The construction of the line was completed in 1880 by Messrs
Bennett and Potts for the NZ Public Works Dept at a tender price of
£760.
Greytown remained the terminus end of the Wellington - Wairarapa
line until the line from Woodside was extended towards Masterton a
few months later.
At its peak the branch line employed six people running up to
six trains each way daily, shifting people, livestock, timber and
general merchandise.
Above is the old logos that were used by New Zealand
Railways
With the advent of better road transport rail traffic diminished
until the line closed in December 1953.
W.C. Nation proposed the Arbor Day planting and was
enthusiastically endorsed by the mayor R.A. Wakelin and the
Greytown Borough Councilors.
The children from the Greytown School, Local Citizens, Maori
people and Wairarapa dignitaries all took part in the planting of
the trees in this area. "WE SALUTE THIER FORESIGHT 1890 - 1990"
The cache a pill bottle when placed contained a logbook and
pencil only.
Please NOTE that if you must sign
the logbook for each individual cachers or proof of a photo for
group logs, otherwise your log may be deleted.
Please hide the cache exactly how
you found it as we dont really want it to get muggled as they can
appear without notice