Fairlie was 56.9 km from the junction with the South Island Main Trunk at Washdyke and strictly wasn't the terminus as the line continued another 1.3 km to Eversley although it wasn't a place of significance and this part closed in 1934.
This scene shows a passenger train hauled by what looks like a J class 2-6-0 pulling up at the platform.
The line closed in 1968 although 2.5 km of it remains as a museum operation at Pleasant Point.
I wonder why the line went to Eversley in the first place?
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