Whitecliffs Branch
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The Whitecliffs Branch was an 18.4 kilometres long branch line railway that formed part of New Zealand's national rail network in the Canterbury region of the South Island. It was more industrial than
Glentunnel Railway Station
Whitecliffs Branch, date unknown
The November 1878 timetable for the Malvern (Midland) and Whitecliffs Branches
The trackbed at Philip Street, Glentunnel, now a private driveway
Coalgate, New Zealand
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Coalgate is a small town in the Selwyn District of the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island. It is located roughly an hour west of Christchurch on State Highway 77. The town's name stems fr
Whitecliffs Branch
…1874. The line was opened all the way to Whitecliffs on 3 November 1875. Stations were established in (from junction to terminus): Hawkins, Homebush, Coalgate, Glentunnel, South Malvern, and Whitecliffs, with goods sheds located at three of these stations. Trains on the line had to deal with steep ascents…
Bridge Street, November 2011
Coalgate Tavern, November 2011