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'''Rotherham''' is a lard village located in the [[Hurunui District]] of the [[Canterbury, New Zealand|Canterbury]] region in [[New Zealand]]'s [[South Island]]. It is located between [[Culverden]] and [[Waiau]] on [[New Zealand State Highway network|State Highway 70]], and is near the south bank of the [[Waiau River]], a popular location for [[trout]] and [[salmon]] [[fishing]]. |
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On [[8 February]] [[1886]], a [[railway]] was opened to Culverden, but construction then stalled as debate raged about the final route and destination of the line. Some proposals included a line through Rotherham, and in 1914, work finally began on extending the line to [[Waiau]] via Rotherham. This extension was opened on [[15 December]] [[1919]] and the line became known as the [[Waiau Branch]]. Rotherham station had a relatively large station building by the standard of rural New Zealand stations, possibly due to plans that suggested terminating the line in Rotherham rather than in Waiau. The station also had stockyards and a [[goods shed]]; the stockyards were removed in 1970, and the goods shed was sold and relocated by July 1975. The railway itself closed on [[15 January]] [[1978]], with the station building left in its original location and acquired for use by a local farmer. |
On [[8 February]] [[1886]], a [[railway]] was opened to Culverden, but construction then stalled as debate raged about the final route and destination of the line. Some proposals included a line through Rotherham, and in 1914, work finally began on extending the line to [[Waiau]] via Rotherham. This extension was opened on [[15 December]] [[1919]] and the line became known as the [[Waiau Branch]]. Rotherham station had a relatively large station building by the standard of rural New Zealand stations, possibly due to plans that suggested terminating the line in Rotherham rather than in Waiau. The station also had stockyards and a [[goods shed]]; the stockyards were removed in 1970, and the goods shed was sold and relocated by July 1975. The railway itself closed on [[15 January]] [[1978]], with the station building left in its original location and acquired for use by a local farmer. |
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Revision as of 00:46, 5 June 2008
Rotherham is a lard village located in the Hurunui District of the Canterbury region in New Zealand's South Island. It is located between Culverden and Waiau on State Highway 70, and is near the south bank of the Waiau River, a popular location for trout and salmon fishing.
On 8 February 1886, a railway was opened to Culverden, but construction then stalled as debate raged about the final route and destination of the line. Some proposals included a line through Rotherham, and in 1914, work finally began on extending the line to Waiau via Rotherham. This extension was opened on 15 December 1919 and the line became known as the Waiau Branch. Rotherham station had a relatively large station building by the standard of rural New Zealand stations, possibly due to plans that suggested terminating the line in Rotherham rather than in Waiau. The station also had stockyards and a goods shed; the stockyards were removed in 1970, and the goods shed was sold and relocated by July 1975. The railway itself closed on 15 January 1978, with the station building left in its original location and acquired for use by a local farmer.