Dunedin Peninsula and Ocean Beach Railway

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Dunedin Peninsula and Ocean Beach Railway was a railway line in Dunedin, South Island of New Zealand. The company was incorporated in 1874,^[1] and construction began in December 1875,^[2] and the 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) railway opened to Ocean Beach on 23 March 1876.^[3] Extensions were later opened to Anderson's Bay (in 1877),^[1] Forbury, Musselburgh and Tahora Bay.^[3]

Competition from horse trams saw regular passenger services cease in 1882,^[1] with the original company wound up, only for a new company formed that ran race-day trains ran to Forbury Park Raceway until 1904.^[4] The last passenger train was a special troop train in 1914, and goods services ran sporadically until 1938.^[4]

It closed in 1942,^[1] and part of it is now the Ocean Beach Railway, a heritage line.

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Churchman & Hurst 2001, p. 204.
^ "Otago Daily Times". natlib.govt.nz. National Library of New Zealand. 20 January 1875. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
^ ^a ^b Juliet Scoble. "Names & Opening & Closing Dates of New Zealand Railway Stations" (PDF). railheritage.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b Brett & van der Weerden 2021, p. 41.

Bibliography

Brett, André; van der Weerden, Sam (2021). Can't Get There From Here - New Zealand Passenger Rail Since 1920. Otago University Press. ISBN 9781990048098.
Churchman, Geoffrey B; Hurst, Tony (2001) [1990, 1991]. The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History (Second ed.). Transpress New Zealand. ISBN 0-908876-20-3.

New Zealand railway lines

Main lines

North Island	East Coast Main Trunk North Island Main Trunk (inc. Kapiti Line)
South Island	Main North Line and Main South Line (inc. Lyttelton Line), known together as the South Island Main Trunk

Secondary lines

North Island	Marton–New Plymouth line Newmarket Line North Auckland Line Palmerston North–Gisborne Line Stratford–Okahukura Line Wairarapa Line (inc. Hutt Valley Line)
South Island	Midland Line Nelson Section Otago Central Railway Stillwater–Ngākawau Line Waimea Plains Railway

Branch lines

Upper North Island	Cambridge Dargaville Donnellys Crossing Glen Afton Kinleith Kumeu–Riverhead Manukau Mount Maunganui Murupara Okaihau Onehunga Onerahi Opua Rotorua Tāneatua Thames Waiuku and Mission Bush
Lower North Island	Ahuriri Castlecliff Foxton Gracefield Greytown Johnsonville Melling Mount Egmont Moutohora Ngatapa Opunake Raetihi Taonui Te Aro Waitara Wanganui
Upper South Island	Blackball and Roa Cape Foulwind Conns Creek Eyreton Fairlie Ferrymead Little River Methven Mount Somers Oxford Rapahoe Rewanui Hokitika/Ross Seddonville Southbridge Waiau Waimate Whitecliffs
Lower South Island	Bluff Catlins River Dunback and Makareao Fernhill Hedgehope Kingston Kurow Moeraki Mossburn Ngapara and Tokarahi Outram Port Chalmers Roxburgh Shag Point Tapanui Tokanui Tuatapere Waikaia Waikaka Wairio Walton Park Wyndham

Private lines

Dun Mountain Railway
Dunedin Peninsula and Ocean Beach Railway
Glen Massey Branch
Hutt Park Railway
Kaitangata Line
New Zealand Midland Railway Company (Midland Line)
Riccarton Racecourse Siding
Sanson Tramway
Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company (Wellington–Manawatu Line)
Whakatane Board Mills Line

Under construction

City Rail Link

Significant proposals

Bold represents lines used by passenger trains, Italics indicates lines which are now closed.
See also: New Zealand railway museums and heritage lines