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Maewa railway station
Maewa railway station was a tablet station on the North Island Main Trunk in New Zealand.[2][3] A passing loop remains at the station site.[4] In 1987 the loop was measured to be 157.89 km (98.11 mi) from Wellington,[5] though the old station was slightly further north at 158.61 km (98.56 mi).[2] Near the former station the Steam Traction Society[6] runs a steam fair for traction engines.[7] Another collection of old vehicles is nearby at Austin Mews.[8] Also nearby is Feilding Cemetery. The first recorded burial there was in November 1886,[9] though the trustees discussed the neglected state of the cemetery in 1882[10] and the cemetery predated the railway.[11] HistoryTrains started to run on the line when the Feilding – Halcombe Section opened on Monday 22 April 1878.[12] To ease congestion between Palmerston North and Marton, the loop was opened at Maewa[13] in 1914,[14] it being noted on 27 February that a tablet porter was needed.[5] It was not intended for passenger traffic,[15] though described as a flag station in 1921.[16] From 1933 a goods train stopped at Maewa, carrying Feilding passengers visiting the cemetery.[17] The station closed before 1993.[14] Electric lighting was introduced in 1938,[18] the loop was extended in 1939[19] and work was done to ease the gradient for trains from Halcombe,[20] though it still didn't stop trains stalling on it.[21] References
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