Upper Hutt

Upper Hutt Station

Upper Hutt is the terminus of the electrified commuter service from Wellington and a passenger stop on the diesel operated Wairarapa service.

The railway reached Upper Hutt in 1876. EMUs and diesel locomotives replaced steam in the mid 1950s - the steam locomotive depot and extensive goods yard have long been closed. Today all that remains are EMU storage sidings and a dock.

On this page my emphasis is on signalling and operations.

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The Upper Hutt station building in 2004, probably looking much as it did when opened in 1955.

Upper Hutt Potted History

Rails reached Upper Hutt in 1876.

Tablet was installed north and south of Upper Hutt in January 1902 (replacing Winter's Block).

Automatic Signalling with upper quadrant semaphores was installed south of Upper Hutt in 1922.

CTC was installed from Trentham to Upper Hutt and Featherston in 1955, following the completion of the the 8.8 km long Rimutaka tunnel. The system was controlled from a panel at Upper Hutt, with time code operation of the Upper Hutt - Featherston section.

Electrified services began in 1955.

Goods yard closed in the 1980s/1990s??

Upper Hutt Panel was closed in 2007 and control of the Trentham - Upper Hutt - Featherston section transferred to the Network Control Centre (NCC). There was no longer a need for the station to be staffed 24 hours per day.

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Upper Hutt Panel. The Upper Hutt signal panel and CTC machine controlled the single line Trentham - Upper Hutt - Featherston section from 1955 until 2007. Study the panel as it was in 2006.	Timetables. Study the timetables for various years from 1928 to 2006. Learn when a weekday commuter could catch a train from Upper Hutt to Wellington and note the decrease in journey time over the years.	Signals. Photograph gallery of signals.
Signalling History Trentham Upper Hutt Upper Hutt - Featherston Featherston	Local Instructions Upper Hutt - Featherston CTC (1955). This file also includes Mangaroa and Rimutaka Loop Emergency Panels and Mangaroa Local Panels. Upper Hutt (1959) Trentham (1976) Featherston (1959)	Morning Peak. - to be added.
Shunting Eurocell. - to be added	For future use.	For future use.

Last Updated: Wed Mar 14 19:03:11 NZDT 2007