39-506: For the New Zealand statistical area, see Springfield, New Zealand § Torlesse . Torlesse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Arthur David Torlesse (1902–1995), Royal Navy officer Charles Torlesse (1825–1866), New Zealand surveyor Elizabeth Torlesse (1835–1922), New Zealand homemaker and community leader [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
78-496: A bachelor's or higher degree, and 45 (18.8%) people had no formal qualifications. 33 people (13.8%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15 was that 123 (51.2%) people were employed full-time, 45 (18.8%) were part-time, and 9 (3.8%) were unemployed. Torlesse statistical area, which also includes Sheffield and Waddington , covers 414.28 km (159.95 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 1,270 as of June 2024, with
117-518: A continuous sheet of glass the length of the carriage, was spectacular and undoubtedly was a major factor in the success of the new service. The other two carriages were red Picton – Greymouth carriages that were refitted and repainted to the same standard but retained their smaller windows and seated 50, same seating arrangement and type as the servery car. Reducing the service to an "out and back" format as opposed to "one each way" freed up carriages for other services, and by refurbishing existing stock it
156-463: A number of accounts where the name Springfield may have come. It may have been named after an American Civil War battlefield by J Bell in 1868. It might have also been named in a similar style to Darfield and Sheffield and the final suggestion is that the post office was named in 1870 after a spring in the field beside the local hotel. [REDACTED] Media related to Springfield, New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons TranzAlpine The TranzAlpine
195-477: A number of panels giving details of his life. On 15 July 2007, a statue of a giant pink doughnut was erected to promote the upcoming movie, The Simpsons Movie . It was subsequently set alight and destroyed by an arsonist on 25 September 2009. A tyre painted pink was used as a substitute until it was replaced with a concrete version unveiled on 1 July 2012. In 2016, the start of a new subdivision called Alpine View Estate began. A new road, called Princes Street
234-758: A population density of 3.1 people per km . Torlesse had a population of 1,164 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 150 people (14.8%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 264 people (29.3%) since the 2006 census . There were 447 households, comprising 618 males and 543 females, giving a sex ratio of 1.14 males per female. The median age was 41.2 years (compared with 37.4 years nationally), with 255 people (21.9%) aged under 15 years, 174 (14.9%) aged 15 to 29, 579 (49.7%) aged 30 to 64, and 153 (13.1%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 92.8% European/ Pākehā , 10.1% Māori , 0.3% Pasifika , 3.6% Asian , and 3.1% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. The percentage of people born overseas
273-536: A private tourist firm. The original carriage offered enhanced services, including complimentary meals, refreshments and newspapers. However, this second carriage, also named a Connoisseurs' car, and which also offered improved services over those afforded to other TranzAlpine passengers, was transferred to the North Island Main Trunk passenger services by the end of 1991. The train runs daily between Christchurch and Greymouth . After leaving Christchurch,
312-487: A rural settlement, and covers 1.89 km (0.73 sq mi). It had an estimated population of 370 as of June 2024, with a population density of 196 people per km . It is part of the statistical area of Torlesse. Springfield had a population of 318 at the 2018 New Zealand census , an increase of 84 people (35.9%) since the 2013 census , and an increase of 105 people (49.3%) since the 2006 census . There were 120 households, comprising 171 males and 147 females, giving
351-561: A sex ratio of 1.16 males per female, with 78 people (24.5%) aged under 15 years, 48 (15.1%) aged 15 to 29, 150 (47.2%) aged 30 to 64, and 39 (12.3%) aged 65 or older. Ethnicities were 91.5% European/ Pākehā , 15.1% Māori , 0.9% Pasifika , 1.9% Asian , and 1.9% other ethnicities. People may identify with more than one ethnicity. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 63.2% had no religion, 29.2% were Christian and 1.9% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 39 (16.2%) people had
390-466: Is 65 kilometres (40 mi) west of Christchurch on State Highway 73 (The Great Alpine Highway), 9.7 kilometres (6.0 mi) northwest of Sheffield and 22.7 kilometres (14.1 mi) from Darfield. It is located close to Porters Ski Area , Mount Cheeseman , Broken River , Temple Basin and Craigieburn ski fields. Springfield has a long association with the Midland railway line . The development of
429-578: Is a passenger train operated by the Great Journeys New Zealand division of KiwiRail in the South Island of New Zealand over the Midland Line ; often regarded to be one of the world's great train journeys for the scenery through which it passes (see famous trains ). The journey is 223 kilometres (139 mi) one-way, taking almost five hours. There are 16 tunnels and four viaducts, with
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#1732855864764468-571: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Springfield, New Zealand#Torlesse Springfield ( Māori : Tawera ), called Kowai Pass until 1880, is a small town in the Selwyn District of Canterbury , in the South Island , of New Zealand. Springfield is situated in the foothills of the Southern Alps as the most westerly town of the Canterbury Plains . Springfield
507-802: The COVID-19 pandemic , but resumed on 14 January 2022. The train was introduced on 22 November 1987 to replace the conventional Christchurch-Greymouth express trains and became one of the New Zealand Railways Corporation 's new tourist-oriented passenger services utilising refurbished rolling stock. Accompanying this new-look train were a new-look livery and rebranding. From late 1982 until 1983, twelve second class NZR 56-foot carriages , three with luggage compartments at one end, were refurbished with new "Supervent" windows, fluorescent strip lights, wall-to-wall carpet, and later still, new seats designed by Addington Workshops were introduced to replace
546-491: The Southerner was not operating it was common to see these carriages bolstering the three hard-pressed TranzAlpine carriages. In 1991, a Southerner power-luggage van had the end module away from the handbrake end converted into an open viewing area for passengers to enhance the already spectacular scenery on the route. Realising this increased public attention, and with the success of air-conditioned panorama carriage trains on
