Re: (rshsdepot) Kaiapoi, New Zealand

[Ivan Berger <OldMaven_@_comcast.net>]

I shot some pix this last week of the decrepit RR station in Harrisonburg, VA, a
small station that was moved from elsewhere to a civil-war cemetery in
Lynchburg, and Lynchburg's own station (in good shape, used by Greyhound and
Amtrak).  Some folks might want to see them but I have no Web site of my own --
any idea how I could post them?

- -Ivan

Bernie Wagenblast wrote:
> 
> Station restoration complete
> 
> Link to photo:  http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/dilly/b/amg103l.jpg
> 
> The Press - Christchurch, New Zealand
> 
> The Kaiapoi Railway Station stood forlornly by the main trunk railway line for more than 15 years: today it proudly overlooks the Kaiapoi River.
> The fine example of Victorian architecture was shifted to the northern embankment of the river in the centre of the town in April 2002.
> 
> Now, just over 12 months later, it has been lovingly restored and houses the town's information centre and the headquarters of the promotion society.
> 
> A group of enthusiasts, determined to preserve an important part of Kaiapoi's history, formed the Railway Station Trust and set about finding a suitable site for the building.
> 
> The successful bid to save the George Troup-designed building followed several failed attempts.
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> It was officially opened on February 6, 1904, replacing one built in 1872 that had trouble catering for the fast-growing township. In 1902, 24,257 people used the small station.
> 
> Troup gave extraordinary detail to his buildings. The main feature of the station was a small, conical tower roofed with Marseilles tiles. It is the only one of this design remaining in New Zealand. In 1975 the southern half was badly damaged in a storm.
> 
> In 1976 New Zealand Railways stopped using it as a passenger stop.
> 
> However, tickets were still sold there and it was manned until 1986, when it was closed.
> 
> Several attempts to re-use and develop it fell through. While waiting its fate there were three fires, and twice it faced the threat of being bulldozed.
> 
> Kaiapoi Railway Station Trust president Ivan Taylor said when Robert Cook bought the site he offered the building to a small group of interested people, provided they removed it from the site.
> 
> The Kaiapoi Railway Station Trust was formed, it bought the building for $1, and with support of the Waimakariri District Council, Kaiapoi Electricity, the Community Trust, Lotto, local businesses and the public, the building was shifted and restored, he said.
> 
> On Sunday at 2.30pm the station will be officially opened.
> 
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> The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
> railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

- -- 
Ivan Berger

No trees were killed in the sending of this message. However a large number of
electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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The Railroad Station Historical Society maintains a database of existing
railroad structures at: http://www.rrshs.org

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