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Fairlie Branch
The Fairlie Branch (also known as the Eversley Branch) was a branch line railway in southern Canterbury which formed part of New Zealand's national railway network. Construction began in 1874, and at its farthest extent, it terminated just beyond Fairlie in Eversley. Its closure came in 1968, but a portion remains open in Pleasant Point as the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway.
== Construction ==
Proposed in the early 1870s, the local government voted in favour of a branch line from Timaru to Pleasant Point in December 1872 and a construction contract was let in the following March. After a railway act approving the line was passed later in 1873, construction could commence, and it did so on 18 February 1874. The branch left the Main South Line in Washdyke, now a northern suburb of Timaru, and headed northwest towards Pleasant Point. Construction of this 14.42 km of railway proceeded without any notable difficulties, opening for service on 24 December 1875 - though trains had been able to run to Pleasant Point as early as two months previously.〔David Leitch and Brian Scott, ''Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways'', revised edition (Wellington: Grantham House, 1998 ()), 77-8.〕 An extension followed swiftly, and the 27 km addition to Albury opened on 1 January 1877.〔''New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas'', fourth edition, edited by John Yonge (Essex: Quail Map Company, 1993), 24.〕
After this point, however, construction stalled. On 13 August 1880, the Timaru Chamber of Commerce passed a resolution to pressure the government to call tenders for construction of the remainder of the line.〔("Timaru" ), ''North Otago Times'' 28(2558) (August 1880 ): 2.〕 This was followed by a public meeting in Fairlie on 25 March 1882 that issued the same demand on the government, asserting that the line to Albury was the best paying in New Zealand and an extension would provide more convenient access to much of the freight then conveyed to the Albury terminus.〔("Timaru" ), ''North Otago Times'', 28(3020) (March 1882 ): 2.〕 Contracts were soon let, and the next 12 km to Winscombe were opened on 24 August 1883. Less than half a year later, the final portion of the line was opened for general traffic to the locale of Eversley, just beyond Fairlie, on 28 January 1884, giving the branch a full length of 58.2 km.〔("Opening of the Railway to Fairlie Creek" ), ''Timaru Herald'' (31 January 1884): 3.〕〔Geoffrey B. Churchman and Tony Hurst, ''The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey Through History'' (Auckland: HarperCollins, 1991), 185.〕 Some sources, including Railways Department publications, incorrectly state this happened on 9 January 1884.〔For example, see New Zealand Railways Department, ''Geographical Mileage Table'' (New Zealand Railways Department: Place of publication within New Zealand unknown, 1957), 19. The previously cited ''New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas'' also offers the incorrect date.〕 The opening of the line was celebrated on 30 January 1884 by a public holiday in Fairlie and environs, and an excursion train ran from Timaru conveying 600-700 passengers for the occasion. This train was double-headed by K 88 ''Washington'' and a member of the F class, and it consisted of a guard's van and 14 carriages, some of which were brought down from Christchurch the previous morning to cater for the anticipated large crowd.〔〔("Timaru" ), ''West Coast Times'' 4531 (31 January 1884): 2.〕
There were plans to extend the branch even further to Burkes Pass and the Mackenzie Country.〔 27 kilometres of formation were made to varying standards of completion, but ultimately no rails were laid and the line's farthest terminus remained Eversley.〔Leitch and Scott, ''Exploring New Zealand's Ghost Railways'', 78.〕
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