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DescriptionOtira train stationDate of PhotoBetween 1st January 2016 and 31st December 2016Map[1] ContributorMoe Bowes
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Location (city or town)OtiraLandmark (Place)Otira train station
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CommentsKerry Keating Where's this Lyn
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe Otira
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Kerry Keating
Kerry Keating Hell. A big difference from the hey day.
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Gerard Greenlees
Gerard Greenlees At least "both" stations are still there!
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyre We lived thrugh a wonderful era alright. Not much of our living history left for our Grandies
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Peter Creagh
Peter Creagh Waipara and Little River Stations have been restored and are in use with the Waipara Station still being used as a Railway Station for the Weka Pass Railway. The Little River station is a giftshop museum and visitor centre.
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Kerry Keating
Kerry Keating Everything is gradually going Brian. Memory, logic, mobility. Cheez, what next?
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Brian Howard
Brian Howard brings back many memories....wouldn`t have recognised it !!!!!
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Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyre Me either Brian. Was always painted up nicely
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Brian Howard
Brian Howard The good old railway pies and sandwiches and the cuppa on the platform.
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Laura Mills Detlaff
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Marion E Mundy
Marion E Mundy Those were the good old days
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June Griggs
June Griggs Don't forget the fruit cake slabs.
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Marion E Mundy
Marion E Mundy The old cups an saucers were awsome
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Grant Ilton
Grant Ilton That is sad.
We were there last xmas,don't remember it looking that bad.
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Brian Howard
Brian Howard I used to stay with Viv and Olive Sweeny in Otira at times.Olive worked in the tearooms and Viv worked at the power house.The hills red with rata in the summertime.
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe Did you ever meet the sons Frank and Terry.
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Brian Howard
Brian Howard Yes and there was a daughter too.....Vanya ?
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Jennifer Gaskell
Jennifer Gaskell When we lived in Otira I can remember Mum taking me over to the station to see Dad when he was working, that's back in 1956-1957.
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Phyllis Aberbart
Phyllis Aberbart So sad looking
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Rarn Johnston
Rarn Johnston man, i would love to live there, i can see so much potential, is it for sale
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Rarn Johnston
Rarn Johnston fried green tomatoes, the whistle stop inn,
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Kerry Keating
Kerry Keating In the winter I would say there is a good chance Rarn. Man, it gets cold.
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Rarn Johnston
Rarn Johnston yea looks damp, the mist on the hills, would love to volunteer and, do some tidy up painting etc
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Kerry Keating
Kerry Keating Summer would be better mate. No good painting in the snow. That's why you don't see brass monkeys there at that time.
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Marianne Kelly
Marianne Kelly Bob said he'd heard the owner of the Otira hotel has all his collectables stored in there! Not sure if it's true though!
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Merle Brown
Merle Brown Worked in the refreshment rooms 1961 loved it.
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Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess last time I was talking with the Track Manager from Christchurch, he was in charge of all traffic control etc they did not want anyone on or near the tracks in Otira
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Jeannie Sales
Jeannie Sales Sad to see it like that so many pies and milky coffees
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Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass The office and waiting room has been tidied up and painted. It is being tidied up for The TransAlpine so it isn't scruffy looking. Guttering and down pipes etc etc. The bloke from the pub doesn't have stuff stored in the station. From "The Horses Mouth".
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Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess that sounds more like it as the passengers on the Tranzapline would have been complaining about the unsightly building, the other option would have been to get a rail approved demolition crew in there to demolish the building
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Marianne Kelly
Marianne Kelly Glad to hear the storage rumour isn't correct! And that the station is being tidied up! Would be nice to see it tidied up and restored properly.
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Rarn Johnston
Rarn Johnston I'm keen to volunteer
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Mark Larsen
Mark Larsen he did at one point to some discust have various bits of equipment on the platform - belive he was told shift it or loose it
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Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass I think that was over towards the pub in the yard. I believe that section has been closed off now.
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Laura Mills Detlaff
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Shirley Davenport
Shirley Davenport Indeed
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Donald Otten
Donald Otten prior to ww2 my father used to look after stretch of track between Coralyn? and Otaira.Lived in the railway house in Coralyn(not sure if this is the right spelling,but you know where I mean)
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Helen Ruscoe
Helen Ruscoe The lovely toasted spagheti sandwiches and the cuppa tea. Loved it, when the railcar stopped here.
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Lee Williams
Lee Williams Block cake,yum.(Ernest Adams sultana cake)
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Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe Otira
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Kerry Keating
Kerry Keating Hell. A big difference from the hey day.
Like · Reply · 1 · 8 hrs
Gerard Greenlees
Gerard Greenlees At least "both" stations are still there!
Like · Reply · 1 · 8 hrs
Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyre We lived thrugh a wonderful era alright. Not much of our living history left for our Grandies
Like · Reply · 3 · 7 hrs
Peter Creagh
Peter Creagh Waipara and Little River Stations have been restored and are in use with the Waipara Station still being used as a Railway Station for the Weka Pass Railway. The Little River station is a giftshop museum and visitor centre.
Unlike · Reply · 3 · 7 hrs
Laura Mills Detlaff
Write a reply...
