: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 38°31′01″S 175°18′28″E / 38.516878°S 175.307722°E / -38.516878; 175.307722
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
m deleted .
1936-52
Line 43: Line 43:
[[Ellis and Burnand#Mangapehi|Ellis & Burnand]] had a sawmill at Mangapehi from 1901<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_806440/Wai%20898%2C%20A025.pdf|title=Maori and the Forestry, Mining, Fishing, and Tourism Industries of the Rohe Potae Inquiry District 1880–2000|last=Cleaver|first=Philip|date=February 2011|website=Waitangi Tribunal}}</ref> until the late 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34856/mangapehi-1955|title=Mangapēhi, 1955|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>
[[Ellis and Burnand#Mangapehi|Ellis & Burnand]] had a sawmill at Mangapehi from 1901<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|url=https://forms.justice.govt.nz/search/Documents/WT/wt_DOC_806440/Wai%20898%2C%20A025.pdf|title=Maori and the Forestry, Mining, Fishing, and Tourism Industries of the Rohe Potae Inquiry District 1880–2000|last=Cleaver|first=Philip|date=February 2011|website=Waitangi Tribunal}}</ref> until the late 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/34856/mangapehi-1955|title=Mangapēhi, 1955|last=Taonga|first=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu|website=teara.govt.nz|language=en|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>


A tramway linked the station to the coal mines at [[Maniaiti / Benneydale#Coal township|Maniaiti / Benneydale]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapspast.org.nz/?zoom=14&x=1804734&y=5733124&layerid=NZMS1%201959|title=Ongarue one inch map, sheet N92|last=|first=|date=1 Nov 1956|website=www.mapspast.org.nz|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref>
A tramway linked the station to the coal mines at [[Maniaiti / Benneydale#Coal township|Maniaiti / Benneydale]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapspast.org.nz/?zoom=14&x=1804734&y=5733124&layerid=NZMS1%201959|title=Ongarue one inch map, sheet N92|last=|first=|date=1 Nov 1956|website=www.mapspast.org.nz|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-03-28}}</ref> It was used for coal from the Mangapehi mine between 1936 and 1952.<ref>{{Cite book|last=King|first=Carolyn M.|url=https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=-c3jCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA109&lpg=PA109&dq=%22mangapehi%22+railway+station+%22benneydale%22+tramway&source=bl&ots=T14BEi3ERn&sig=ACfU3U2jGd-vjGT5nvD2nO1ApZXSW6lUuw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiT1IKN_bzoAhV6wzgGHTuKC6wQ6AEwAHoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22mangapehi%22%20railway%20station%20%22benneydale%22%20tramway&f=false|title=The Drama of Conservation: The History of Pureora Forest, New Zealand|last2=Gaukrodger|first2=D. John|last3=Ritchie|first3=Neville A.|date=2015-11-07|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-18410-4|language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 11:35, 28 March 2020

Mangapehi railway station
Mangapehi station in 2018
General information
LocationNew Zealand
Coordinates38°31′01″S 175°18′28″E / 38.516878°S 175.307722°E / -38.516878; 175.307722
Elevation285 m (935 ft)
Line(s)North Island Main Trunk
DistanceWellington 449.47 km (279.29 mi)
History
Opened1 April 1901
Closed8 January 1950
ElectrifiedJune 1988
Services
Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Kopaki
Line open, station closed
  North Island Main Trunk
KiwiRail
  Poro-O-Tarao
Line open, station closed

Mangapehi (or Mangapeehi) was a flag station on the North Island Main Trunk line, in the Waitomo District of New Zealand.[1] It was 5.89 km (3.66 mi) north of Poro-O-Tarao and 5.15 km (3.20 mi) south of Kopaki.[2]

Railway station and Ellis & Burnand Mangapehi sawmill, before 1930

Ellis & Burnand had a sawmill at Mangapehi from 1901[3] until the late 1960s.[4]

A tramway linked the station to the coal mines at Maniaiti / Benneydale.[5] It was used for coal from the Mangapehi mine between 1936 and 1952.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Te Mana Whatu Ahuru Waitangi Tribunal Report 2018" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas (Fourth ed.). Quail Map Co. 1993. ISBN 0 900609 92 3.
  3. ^ Cleaver, Philip (February 2011). "Maori and the Forestry, Mining, Fishing, and Tourism Industries of the Rohe Potae Inquiry District 1880–2000" (PDF). Waitangi Tribunal.
  4. ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Mangapēhi, 1955". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Ongarue one inch map, sheet N92". www.mapspast.org.nz. 1 November 1956. Retrieved 28 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ King, Carolyn M.; Gaukrodger, D. John; Ritchie, Neville A. (7 November 2015). The Drama of Conservation: The History of Pureora Forest, New Zealand. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-18410-4.

External links