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- Outram Railway Engine Shed
- Catholic Church, Holyhead Street, Outram
- St Thomas Anglican Church, Outram
- 5 Mountfort Street, Outram - Former Bank of Otago
- Post Office, Holyhead Street, Outram
- 2 Holyhead Street, Outram - currently 'the Watchmaker's House'
- 2 Beaumaris Street, Outram - former home of the town doctor, Dr Wyllie
- Outram Hotel Outram West Taieri NZ
- World Ploughing Championships, Outram,
- Building the piles for the placement of the Outram Courthouse at The Taieri Historical Park Outram.
- Outram Courthouse Beaumaris Street Outram Otago. NZ
- Outram War Memorial
- Outram Volunteer Library
- Outram Public School, Outram, Otago
- Apothecary Hall, Outram
- Outram, West Taieri, Otago, NZ.
- West Taieri Bridge Outram Otago NZ
- Outram, Otago
- 5 Mountfort Street, Outram - Former Bank of Otago
- Colonial Bank Building, Holyhead Street, Outram
- St Thomas Anglican Church, Outram
- Catholic Church building (St Teresa of the Child Jesus), Holyhead Street, Outram
- Post Office, Holyhead Street, Outram
- Outram Hotel, Holyhead Street, Outram
- Outram Library
- Balmoral, Outram
- Outram War Memorial Hoylake/Holyhead Street, Outram
- Presbyterian Church, Outram
- Outram Glen, Otago
- The Smithy, Hoylake Street, Outram
- Presbyterian Church Hall, Outram
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Railway Lane, Outram
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DateBetween 1st October 1877 and 1st December 1953Geo Location[1]
Outram Railway operated a freight and passenger service between Mosgiel and Outram from 1877 to 1953. Construction began in 1875 and was hampered by Gladfield swampland, where it proved impossible to find solid ground as far down as 12 metres. A solution was found by putting down sufficient layers of flax to provide a firm footing on which to lay the track. Two bridges had to be built to accommodate the line - one across the Taieri River at Outram, and the other across the Silverstream.
As well as the passenger terminal at Outram, the Railway Station housed goods and engine sheds, and a crane to lift four tons. The goods carried were mainly wool and agricultural products, and stock trucks were also part of the freight carried.
Trains ran initially six days a week, but by 1950 the passenger service was discontinued due to lack of use, and freight-only trains ran until the line's closure in 1953.
Little evidence of the Railway Station remains, other than the name of one of the roads, "Railway Lane". The station had been located in the area opposite Hyslops Transport, Outram. The engine shed, which was on the corner of Beaumaris and Bell Streets, was rescued from demolition by the Taieri Historical Society, and is now housed among their heritage building collection at the Taieri Historical Park in George King Memorial Drive, Outram.
[From the Bruce Herald, 8th July 1876:
The Mosgiel and Outram Branch Railway.
Most of our readers will remember the discussions that have taken place in the Otago Provincial Council, with reference to the formation of a branch railway, from the main line to the township of Outram, West Taieri. It was first proposed to form a branch line from the Greytown Station to Outram, a distance of four miles, and a company was formed to carry out the work. Notwithstanding this fact, and in the face of the very vigorous opposition that was offered at the time, the Provincial Government determined to form a line of its own by another and longer route. The company's project then fell through, and tenders were called for the formation of the Government line. The successful tenderer was Mr David Henderson, a contractor who has carried out a number of important public works in this Colony, and the amount of his tender was £10,750, for formation, fencing, and the erection of the necessary bridges. Work was commenced about seven months ago, and the contractor expects to complete the job in about three months, or just within the contract time. The branch railway will be about nine miles long. It will leave the main line close to the Mosgiel Station, with a short curve, and then go straight towards Mr Donald Reid's farm, where there will be another curve. The course of the line is then straight in the direction of Mr. Shand's farm, where there is another curve, the railway then going in a direct line to the township of Outram. The line will pass through property owned by Mr A. J. Burns, Mr Findlay, Mr Charles Reid, Mr Muir, Mr Campbell, Mrs Shand, Mr Carmichael, Mr James Shand, Mrs Borrie, and Mr Michael Tynan, and will pass within a short distance of Mr Donald Reid's property. The greater part of the formation has already been completed, and all that remains to be done now is half-a-mile on the Outram side of the Taieri River, and a mile and a quarter on the Mosgiel side. From Mosgiel to the Silverstream there is nothing in the work calling for special notice. The Silverstream bridge is a substantial-looking wooden structure, measuring 140 ft from end to end, and 14ft wide over all. It is constructed on the truss principle in two spans of 55ft and one of 25ft. The trusses are of Oregon pine, and the piles and other woodwork of totara and black pine. At a point one mile and three-quarters from the Mosgiel station, on Mr Findlay's land, there is another bridge, 100 ft long, in nine spans of 10ft each. This bridge, which is built entirely of New Zealand timber — black pine and totara — was constructed for the purpose of allowing an outlet for the flood-water, which would