Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust
- Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust
The Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust, was formed after a public meeting in 1996 with its mission to restore the local station (parts of the building dated back to 1875), which was facing demolition at the time. The Trust moved the station to its new site a few hundred metres away, still on the Main Trunk, and the site of the original station master's house. The move took place on December 13, 1999.
Before its latest move, the chimneys and fireplaces had to be dismantled and paint stripped from the bricks and the cast concrete fireplaces. Completely restored, the station now operates as a community building available for classes, gatherings and meetings - all made possible by committed community effort and private donations, along with funding from the ASB Trust, Lotteries Grants Board, Manukau City Council, Papatoetoe Licensing Trust, Shooters Snooker and Pool, and the Rail Heritage Trust.
ee also
* Papatoetoe Train Station
* List of Auckland railway stations
References
* Brochure from Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust
External links
* [http://www.historic.org.nz/magazinefeatures/2003winter/2003_winter_b.htm Stations on the Move] - Includes the Papatoetoe Railway Station Preservation Trust
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