Coal Freight Rates




SOUTH ISLAND MAIN LINE AND BRANCHES

  1. Coal

Coal, in minimum wagon loads as prescribed in reg. 78, General Scale of Charges, will be charged:

From To Rate Per Ton
Coalgate Christchurch 1 1 0 (coal dross only).
*Blackball Greymouth 0 11 3
†Blackball Oamaru 2 19 5
Blackball Whitecraig 2 19 5
Blackball Dunedin 3 1 1
Blackball Burnside 3 5 6
*Roa Greymouth 0 13 2
aReefton Westport {0 16 3 (coal slack).
0 19 1 (coal).}
*Reefton Greymouth 0 19 1
aCronadun Westport 0 19 1
*Cronadun Greymouth 1 1 1
aInangahua Jn. Westport 0 14 8
aRahui Westport 0 12 1
abConn's Creek Westport 0 10 4
Stations Lyttelton, Christchurch-Hornby-Papanui inclusive 2 14 6
†bConn's Creek Belfast 2 16 10
Timaru 3 3 5
Pareora
Waimate 3 14 5
Oamaru 3 3 5
Port Chalmers 3 6 6
Dunedin
Burnside 3 7 11
aGranity Westport 0 11 2
Stations Lyttelton, Christchurch-Hornby-Papanui inclusive 2 15 3
Belfast 2 17 5
Temuka 3 6 3
Smithfield
†Granity Timaru 3 4 0
Pareora
Waimate 3 15 2
Oamaru 3 4 0
Port Chalmers 3 7 5
Dunedin
Burnside 3 8 5
aNgakawau Westport 0 11 3
Stations Lyttelton, Christchurch-Islington-Papanui inclusive 2 15 3
†Ngakawau Belfast 2 17 5
Smithfield
Timaru 3 4 0
Pareora
Waimate 3 15 2
Oamaru 3 4 0
Port Chalmers 3 7 5
Dunedin
Burnside 3 8 5
  • These rates are applicable only to coal for shipment to Nelson, Onekaka, or Tarakohe, or ports outside the South Island, or for bunkering ships at Greymouth, and include all railway charges.
    † These rates include weighing and delivery to private sidings.
    a These rates are applicable only to coal for shipment to Nelson, Onekaka, or Tarakohe, or ports outside the South Island, or for bunkering ships at Westport, and include all railway charges.
    b These rates include the cost of working traffic between Waimangaroa and Conn’s Creek and wagon hire.


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