otherwise have been dammed up by the railway embankment. A quarter of a mile further on there is another wooden bridge, 17ft long, over a small stream. The most important piece of work on the line is the bridge over the Taieri River, close to Mr Carmichael's farm, and about seven miles from Mosgiel. This is a timber bridge, built on the truss principle, 325 ft long, reaching from one to the other of the artificial embankments that have been made on each side of the river. The bridge is built in two spans of 74ft, two of 35ft, and five of 17ft 6in. There are two piers in the river. The piles in the river are of iron bark, imported from New South Wales, the others of black pine and totara. The beams are l0in by 13in, and the trusses are fastened with strong iron bolts. Each of the end spans is finished in the form of a laminated arch, giving the bridge a much neater appearance than many of those on the main line. The iron castings into which the timbers are fixed are very heavy, and the whole structure looks strong and substantial. The piles in the river have been sheathed, and the joints will be covered with plate iron three-eights of an inch thick, to prevent the bridge being damaged by timber brought down the river by floods. On Mr James Shand's property the line crosses a creek on a wooden bridge built in three spans of 23ft each. This bridge has been very strongly built. All the bridges we have referred to are nearly finished. The next over the lagoon near Outram is only half built. It is to be in seven spans of 22ft 6in each. A large number of stone and wooden culverts have been constructed along the line, but to these it is not necessary to make more than a passing reference. The gauge of the line will be 3ft 6in, the same as the main line, and the embankments are 12ft wide at the top, with a slope of 1 in 1. The work of laying the rails could have been commenced three months ago on portions of the line, but the Government has not yet made a start. The rails have been ordered from England, and ten thousand sleepers purchased by the Government from the Greytown and Outram Railway Company are stacked in the neighborhood of Outram. At the present time the contractor has forty men and nine horses employed upon the line, aud he appears to have pushed on the work with considerable energy.]
DateBetween 1st October 1877 and 1st December 1953Geo Location[1] Relates to
PhotoOutram Railway Engine ShedCatholic Church, Holyhead Street, OutramSt Thomas Anglican Church, Outram5 Mountfort Street, Outram - Former Bank of OtagoPost Office, Holyhead Street, Outram2 Holyhead Street, Outram - currently 'the Watchmaker's House'2 Beaumaris Street, Outram - former home of the town doctor, Dr WyllieTwo storied wooden house with dormer windows in Beaumaris Street Outram which was the owned by Mr John Grant, who for many years was the Town Clerk at OutramOutram Hotel Outram West Taieri NZWorld Ploughing Championships, Outram, Building the piles for the placement of the Outram Courthouse at The Taieri Historical Park Outram.Outram Courthouse Beaumaris Street Outram Otago. NZOutram War MemorialOutram Volunteer LibraryOutram Public School, Outram, OtagoApothecary Hall, OutramOutram, West Taieri, Otago, NZ.West Taieri Bridge Outram Otago NZPlaceOutram, Otago5 Mountfort Street, Outram - Former Bank of OtagoColonial Bank Building, Holyhead Street, OutramSt Thomas Anglican Church, OutramCatholic Church building (St Teresa of the Child Jesus), Holyhead Street, OutramPost Office, Holyhead Street, OutramOutram Hotel, Holyhead Street, OutramOutram LibraryBalmoral, OutramOutram War Memorial Hoylake/Holyhead Street, OutramPresbyterian Church, OutramOutram Glen, OtagoThe Smithy, Hoylake Street, OutramPresbyterian Church Hall, OutramGroupTaieri Historical SocietyAudioInterview with Neil Gamble, President of the Taieri Historical SocietyPhotographic CollationTaieri Historical Society Photographic CollectionEphemeraOutram Heritage Walking Trail
Catholic Church, Holyhead Street, OutramSt Thomas Anglican Church, Outram5 Mountfort Street, Outram - Former Bank of OtagoPost Office, Holyhead Street, Outram2 Holyhead Street, Outram - currently 'the Watchmaker's House'2 Beaumaris Street, Outram - former home of the town doctor, Dr WyllieTwo storied wooden house with dormer windows in Beaumaris Street Outram which was the owned by Mr John Grant, who for many years was the Town Clerk at OutramOutram Hotel Outram West Taieri NZWorld Ploughing Championships, Outram, Building the piles for the placement of the Outram Courthouse at The Taieri Historical Park Outram.Outram Courthouse Beaumaris Street Outram Otago. NZOutram War MemorialOutram Volunteer LibraryOutram Public School, Outram, OtagoApothecary Hall, OutramOutram, West Taieri, Otago, NZ.West Taieri Bridge Outram Otago NZPlaceOutram, Otago5 Mountfort Street, Outram - Former Bank of OtagoColonial Bank Building, Holyhead Street, OutramSt Thomas Anglican Church, OutramCatholic Church building (St Teresa of the Child Jesus), Holyhead Street, OutramPost Office, Holyhead Street, OutramOutram Hotel, Holyhead Street, OutramOutram LibraryBalmoral, OutramOutram War Memorial Hoylake/Holyhead Street, OutramPresbyterian Church, OutramOutram Glen, OtagoThe Smithy, Hoylake Street, OutramPresbyterian Church Hall, OutramGroupTaieri Historical SocietyAudioInterview with Neil Gamble, President of the Taieri Historical SocietyPhotographic CollationTaieri Historical Society Photographic CollectionEphemeraOutram Heritage Walking TrailContributors
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