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opening in
December 1960. When containerisation was introduced and freight transportation trends changed, Bluff was not selected to be developed as a container port, but it and the railway have remained busy with traffic such as frozen meat, wool, and wood chips. In more recent years a degree of containerisation has taken place with the port investing in mobile crane and straddler facilities, rail playing a predominant role in moving containers from the large private container distribution centre located at Clifton. In 2016 a new port owned multimodal distribution centre was completed on an unused area of the Invercargill railway yards next to the Bluff Line entrance. The port company favouring rail as its wharf to centre transportation solution.
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paralleling the Bluff
Highway around past the Kew Bush area and meeting up with the line at Clifton. This was completed in 1872. This route would later be of benefit to the future Seaward Bush/Tokanui branch line that ran parallel to the Bluff line from Invercargill station to south of Clyde Street station where the two lines parted company. So the station at Clyde Street had two single-track railways running through it, giving a false impression of double track. When the Tokanui branch closed, the parallel line was taken out of use, and points were installed at Clyde Street for access to the branch by work trains during the lifting of the track.
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upper reaches of the estuary and getting equipment into the area proved troublesome. At the mouth of the estuary was the moderately deep and weather sheltered entry to the
Mokomoko inlet. A Jetty already existed at the eastern side of the inlet entrance for the local settlers and at one point was promoted as an alternative to both Campbelltown and Invercargill's port ambitions. It was decided to lay a spur line off the still incomplete Bluff mainline to the jetty which consisted of a large curve that required deep drains on each side. The junction points faced Awarua with a small flag station controlling the points.
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Minimal trackage on the town's station site remains to serve the substantial cool stores located along Gore Street. This also includes the southern tip of the KiwiRail network. Beautification work along the old railway yards has created a park-like setting. The only substantial structures are now the
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tank locomotives could use the wharf trackage and they were assisted by a capstan winch system that could pull wagons into position under ship's cranes, Bluff town wharf never having cranes. The small shunters would also assist with handling rakes of wagons to and from the Ocean Beach freezing works.
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The branch was only ever useful as a supply line and few passengers were carried, mainly from the small coastal steamers that would land at the jetty instead of risking the voyage up to
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Harbour in 1960, the larger A, J and J mainline locomotives were used as the new facility was built on solid ground. The junction points to the new port facility faced Invercargill to allow direct access for mainline train movements. A small signal box controlled
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Bluff established itself as the port of
Southland and the line has always been busy with both inbound and outbound freight. Major railway facilities were built around the original town wharf site with most servicing equipment moving to the new and substantial Island Harbour port, built from 1956 and
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During the construction phase of the Bluff Branch, contractors found that landing urgent supplies at the
Invercargill wharf could prove difficult due to the worsening danger of the New River estuary silting up dangerous sand bars. Contractors were having a difficult time building over and around the
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Passenger excursions still are a regular feature on the line, although passenger handling facilities are non-existent and tender-first operations are necessary for steam locomotives as they are unable to be turned. In any case, any through train to the Bluff line from the main line to the north has
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The
Harbour Board decided to build an island harbour facility that could handle the then latest bulk meat loading methods. This new island construction was begun in 1955. The island would have a substantial rail network built on it, and it is connected to the mainland by a combined road/rail bridge
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Steam locomotives used on the line were mainly restricted to the lightweight U and Q class along with smaller tank locomotives such as W, W, F and D classes. The reason being the only turning facilities at Bluff was the "Wye" layout that was part of the wharf's lighter rail access bridges. Only the
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of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8.5 in), the railway followed standard British method of keeping the line on a level grade as much as possible. Construction from the Invercargill Harbour and Wharf area soon became troublesome with the direct route across the New River estuary proving difficult due
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When the Ocean Beach freezing works closed in 1989 and bulk shipping of frozen meat methods changed to containerisation in the 1990s, most of the town side rail yards and sidings, including the old wharf rails were lifted. The last of many level crossings into warehouses along Gore Street, Bluff's
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The line made it to Clifton and easier ground as the raised formation skirted the banks of the east arm of the estuary passing over the Waimatua Creek. At the start of the Awarua plains, yet again swampy ground caused delays as large embankments and a sizeable bridge were needed to cross the tidal
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In the early 1950s, New Zealand was basking in a large economic boom period and modernisation around the country was taking place. Southland was at the forefront of a major agricultural export boom and the now ageing town wharf simply couldn't cope with the heavy demands of rail traffic and busy
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The huge Ocean Beach freezing works was also shunted by the Bluff-based shunters. Frozen meat from other works around the region were also handled through the port, creating substantial rail traffic for the branch. A then unique all-weather meat loading facility allowed for trains to be shunted
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The Island Harbour's locomotive depot was closed in 1999, with all shunting and train handling controlled from Invercargill. The locomotive turning wye was taken out of use shortly after. Rail facilities were rationalised to suit log and container handling after the all-weather meat loading
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The formation and bridges that crossed the upper New River estuary continued to cause trouble with the line formation sinking and making the journey uncomfortable for travellers. It was decided to divert the line around the estuary foreshore from what is today the Crinan St level crossing,
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The new inland SouthPort multimodal container terminal located on a portion of the Invercargill railway yard has returned considerable tonnage to the line. Regular maintenance of the line including sleeper replacement has allowed for heavier tare weight wagons to now operate over it.
