Dunedin Peninsula and Ocean Beach Railway

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Dunedin Peninsula and Ocean Beach Railway was a railway line in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. The company was incorporated in 1874,[1] and construction began in December 1875,[2] and the 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) railway opened to Ocean Beach on 23 March 1876.[3] Extensions were later opened to Anderson's Bay (in 1877),[1] Forbury, Musselburgh and Tahora Bay.[3]

Competition from horse trams saw regular passenger services cease in 1882,[1] with the original company wound up, only for a new company formed that ran race-day trains ran to Forbury Park Raceway until 1904.[4] The last passenger train was a special troop train in 1914, and goods services ran sporadically until 1938.[4]

It closed in 1942,[1] and part of it is now the Ocean Beach Railway, a heritage line.

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Churchman & Hurst 2001, p. 204.
  2. ^ "Otago Daily Times". natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. 20 January 1875. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b Juliet Scoble. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of New Zealand Railway Stations" (PDF). railheritage.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b Brett & van der Weerden 2021, p. 41.

Bibliography

  • Brett, André; van der Weerden, Sam (2021). Can't Get There From Here - New Zealand Passenger Rail Since 1920. Otago University Press. ISBN 9781990048098.
  • Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) [1990, 1991]. The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History (Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand. ISBN 0-908876-20-3.


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