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As freight volumes continued to decrease the viability of the branch came into question, particularly as it was now clear the connection with the Bay of Plenty would never be made. In 1952 a Royal
Commission was appointed to look into the profitability of branch lines, including the Moutohora branch.
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Even when economic conditions improved rail traffic did not recover to pre-depression levels until the imposition of road traffic restrictions and petrol rationing during the 1939-1945 war years. In August 1942 the
Moutohora branch was connected to the rest of the NZR network via the Palmerston North
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By 1930 most of the economically accessible timber had been cut out and sawmills along the line began closing down. Road metal and livestock continued to provide reasonably large tonnages, but with the onset of the depression both passenger and freight operations fell away, with only a small fraction
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was under construction and a short section between Wairoa and
Waikokopu had been completed; it was decided that year to extend the line from Waikokopu to Gisborne via the coast rather than the longer inland route to Ngatapa. With the passing of time it became clear that Gisborne would be connected to
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Despite the heavy gradients train working was not as difficult as may have been expected. Most of the uphill traffic comprised empty wagons being sent to transport the district's primary produce back to
Gisborne. The heavy downhill trains required more braking power than tractive effort, and special
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from a quarry at
Moutohora accounted for 16,400 tonnes of the 1919-1920 total, and continued to be a major component of all freight traffic in following years. Much of the rest of the 1919-1920 freight was timber cut from the extensive forests to which the line provided access. In the same year over
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stated "Construction beyond the Kowhai Road
Station cannot be put in hand until the route of the mainline towards the Bay of Plenty is definitely located." With the completion of the branch to Moutohora in 1917, construction workers were almost immediately transferred from Moutohora to Ngatapa to
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Once at
Moutohora, even though over the main divide, there was no easy way for the railway to link up with the rest of the NZR network, as a definitive line for a connection to the Bay of Plenty had never been identified. By 1920, 13 separate surveys had sought a practical route, but the expensive
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of up to 1 in 30, and many tight curves were required. Despite all earthworks being carried out by pick and shovel, and although hindered at times by floods, washouts and landslips and (in the later stages) a wartime shortage of materials, progress continued at a slow but steady pace, and the line
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from near Ormond to
Matawai. About 5 km of the old roadbed is now the Otoko recreational walkway. Just past the northern end of the walkway, the abutments and one of the steel piers of the 30m high Otoko viaduct are clearly visible to the east of the highway. Between Otoko and Rakauroa the
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were required in the district. This did not last and after lingering on for a few more years the end came in 1959, by which time keeping the line open cost more than three times its annual revenue. Despite the activities of a
Railway Promotion League persisting into the 1950s to have the line
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current highway runs largely on the old railway alignment, and the piers of the
Rakauroa viaduct still stand about 100m to the west of the highway just before reaching Rakauroa. The Matawai station platform edge can be seen alongside the Matawai-Moutohora road, and the Motu river bridge
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to the outside world by rail was made in 1886, but nothing eventuated at that time. In April 1897 the East Coast Railway League was established to press for the development of rail connections, and in 1899 the Government announced that Gisborne was to be connected to
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nature of the works required to provide a descent to the Bay of Plenty always deterred politicians from authorising any further extension of the line. In his annual report to parliament in 1916, the Minister of Public Works,
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A modern house and a stockyard occupy part of the area which was once the Moutohora terminus and railyard. All the cleared land in this image was heavy bush before the railway arrived.
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972:) of the NZR. Once Gisborne was linked to the rest of the NZR network in 1942 the line became the Motohora Branch, to be renamed the Moutohora Branch on 16 November 1950, when the
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remains in situ. Some railway buildings remain at various places up and down the old line, but there are now no railway remains left at the site of the Moutohora terminus.
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Five kilometres of the Moutohora branch remain vacant to Makaraka, as the industrial siding to service a fruit storehouse closed in the late 80s. Many remains of the
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1005:. The first 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the line ran across coastal plains with few obstacles, and the line was opened to Kaitaratahi on 10 November 1902. A
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The Commission sanctioned the retention of the branch for the time being, but made it clear to the local citizens that it was a case of "use it or lose it."
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Until connected with the Palmerston North â Gisborne Line in 1942 the Moutohora branch served a purely local function in maintaining access to Gisborne's
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engines arrived, with the two D class locomotives being shipped away at about the same time. As the F class locos aged they were themselves replaced by
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is the current terminus of what it left of the Gisborne to Moutohora Branch Line, with plans to restore the Makaraka section and run services with
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on the As limited visibility when running backwards, so to ensure the line could be worked safely by these more powerful engines NZR installed a
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Locomotive D 143, one of the two D class locomotives to work on the line in the first few years, has survived and is now in preservation at the
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Locomotive W 165, which arrived in 1911 to work the Gisborne section (as it was then) has also survived in preservation. Now owned by the
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The branch had four names during its lifetime. Initially, it was authorised as a Gisborne to Rotorua line and labelled as such in the
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locomotives provided all the motive power required for both construction and running services. In 1909 they were supplemented by an
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Statement until 1910. From then, while isolated from the rest of the NZR system, it was known as the Gisborne section (later the
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in 1928. A new survey was undertaken by local surveying firm Grant and Cooke, proposing the new line leave the branch south of
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at Moutohora station. Previous to this all engines had run smokebox first towards Moutohora and bunker first on their return.
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the rest of the NZR system via this coastal route. This line south was finally completed and opened for traffic in 1942.
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station. Apart from occasional passenger excursion trains all trains were mixed, carrying both passengers and freight.
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to the terminus at Moutohora. Construction started in 1900, and the line was opened to Moutohora on 26 November 1917.
