Onerahi Branch, the Glossary
The Onerahi Branch, sometimes known as the Grahamtown Railway, was a branch line railway in the Northland Region of New Zealand.[1]
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26 relations: Auckland, Branch line, Dargaville Branch, Donnellys Crossing Section, Great Depression, Gull, Hātea River, Marsden Point, Marsden Point Branch, New Zealand, New Zealand Railways Department, North Auckland Line, Northland Region, Okaihau Branch, Onerahi, Opua Branch, Passenger rail terminology, Rail transport, Rail transport in New Zealand, Steamboat, Waikato, Waipu, New Zealand, Whangārei, Whangārei Harbour, World War I, 1973 oil crisis.
- 1911 establishments in New Zealand
- Rail transport in the Northland Region
- Railway lines closed in 1933
- Railway lines opened in 1911
Auckland
Auckland (Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of as of It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth largest city in Oceania.
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Branch line
A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line.
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Dargaville Branch
The Dargaville Branch is a branch line railway that leaves the North Auckland Line not far south of Whangārei and runs westward to Dargaville. Onerahi Branch and Dargaville Branch are rail transport in the Northland Region and railway lines in New Zealand.
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Donnellys Crossing Section
The Donnellys Crossing Section (later the Donnellys Crossing Branch), also known as the Kaihu Valley Railway or Kaihu Branch, was a railway line in Northland, New Zealand. Onerahi Branch and Donnellys Crossing Section are Closed railway lines in New Zealand, rail transport in the Northland Region and railway lines in New Zealand.
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Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.
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Gull
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari.
Hātea River
The Hātea River is a river of New Zealand.
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Marsden Point
Marsden Point is a broad, flat peninsula that is the southern head of the Whangārei Harbour entrance on the east coast of Northland, New Zealand, southeast of the city of Whangārei.
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Marsden Point Branch
The Marsden Point Branch is a branch line railway, which is to be built in the Northland Region of New Zealand's North Island. Onerahi Branch and Marsden Point Branch are rail transport in the Northland Region.
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New Zealand
New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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New Zealand Railways Department
The New Zealand Railways Department, NZR or NZGR (New Zealand Government Railways) and often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealand's railway infrastructure and operating the railway system.
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North Auckland Line
The North Auckland Line (designation NAL) is a major section of New Zealand's national rail network, and is made up of the following parts: the portion of track that runs northward from Westfield Junction to Newmarket Station; from there, westward to Waitakere; from there, northward to Otiria via Whangārei. Onerahi Branch and north Auckland Line are rail transport in the Northland Region and railway lines in New Zealand.
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Northland Region
The Northland Region (Te Tai Tokerau) is the northernmost of New Zealand's 16 local government regions.
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Okaihau Branch
The Okaihau Branch, sometimes known as the Kaikohe Branch and rarely the Rangiahua Branch, was a branch line railway that joined the North Auckland Line of the national rail network of New Zealand at Otiria. Onerahi Branch and Okaihau Branch are Closed railway lines in New Zealand, rail transport in the Northland Region and railway lines in New Zealand.
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Onerahi
Onerahi, for half a century known as Grahamtown, is a seaside suburb of Whangārei, New Zealand's northernmost city.
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Opua Branch
The Opua Branch or Otiria-Opua Industrial Line, partially still operational as the Bay of Islands Vintage Railway, is a former section of the North Auckland Line in the Northland Region of New Zealand, between Otiria and the Bay of Islands township of Opua. Onerahi Branch and Opua Branch are rail transport in the Northland Region and railway lines in New Zealand.
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Passenger rail terminology
Various terms are used for passenger railway lines and equipment; the usage of these terms differs substantially between areas.
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Rail transport
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails.
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Rail transport in New Zealand
Rail transport in New Zealand is an integral part of New Zealand's transport network, with a nationwide network of of track linking most major cities in the North and South Islands, connected by inter-island rail and road ferries.
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Steamboat
A steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels.
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Waikato
Waikato is a region of the upper North Island of New Zealand.
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Waipu, New Zealand
Waipu (Waipū) is a small town in Bream Bay, in the Northland Region of New Zealand.
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Whangārei
Whangārei is the northernmost city in New Zealand and the regional capital of Northland Region.
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Whangārei Harbour
Whangārei Harbour is a large harbour on the east coast of the North Island of New Zealand.
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World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
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1973 oil crisis
In October 1973, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) announced that it was implementing a total oil embargo against the countries who had supported Israel at any point during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, which began after Egypt and Syria launched a large-scale surprise attack in an ultimately unsuccessful attempt to recover the territories that they had lost to Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.
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See also
1911 establishments in New Zealand
- 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles
- 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles
- 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles
- 1st Mounted Rifles
- 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Rifles
- 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles
- 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles
- 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles
- 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles
- Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Hamilton
- Craighead Diocesan School
- Eden Ramblers
- Glen Afton Branch
- Hamilton Boys' High School
- Hamilton Girls' High School
- McLean Park
- New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Onerahi Branch
- Otago Central
- Otahuhu Leopards
- Raglan (New Zealand electorate)
- Rugby League Hawkes Bay
- Sacred Heart Basilica, Timaru
- Southwell School
- St Bede's College, Christchurch
- Temuka (New Zealand electorate)
- Waimarino (New Zealand electorate)
- Wellington Suburbs and Country
Rail transport in the Northland Region
- Bay of Islands Vintage Railway
- Dargaville Branch
- Donnellys Crossing Section
- Kaikohe railway station
- Marsden Point Branch
- North Auckland Line
- Okaihau Branch
- Onerahi Branch
- Opua Branch
- Otiria railway station
- Te Akeake railway station
- Waro railway station
Railway lines closed in 1933
- Avranches–Saint-James tramway
- Laheys Tramway
- Onerahi Branch
- Q111, Q113, and Q114 buses
- San Joaquin and Eastern Railroad
- Waterbury and Milldale Tramway
- West 19th Street Line
Railway lines opened in 1911
- Altstätten–Gais railway line
- Augustusburg Cable Railway
- Barossa Valley railway line
- Biasca–Acquarossa railway
- Erndtebrück–Bad Berleburg railway
- Galveston–Houston Electric Railway
- Glen Afton Branch
- Glenmorgan railway line
- Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway
- Gyeongwon Line (1911–1945)
- Honmachi Line
- Jōnan Line
- Kangan Line
- Khanpur–Chachran Railway
- Lüneburg–Soltau railway
- La Habra–Fullerton–Yorba Linda Line
- Lackawanna Cut-Off
- Laidley Valley (Mulgowie) railway line
- Lampeter, Aberayron and New Quay Light Railway
- Lebach–Völklingen railway
- Marble Bar Railway
- Marburg railway line
- Maryvale railway line
- Mont Park railway line
- Monza–Molteno railway
- Nordvestfyenske Jernbane
- Olympic Park railway line
- Onerahi Branch
- Paris Métro Line 13
- Pomona–Claremont Line
- Puerto Deseado Railway
- Redlake Tramway
- Rogers City Branch
- San Bernardino–Riverside Line
- Sangū Line
- Shimabara Railway Line
- Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line
- Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
- Spandau Suburban Line
- Tramway at Bourron
- Tōbu Kiryū Line
- Tōbu Urban Park Line
- United Railways (Oregon)
- Usambara Railway
- Westgate Line
- Wharton Fill
- Wil–Kreuzlingen railway