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In 2000 the line was downgraded to industrial shunt status to save day-to-day operating administration costs. One-train-at-a-time operations are the norm south of Clifton, although the crossing loop at Wards Crossing allows for two train operation on Traffic Warrant Control.
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For many years, passenger traffic on the line was heavy, with 12,000 fares travelling in a single day to a regatta in Bluff on 1 January 1900. Development of modern road networks and private cars caused passenger numbers to decline from the 1930s. In 1929 the
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As with all colonial transport facilities over time, Bluff station started with a rudimentary class 5 station until growing into an impressive two-story Gordon Troup designed edifice befitting of the southernmost railway station in the British Empire.
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Locomotives were serviced at a modest two road depot located at the northern end of the station yard although, apart from the wharf shunters, only one mainline locomotive remained overnight to head the first early 5:00am mixed train to Invercargill.
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of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6.0 in). The Bluff Branch was converted to this gauge in a single day, 18 December 1875. The original standard gauge locomotives and rolling stock retreating to the Bluff wharf and then loaded onto the
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In the early days of New Zealand's colonisation, transport between Bluff and Invercargill was through sometimes impassable swampy terrain. Construction of a road to Bluff (called Campbelltown until March 1917) was approved by the
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The line opened on 5 February 1867 after a delay caused by the Southland Provincial Council going bankrupt due to the high cost of building both this line and a wooden railway northwards to Makarewa (later part of the
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Thanks to the well-built drain canals on each side of the formation, the original route is still visible and easily traced on Google Earth as a large curve leading to the old jetty, in which piles still remain.
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became apparent, and the decision was made to use iron rails to Bluff and convert the Makarewa section to iron rails. Originally thought to be of reasonable cost to construct, the line soon proved otherwise.
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the junction handling trains from the original town station. A new Bluff Station crew and loco depot with a turning Wye was built (instead of a turntable) on the island. This also housed the diesel-powered
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Apart from wayside stations closing, the line has needed no major reconstruction work mainly because of the legacy of its excellent, if somewhat costly, 19th-century British railway construction methods.
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heavy shunting locomotive also worked the line on lighter transfer work. Following the withdrawal of the DJ class in the late 1980s and after the structural strengthening of bridges, both
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station goods shed and a re-positioned wagon turntable to represent the numerous former level crossings on Gore Street. Some rails to warehouses remain in situ at old entrances.
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A substantial drop in rail traffic has resulted as Southland moved from sheep meat-based farming to dairy. Shipping patterns also changed, with bulk commodities taking over.
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shunters, which also shunted the town side railyards and what was now called the Town Wharf. Mainline locomotives returned to Invercargill with the last train every day.
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The level crossing into the Phosphate Works at Wards Crossing is still active with regular shunting services. It is the southernmost level crossing on State Highway 1.
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Little remains of the harbour crossing and Invercargill Wharf due to draining and substantial land reclamation over 100 years, some bridge piles are still visible.
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were used. The DF and DX classes were occasional visitors with larger trains. Shunting power remained the preserve of the DSA class until the larger, twin-engine,
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until a change of gauge day on 18 December 1875 when it was decided to close the line instead of re-gauging it. The rails were taken up and used elsewhere.