Choose File
Kerry Keating
Kerry Keating Everything is gradually going Brian. Memory, logic, mobility. Cheez, what next?
Like · Reply · 7 hrs
Brian Howard
Brian Howard brings back many memories....wouldn`t have recognised it !!!!!
Like · Reply · 1 · 7 hrs
Brian McIntyre
Brian McIntyre Me either Brian. Was always painted up nicely
Like · Reply · 1 · 7 hrs
Brian Howard
Brian Howard The good old railway pies and sandwiches and the cuppa on the platform.
Like · Reply · 1 · 7 hrs
Laura Mills Detlaff
Write a reply...
Choose File
Marion E Mundy
Marion E Mundy Those were the good old days
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
June Griggs
June Griggs Don't forget the fruit cake slabs.
Like · Reply · 1 · 6 hrs
Marion E Mundy
Marion E Mundy The old cups an saucers were awsome
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
Grant Ilton
Grant Ilton That is sad.
We were there last xmas,don't remember it looking that bad.
Like · Reply · 1 · 6 hrs
Brian Howard
Brian Howard I used to stay with Viv and Olive Sweeny in Otira at times.Olive worked in the tearooms and Viv worked at the power house.The hills red with rata in the summertime.
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
Lyn Moe
Lyn Moe Did you ever meet the sons Frank and Terry.
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
Brian Howard
Brian Howard Yes and there was a daughter too.....Vanya ?
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
View more replies
Laura Mills Detlaff
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Jennifer Gaskell
Jennifer Gaskell When we lived in Otira I can remember Mum taking me over to the station to see Dad when he was working, that's back in 1956-1957.
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
Phyllis Aberbart
Phyllis Aberbart So sad looking
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
Rarn Johnston
Rarn Johnston man, i would love to live there, i can see so much potential, is it for sale
Like · Reply · 2 · 6 hrs
Rarn Johnston
Rarn Johnston fried green tomatoes, the whistle stop inn,
Like · Reply · 2 · 6 hrs
Kerry Keating
Kerry Keating In the winter I would say there is a good chance Rarn. Man, it gets cold.
Like · Reply · 1 · 6 hrs
Rarn Johnston
Rarn Johnston yea looks damp, the mist on the hills, would love to volunteer and, do some tidy up painting etc
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
Kerry Keating
Kerry Keating Summer would be better mate. No good painting in the snow. That's why you don't see brass monkeys there at that time.
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
View more replies
Laura Mills Detlaff
Write a reply...
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Marianne Kelly
Marianne Kelly Bob said he'd heard the owner of the Otira hotel has all his collectables stored in there! Not sure if it's true though!
Like · Reply · 1 · 6 hrs
Merle Brown
Merle Brown Worked in the refreshment rooms 1961 loved it.
Like · Reply · 2 · 6 hrs
Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess last time I was talking with the Track Manager from Christchurch, he was in charge of all traffic control etc they did not want anyone on or near the tracks in Otira
Like · Reply · 2 · 6 hrs
Jeannie Sales
Jeannie Sales Sad to see it like that so many pies and milky coffees
Like · Reply · 2 · 6 hrs
Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass The office and waiting room has been tidied up and painted. It is being tidied up for The TransAlpine so it isn't scruffy looking. Guttering and down pipes etc etc. The bloke from the pub doesn't have stuff stored in the station. From "The Horses Mouth".
Unlike · Reply · 2 · 6 hrs
Mark Burgess
Mark Burgess that sounds more like it as the passengers on the Tranzapline would have been complaining about the unsightly building, the other option would have been to get a rail approved demolition crew in there to demolish the building
Unlike · Reply · 1 · 6 hrs
Marianne Kelly
Marianne Kelly Glad to hear the storage rumour isn't correct! And that the station is being tidied up! Would be nice to see it tidied up and restored properly.
Like · Reply · 6 hrs
Rarn Johnston
Rarn Johnston I'm keen to volunteer
Like · Reply · 5 hrs
Mark Larsen
Mark Larsen he did at one point to some discust have various bits of equipment on the platform - belive he was told shift it or loose it
Like · Reply · 1 · 5 hrs
Arthur Bass
Arthur Bass I think that was over towards the pub in the yard. I believe that section has been closed off now.
Like · Reply · 2 hrs
Laura Mills Detlaff
Write a reply...
Choose File
Shirley Davenport
Shirley Davenport Indeed
Like · Reply · 5 hrs
Donald Otten
Donald Otten prior to ww2 my father used to look after stretch of track between Coralyn? and Otaira.Lived in the railway house in Coralyn(not sure if this is the right spelling,but you know where I mean)
Unlike · Reply · 2 · 5 hrs
Helen Ruscoe
Helen Ruscoe The lovely toasted spagheti sandwiches and the cuppa tea. Loved it, when the railcar stopped here.
Like · Reply · 2 · 4 hrs
Lee Williams
Lee Williams Block cake,yum.(Ernest Adams sultana cake)
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West Coast New Zealand History (12th Nov 2016). Otira train station. In Website West Coast New Zealand History. Retrieved 22nd Apr 2018 20:13, from https://westcoast.recollect.co.nz/nodes/view/16421