Saturday 24 July 2010

Early Years of the Weka Pass Railway – Part 7 : 1986 (B)

Please note that this blog is a personal journal and does not purport to be officially representative of the Weka Pass Railway in any way.
See Part 6 for a description of 1986 activities.
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June 1986. The Waipara station footbridge is seen shortly before demolition.
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July 1986. The Glenmark station site has been surveyed and foundations are being put in for the Mina station building and platform.
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July 1986. The loop is now about three quarters complete as more rails are offloaded at Glenmark.
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July 1986. On the occasion of the annual Arthur’s Pass excursion, members enjoy the snow at Craigieburn. Graeme Horsham is about to throw a snowball at Gary Kelly.
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September 1986. JA 1260, complete with sign, is seen under tow at the old Christchurch yards en route from Ashburton to Waipara.
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Late 1986. Demolishing the veranda on the Mina station at Mina.
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Late 1986. The hydraulic hoist on Bob Blaikie’s truck is employed in extracting the veranda uprights at Mina. A block of line was in force that day with NZR scheduling trackwork in the area.