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DescriptionHokitika Railway Station, December 1980PhotographerTed ListerDate of Photo1980Map[1] ContributorClaire Ward
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Location (city or town)HokitikaLandmark (Place)Hokitika Railway StationOrganisation (eg business)NZ Railways
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CommentsJack Pittaway All gone now, such a shame as this would have been great to have a Westport to Hokitika train trip.
Bill Johnsen And govt pricing such a train to take people off coast road and then spend millions at Punakaiki ..a tourist train could not survive at Queenstown ..how many people would travel on such a train everyday ..would need 100 to .200 a day surely and what costs to maintain train and carriages and staff etc...and tracks to maintain , bridges, to carry 30 people a day...
David Lindsay Be good if the transalpine went to Hokitika!
David Lindsay Maybe it should stop at Moana then...sorry to say Greymouth is dismal these days...you can almost see the tumbleweeds rolling down the street...I lived there for a while and loved it...but now..every time I come back it's dead!
Anthea Keenan Steve McLaren Due dilegence and consultation...compliance to legislation has bn failing @WDC many times. Sad we lost our railway station as it makes a town...but Tranz rail and NZTA know....John Moore As a lad I departed from here many times at Xmas. Love the memory, thanks.
PaulAnthony Teens Check the rubbish on the track. Fred should’ve picked it up
Clare Pierson PaulAnthony Teens Took the photo before his shift started!!!!
John Murray he was waiting for Train Control to give him clearance yah got to realise it was peak hour.
Neil Blanchfield needs a paint job, lol
Phil Millar Not much activity these days,look at the rail surface,all rusty,not shiney!
Margaret Suggett Fond memories of the Hokitika train station!!
Steve Lowe The station was demolished within the next 12 months
Garry Wick Painted this station back in the late 60s
Garry Wick Looks like it needs another one .
Anthea Keenan With respect to a well utilised railway station until closure....remember too in history all highly respected government officials arriving to unveil our Pioneer Monument 1914 on railway terrace..and peace celebrations etc. appreciated means of transport to Hokitika, Ross too... before air transport. Stephen Foster Bring this bac to Hoki would be great for the town carting on down to fox ????
John Paget The line only ever went to Ross. Impossible to get to Fox by rail. To many mountains.
Ron Surgenor Stuart and Chapman tramway extended south a further 20Km and from what I remember at least 1 road rail bridge.
Richard Pope Ron Surgenor You mean Bold Head?
Richard Pope Now the sandflies are the size and look suspiciously like petrol pumps.Averil Thorpe Wow traveled from Hoki to Grey with Mum and my little ones shopping often on the railcar Brings back lovely memories
Colin Watkins My birth town.
Richard Pope a forest of trestles, cosy and solid. How architecture has moved with the times. Riccarton Stn had a garden. How the ants must play whilst the plutocrats spend.
PaulAnthony Teens Neil it’s bin gone for years
Heather Newby from Myron Caldwell..when did the last passenger train operate through there, or railcar? Any one know?
John Nancekivell Heather Newby about 73/74 ish
Heather Newby John Nancekivell thanks
Edit or delete thisJohn Nancekivell I used to catch the Railcar early on a Monday morning to Ross from Greymouth and return to Greymouth Friday night after work when I was tomcatting, in Cobden for a couple of years also Hokitika to Ch-ch to trade school about 1973,also travelled on the express to and from Ross to ChCh regularly until it ended, and I got a car Kevin Bell Brings back lovely memories.
Warren Duthie i remember going through to hokitika on the railcar early 1970 sLes Ellis Had to go there to pick up the Press in the morning to deliver to Hokitika families.
ShonaandMurray Marshall I travelled to Greymouth every Saturday and back for dancing lessons. I loved doing thatIan Coates I have the toilet roll holder from the men"s Loo.
Alison Armstrong Very fond memories of this place, getting on the railcar to Christchurch. 1960s! Arlene Hutcheon Wow! The old railway station, remember that as a young girl.Les Ellis Had to go there to pick up the Press in the morning to deliver to Hokitika families.
Ian Coates I have the toilet roll holder from the men"s Loo.
Heather Newby Ian Coates lucky you..lol
Alison Armstrong Very fond memories of this place, getting on the railcar to Christchurch. 1960s!Don Hutton Railcars and the steam express used to pull up and leave there every day at regular intervals. It was a busy place and the station was kept in good condition.
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John Nancekivell When we were kids we used to try and drop bottles down the smoke stack of the trains from the foot bridge, the train drivers were always threatening to kick our asses, we thought it was funny at the time,
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Heather Newby John Nancekivell Hahaha.. Thats what kids are like.. Annoying!
Judy Garvey Well that explains it. Didn’t the queen visit about then.? And I thought it would have had a coat of paint for that.
Ann Selander No it well used railcar from Ross to Hokitika for school five days a week.
