Category: NZ Rail Maps

First published on NZ Rail Maps Read More July 2022 has seen steady if somewhat slow ongoing progress on the rail maps project. As in the previous month, the focus shifted to general maps of Christchurch City. However, some work has been done on the rail maps, most notably for Rolleston and Springfield. This took… Continue reading NZ Rail Maps: New Zealand Rail Maps Project Development Report – July 2022

First published on NZ Rail Maps Read More Rolleston is a junction station where the Midland Line to Greymouth branches off from the Main South Line that runs south from Lyttelton to Invercargill. The first station at Rolleston was part of the broad-gauge Great Southern Line, built by Canterbury Provincial Railways, and opened in 1866.… Continue reading NZ Rail Maps: Rolleston’s Stations

First published on NZ Rail Maps Read More During June, the rail maps project slowed down somewhat as resources were put into creating a series of historical maps for Christchurch City for the purposes of other allied blogs, including Transport Safety Blog and Christchurch Transport Blog. This work is ongoing at the time of writing… Continue reading NZ Rail Maps: New Zealand Rail Maps Project Development Report – June 2022