Greymouth to Christchurch railcar on the Midland Line between Canterbury and West Coast.

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Location (city or town)Midland LineOrganisation (eg business)NZ RailwaysEventGreymouth to Christchurch railcar on the Midland Line between Canterbury and West Coast.

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Date Created25th April 2020CommentsJohn Wilson Nothing better, a stop at Otira for a cuppa and a pie were yum yum yum.

Arthur Dehn John Wilson hi looked forward to the cuppa and pie every weekend , ... clickity, clack. Clickity. Clack ...... !!!
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Colleen O'Neill Otira pies the best
Ian A Cox I only went on the railcar once went I was 12 went over to ChCh in school holidays stayed 1 week and back on the train.

Karlene Jane Batchelor Need to have it reinstated

Shane Tibbotts The good old dayspeoole coukd afford to take the railcar to coast or Arthur's Pass for weekend
Need now have creedy idiots who have put taking the trains out of the reach of the average family

Tony Western Shane Tibbotts I remember it being $10

Lynette Anisy Loved this trip used to go with my father Jim Grant either to Cass or up the staircase on Saturday and throw out the newspapers up the line had to sit on the fire extinguisher with a cushion on it. My treat was a pie at Otira yum!! Those were the days...

Linda Harmon @ Lynette Anisy Im sure my dad fired for your dad Lynette for a few years. (Bill Manera) Have a couple pics here of them I think. Dad often talked of Jimmy Grant :)

Wayne Nicholson Maybe when us locals are the only ones being "tourists" in the next year or so it will be made "affordable" again ?

Robin Gibbens Wayne Nicholson and the wanking greens see what the farming industry does for our country.

Glenda O'Donnell Yes we used to do that trip with mum when dad was.so sick in ch ch hospital

Penny David Anderson Would come home School hollidays with the kids when we lived in CH CH really enjoyable

Alison Newland Had many trips on the railcar between Greymouth and Christchurch in1967/8.

Ray Mckenize Love the railcar was a little awesome trip Greymouth to Christchurch Christchurch to Greymouth best pies at Otara

Patricia Stephens Been on it many times

Carolyn Murphy Rattle rattle rattle of the cups on saucers and a big hunk of fruit cake. Treasured memories.

Geoff Guenole Bloody decent size mugs and a huge piece of cake by todays standards.

Marg Pearson Traveled many times between Hokitka and Christchurch between 1968 and 1971

Yvonne Lawson I used to have a long weekend every second week. Always went to Chch for weekend. Got a priv ticket so that helped.

Anna Reiha Walters Did that trip countless times ...even sat w driver Jim grant once

Judith Kett My father in law was a guard on the rail cars Ron Kett

Graeme Richardson Had many a trip on the rail car when lived in Springfield as a young lad . My dad worked on the railways .

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Greymouth to Christchurch railcar on the Midland Line between Canterbury and West Coast.

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