Ann Selander Mr Ford was station manager. Nice man
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Michael Mclauglin Should be fixed up
Lesley Steele My Dad was the Stationmaster there back in 1968 (Leo Forde)
Ann Selander Hi Lesley Ann Johnston here how are you now Ann Selander. How’s David
Bill Johnsen And govt pricing such a train to take people off coast road and then spend millions at Punakaiki ..a tourist train could not survive at Queenstown ..how many people would travel on such a train everyday ..would need 100 to .200 a day surely and what costs to maintain train and carriages and staff etc...and tracks to maintain , bridges, to carry 30 people a day...
David Lindsay Be good if the transalpine went to Hokitika!
David Lindsay Maybe it should stop at Moana then...sorry to say Greymouth is dismal these days...you can almost see the tumbleweeds rolling down the street...I lived there for a while and loved it...but now..every time I come back it's dead!
Anthea Keenan Steve McLaren Due dilegence and consultation...compliance to legislation has bn failing @WDC many times. Sad we lost our railway station as it makes a town...but Tranz rail and NZTA know....John Moore As a lad I departed from here many times at Xmas. Love the memory, thanks.
PaulAnthony Teens Check the rubbish on the track. Fred should’ve picked it up
Clare Pierson PaulAnthony Teens Took the photo before his shift started!!!!
John Murray he was waiting for Train Control to give him clearance yah got to realise it was peak hour.
Neil Blanchfield needs a paint job, lol
Phil Millar Not much activity these days,look at the rail surface,all rusty,not shiney!
Margaret Suggett Fond memories of the Hokitika train station!!
Steve Lowe The station was demolished within the next 12 months
Garry Wick Painted this station back in the late 60s
Garry Wick Looks like it needs another one .
Anthea Keenan With respect to a well utilised railway station until closure....remember too in history all highly respected government officials arriving to unveil our Pioneer Monument 1914 on railway terrace..and peace celebrations etc. appreciated means of transport to Hokitika, Ross too... before air transport. Stephen Foster Bring this bac to Hoki would be great for the town carting on down to fox ????
John Paget The line only ever went to Ross. Impossible to get to Fox by rail. To many mountains.
Ron Surgenor Stuart and Chapman tramway extended south a further 20Km and from what I remember at least 1 road rail bridge.
Richard Pope Ron Surgenor You mean Bold Head?
Richard Pope Now the sandflies are the size and look suspiciously like petrol pumps.Averil Thorpe Wow traveled from Hoki to Grey with Mum and my little ones shopping often on the railcar Brings back lovely memories
Colin Watkins My birth town.
Richard Pope a forest of trestles, cosy and solid. How architecture has moved with the times. Riccarton Stn had a garden. How the ants must play whilst the plutocrats spend.
PaulAnthony Teens Neil it’s bin gone for years
Heather Newby from Myron Caldwell..when did the last passenger train operate through there, or railcar? Any one know?
John Nancekivell Heather Newby about 73/74 ish
Heather Newby John Nancekivell thanks
Edit or delete thisJohn Nancekivell I used to catch the Railcar early on a Monday morning to Ross from Greymouth and return to Greymouth Friday night after work when I was tomcatting, in Cobden for a couple of years also Hokitika to Ch-ch to trade school about 1973,also travelled on the express to and from Ross to ChCh regularly until it ended, and I got a car Kevin Bell Brings back lovely memories.
Warren Duthie i remember going through to hokitika on the railcar early 1970 sLes Ellis Had to go there to pick up the Press in the morning to deliver to Hokitika families.
ShonaandMurray Marshall I travelled to Greymouth every Saturday and back for dancing lessons. I loved doing thatIan Coates I have the toilet roll holder from the men"s Loo.
Alison Armstrong Very fond memories of this place, getting on the railcar to Christchurch. 1960s! Arlene Hutcheon Wow! The old railway station, remember that as a young girl.Les Ellis Had to go there to pick up the Press in the morning to deliver to Hokitika families.
Ian Coates I have the toilet roll holder from the men"s Loo.
Heather Newby Ian Coates lucky you..lol
Alison Armstrong Very fond memories of this place, getting on the railcar to Christchurch. 1960s!Don Hutton Railcars and the steam express used to pull up and leave there every day at regular intervals. It was a busy place and the station was kept in good condition.
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John Nancekivell
John Nancekivell When we were kids we used to try and drop bottles down the smoke stack of the trains from the foot bridge, the train drivers were always threatening to kick our asses, we thought it was funny at the time,
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Heather Newby
Heather Newby John Nancekivell Hahaha.. Thats what kids are like.. Annoying!
Judy Garvey Well that explains it. Didn’t the queen visit about then.? And I thought it would have had a coat of paint for that.
Ann Selander No it well used railcar from Ross to Hokitika for school five days a week.
Ann Selander Mr Ford was station manager. Nice man
Manage
Michael Mclauglin Should be fixed up
Lesley Steele My Dad was the Stationmaster there back in 1968 (Leo Forde)
Ann Selander Hi Lesley Ann Johnston here how are you now Ann Selander. How’s David
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