Kainga
Kainga is a locality within Canterbury and is northeast of Bridgend, northwest of Chaneys Plantation and southwest of Stewarts Gully. Kainga has an elevation of 4 metres.
A new station opened near stage 1 in 1957 when the railway was moved to the new bridge and the Stewarts Gully station closed. The Kainga station closed on 27/03/1977. No information on why the rail bridge was rebuilt in this new location has come to light.
Looking towards Chaney's from here there is a 2 digit number on a sign a sort distance from the rail crossing (note: you don't need to walk along the tracks you will be able to see the sign during day light). I think this is the speed the trains can be driven at this point. This number needs to be added to these fake coords S43 25 867- E172 38 912 and this will take you to GZ. the biggest hazard is mud near GZ so park carefully. This can be a busy area during the week so keep an eye out for muggles.
Chaneys Station
Chaneys Railway Station opened in 1877 and closed 19/09/1971, a small country station with sidings and the actual building was on the other side of the railway crossing towards CHCH from GZ. You will see a line of poplar trees set back from the current position of the main north line. This area accommodated the railway yard. No sign of the station other than the trees is visible today.
Randolph Chaney
The Randolph
Original information:
George (1803-1883) and Sarah (1808-1894) Chaney were the oldest couple on the Randolph. They boarded with four young children, an 18-year-old son (William) and a 17-year-old daughter. Randolph was born on board.
George and William were stonemasons. They had worked on Canterbury Cathedral in England and had been recruited to build the proposed Cathedral for Christchurch. Frustrated at delays for this Cathedral, and irritated at having to build the Lyttelton Prison, William bought property at the northern end of Marshlands Road, which today bears the name Chaneys Corner.
In 1895, Randolph moved his family of 11 children to Riccarton, where he worked in the newly opened Islington Freezing Works. A son, George Chaney, enlisted in August 1916. He arrived in France in time for the Messines offensive, and fought at Passchendaele, before being detached to the School of Instruction for further training in early November.
Rejoining his unit on November 20, he was killed nine days later and is commemorated at the New Zealand memorial at Buttes New British Cemetery at Polygon Wood.