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directly into a large five-bay shed with overhead conveyor loaders carrying frozen carcasses out of wagons and directly into a ship's hold.
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2020:Howell, Chris (June 1995). "Bluff Branch".
1982:(Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand.
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2265:StratfordâOkahukura Line
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2180:North Island Main Trunk
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1562:(road alongside rail).
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2062:Troup, Gordon (1978).
1959:Bromby, Robin (2003).
1942:Otago University Press
1258:Old Wharf rail access
46:Bluff Branch route map
2996:Auckland Airport Line
2984:Significant proposals
2320:Waimea Plains Railway
2309:Otago Central Railway
2174:East Coast Main Trunk
1558:shipping causing it.
1428:Controversial opening
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3011:Marsden Point Branch
2880:Dun Mountain Railway
2778:Ngapara and Tokarahi
2729:Dunback and Makareao
2081:Yonge, John (1985).
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2043:New Zealand Railfan
2022:New Zealand Railfan
1547:J class locomotives
1195:Island Harbour line
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963:Harbour Embankment
879:ex Mokomoko Branch
152:Bluff Branch start
3109:Bluff, New Zealand
3031:PaeroaâPokeno Line
2968:Under construction
2892:Glen Massey Branch
2361:Donnellys Crossing
1909:Wairio/Ohai Branch
1686:on 25 October 2014
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1722:Hermann 1997
1717:
1688:. Retrieved
1684:the original
1680:"Bluff Line"
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808:Awarua North
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482:Lake Street
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322:Bond Street
294:Clyde Street
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106:Invercargill
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2851:Walton Park
2697:Whitecliffs
2676:Southbridge
2670:Seddonville
2598:Conns Creek
2471:Castlecliff
2186:Kapiti Line
1940:. Dunedin:
1857:Bromby 2003
1845:Bromby 2003
1830:Bromby 2003
1642:2000sâ2010s
1529:Locomotives
1468:Cezarewitch
1402:Ohai Branch
1129:Ocean Beach
1045:Green Point
714:9.8 km
3083:Categories
2804:Shag Point
2483:Gracefield
2368:Glen Afton
2355:Dargaville
2160:Main lines
2092:090060932X
1916:References
1818:Brett 2016
1806:Brett 2016
1794:Brett 2016
1761:Brett 2016
1734:Brett 2016
1710:Yonge 1985
942:Greenhills
858:Awarua Jnc
24:Bluff Line
2825:Tuatapere
2743:Hedgehope
2619:Ferrymead
2517:Moutohora
2350:Cambridge
2055:1173-2229
2034:1173-2229
1690:1 October
1495:Operation
28:Southland
3066:See also
2797:Roxburgh
2771:Mossburn
2750:Kingston
2736:Fernhill
2565:Wanganui
2489:Greytown
2436:TÄneatua
2411:Onehunga
2398:Murupara
2374:Kinleith
1867:See also
1620:DE class
1616:DJ class
1612:DG class
1453:Regauged
3061:Italics
2858:Wyndham
2839:Waikaka
2832:Waikaia
2818:Tokanui
2811:Tapanui
2764:Moeraki
2690:Waimate
2659:Rewanui
2653:Rapahoe
2633:Methven
2612:Fairlie
2605:Eyreton
2559:Waitara
2538:Raetihi
2531:Opunake
2524:Ngatapa
2503:Melling
2466:Ahuriri
2431:Rotorua
2418:Onerahi
2404:Okaihau
2387:Manukau
1515:Clayton
1504:Station
1472:Big Bay
616:Woodend
531:Clifton
2845:Wairio
2785:Outram
2647:Oxford
2552:Te Aro
2545:Taonui
2477:Foxton
2442:Thames
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833:Awarua
783:closed
55:Legend
2757:Kurow
2716:Bluff
2707:Lower
2683:Waiau
2574:Upper
2457:Lower
2341:Upper
2049:(4).
2028:(3).
1666:Notes
1283:Bluff
36:Bluff
3057:Bold
2425:Opua
2206:and
2115:and
2087:ISBN
2068:ISBN
2051:ISSN
2030:ISSN
2007:ISBN
1984:ISBN
1965:ISBN
1946:ISBN
1692:2014
1626:and
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1344:26km
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853:14Km
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18:The
1624:DBR
1376:Map
408:Kew
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