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113,000 passenger journeys were recorded, the passenger traffic being sufficient to support a privately leased
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engineers from 1901 to 1913) won a ÂŁ3,002 contract for steel girders for the Gisborne-Rotorua Railway on the
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These concrete pylons carried the Rakauora viaduct across the river immediately before the Rakauora station.
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Incorporated, it has been returned to running order and is regularly steamed to provide excursions.
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led to a short-term increase in freight traffic towards the middle of 1952, as large volumes of
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The 45m curved tunnel 3 on the abandoned Moutohora branch is now part of the Otoko walkway.
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continue work on the line south. In 1924, with the Napier - Wairoa section of the
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train management rules were in place to ensure a safe descent into Poverty Bay.
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1926:. Gisborne, New Zealand: IPL Books, in conjunction with Te Rau Herald Print.
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disappeared after a 1911 survey to connect the "Gisborne Section" with the
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One of the steel pylons that carried the Otoko viaduct remains in situ.
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Steaming to the Sunrise; a history of railways in the Gisborne region
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Rails that built a Nation: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand Railways
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The first report on proposals to link Gisborne and the rest of
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Photo of Karaka Tunnel, construction workers and horse in 1906
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Photo of start of construction of Tunnel 3 at Waihuka in 1908
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There was briefly interest in reviving a connection when the
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was opened to Moutohora at 78.5 km by 26 November 1917.
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decided on this spelling for the line's terminal locality.
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Gisborne City Vintage Railway Inc. information about Wa165
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1907:. Wellington: Grantham House Publishing. pp. 37â44.
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Distances approximate, source: NZR Mileage Table 1957.
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The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History
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New Zealand Railways Geographical Mileage Table, 1957
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of about 37 miles (60 km) was authorised by the
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1905:New Zealand Rail Trails: A Guide to 42 Ghost Lines
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1489:"Place name detail: Moutohora Railway Station"
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1332:Matawhero station building at Makaraka in 2021
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1888:(1998 ed.). Wellington: Grantham House.
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1865:Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) .
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1869:(Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand.
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2007:Photo of first train at Motuhora in 1917
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2994:Rail transport in the Gisborne District
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1955:Silver Stream Railway 'D' class history
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1965:Remnants of the Moutohora Branch Today
1886:Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways
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3004:1959 disestablishments in New Zealand
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1884:Leitch, David; Scott, Brian (1995).
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2802:New Zealand Midland Railway Company
2002:Photos of construction work in 1912
1337:The East Coast Museum of Technology
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2999:1917 establishments in New Zealand
1566:"Railways Authorisation Act, 1904"
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1207:New Zealand Railways Road Services
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1850:. Wellington: Grantham House.
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1348:Silver Stream Heritage Railway
1343:and ECMoT's own Locomotives.
1213:Motive power and train working
1021:An eventual connection to the
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1798:. 1 February 1945. p. 2
1497:New Zealand Geographic Board
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974:New Zealand Geographic Board
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48:Moutohora Branch 1900 - 1959
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1951:Department of Conservation
1903:Mulligan, Barbara (2000).
1476:Churchman & Hurst 2001
1419:Hermann, Bruce J. (2007).
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1421:North Island Branch Lines
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2155:StratfordâOkahukura Line
2131:MartonâNew Plymouth line
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2926:Taupo railway proposals
2881:AvondaleâSouthdown Line
2338:Waiuku and Mission Bush
2106:South Island Main Trunk
2070:North Island Main Trunk
1829:Leitch & Scott 1995
1817:Leitch & Scott 1995
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1846:Bromby, Robin (2003).
1568:. NZ Law online. 1904.
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1493:New Zealand Gazetteer
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904:national rail network
2906:Martinborough Branch
2901:Marsden Point Branch
2770:Dun Mountain Railway
2668:Ngapara and Tokarahi
2619:Dunback and Makareao
1983:view from the tunnel
1922:Wood, Chris (1996).
1671:"POVERTY BAY HERALD"
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2144:North Auckland Line
1283:The development of
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2858:Under construction
2782:Glen Massey Branch
2251:Donnellys Crossing
1792:"New Road Service"
1427:. pp. 56â58.
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1914:978-1-86934-126-8
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1156: /
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916:New Zealand
908:Poverty Bay
900:New Zealand
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2973:Categories
2694:Shag Point
2373:Gracefield
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2050:Main lines
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1401:References
1360:Wellington
1186:Road metal
1179:hinterland
1102:Operations
1038:earthworks
945:by way of
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2633:Hedgehope
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1406:Citations
1314:abutments
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1195:Te Karaka
1003:first sod
801:Moutohora
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2661:Mossburn
2640:Kingston
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2455:Wanganui
2379:Greytown
2326:TÄneatua
2301:Onehunga
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2264:Kinleith
1373:See also
1310:cuttings
1294:Taneatua
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1082:reached
1054:Rakauroa
1046:Auckland
1042:viaducts
1036:, heavy
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991:Auckland
955:Tauranga
951:Taneatua
920:Gisborne
689:Rakauroa
226:Makaraka
125:Gisborne
2951:Italics
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2729:Waikaka
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2708:Tokanui
2701:Tapanui
2654:Moeraki
2580:Waimate
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2543:Rapahoe
2523:Methven
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2495:Eyreton
2449:Waitara
2428:Raetihi
2421:Opunake
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2393:Melling
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2321:Rotorua
2308:Onerahi
2294:Okaihau
2277:Manukau
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1985:in 1910
1802:29 June
1502:18 June
1354:in the
1275:Closure
1254:A class
1247:B class
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