585-413: The surname Torlesse . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Torlesse&oldid=1050145619 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
624-575: The Christchurch Press. His consulting was initiated by John Bennett, Canterbury and Westland Branch manager at the time. John Bennett was soon after promoted to Intercity National Manager, perhaps as a result of the work. Initially, the locomotives that were used on the service were DJ class locomotives , and, following the withdrawal of the DJ class in the early 1990s, two DC class locomotives . DF class locomotives were only sporadically used in 1992. As
663-832: The North Island Main Trunk, between August 1994 and April 1995, eight carriages (one a former Southerner then InterCity spare buffet car, one a former Endeavour later Southerner servery car, two from the Northerner , two from the Southerner and two from Auckland suburban services) were extensively overhauled and refitted with panorama windows like the earlier TranzAlpine , TranzCoastal (later Coastal Pacific), pressure-ventilated Bay Express and air-conditioned Northerner / Overlander Express trains and seating 50 (day carriages) and 26 (servery carriages), alcove-style, in new seats like those installed in refitted Wairarapa Connection and North Island Main Trunk carriages. An FM class modular van
702-543: The Staircase Viaduct elevated as much as 75 metres (246 ft). The train has become increasingly popular, and carried 204,000 passengers in the financial year ending 2007. By 2016, passenger numbers were approximately 130,000 a year, but rising again after the setback of the Christchurch earthquake , and were exceeding pre-earthquake levels. The TranzAlpine service was suspended in 2020 and again in 2021 because of
741-545: The centre of the town overflowed as well as the water race. A number of properties were flooded. Springfield is a significant stop on the TranzAlpine train journey across the Southern Alps on the Midland Line . The town is also home to the Midland Rail Heritage Trust a rail preservation group that has established a base in the former NZR locomotive depot opposite the railway station. The Springfield Hotel
780-503: The earliest stock water races in Canterbury. The town has a Gothic Revival architecture church dedicated to Saint Peter , designed by the architect Cyril Mountfort . It was the birthplace of Rewi Alley , notable for his work in China in the mid 20th century. There is an extensive memorial dedicated to him, located in a small reserve off the main road. It includes a large stone carving and
819-444: The eight air-conditioned carriages were introduced in 1994–1995, the train still borrowed panorama carriages from the Southerner because of the train's increasing popularity. As part of the rebranding of the New Zealand Railways Corporation during the 1980s, a new dark blue livery was applied to the TranzAlpine , with a horizontal full-length 220 mm thick white stripe sandwiching a 100 mm thick red band. The name InterCity
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#1732855864764858-511: The former articulated diesel-hauled AC class "Grassgrub" carriages. A matching 56-foot van and six 50-foot wooden bogie box wagons for parcels completed the consist. Some of these wagons had served in the same capacity and in the green colour scheme with the Grassgrubs on the Picton and Greymouth routes and one wagon had served the old yellow Northerner as a parcels van, prior to the introduction of
897-405: The power/baggage van. To compensate for luggage on the reformed train, the original TranzAlpine van was stripped of its generator and made to carry luggage only. In 1998, a second van , which was also one of three so fitted as 11 kW power/baggage vans for the original TranzAlpine and Coastal Pacific , was equipped with 90kW generator housed in the central module, for this train. Even after
936-522: The servery car. In the early 1990s, the first generation TranzAlpine panorama carriages had a new pressure ventilation system installed, similar to the Bay Express and the observation carriage introduced to this train in 1991. In 1988, the train won a Tourism New Zealand Award and was voted as one of the top 10 "short" train journeys in the world. This was the result of the work of a freelance consulting designer and writer Paul Teague, who also worked at
975-473: The size of the old ones, enabling better views of the alpine scenery, reupholstered seats and carpet, and a buffet counter service, to replace refreshment stops at railway station cafeterias at Springfield and Otira . The original intention had been to replace each pair of windows with one larger window, but the final solution was to cut out the side of the carriages and to insert a steel ladder frame to which sheets of strengthened glass were glued. The effect, of
1014-455: The town started around 1860. With the discovery of gold on the West Coast , Springfield saw more traffic. The Springfield Hotel was first built in 1862. Rooms were added to it on a number of occasions enlarging the hotel so that it had 40 rooms. The hotel was an important coaching stop on the route to the west coast. In the 1870s, water from the nearby Kowai River was used to develop one of
1053-445: The train became longer, one or two DX class locomotives were used from December 1992, or sometimes a DC and DX class locomotive each. On 26 November 2012, the new AK class carriages that were built at Hillside Workshops , were introduced on the service replacing the "big-window" AO carriages. Since mid-2013, fire-suppressed DXC locomotives have been assigned to the service. The TranzAlpine' s popularity increased, and on days
1092-684: The train travels through the fertile Canterbury Plains past the Waimakariri River along the Main South Line , to Rolleston . It then turns onto the Midland Line , which passes through the Southern Alps past the spectacular Waimakariri River gorge, via Arthur's Pass and the Otira Tunnel and over the Alpine Fault , terminating in Greymouth, on the West Coast . There are proposals to extend
1131-437: The transitional light blue stripe. In early 1991, a former Endeavour car was completely rebuilt as a panorama and rear-view car to replace the (first) Connoisseur carriage, that car refurbished in the standard "big window" InterCity seats and tables carriage format. In a continuous attempt to attract the travelling public back to rail, InterCity expanded on what had begun in 1987, when a Southerner car had been leased to
1170-538: The twelve 56-foot carriages. These carriages and wagons, like their Grassgrub predecessors, worked the Picton Express (out and back) and Greymouth or West Coast Expresses (one each way simultaneously). All were painted in a bright red colour scheme. With the deterioration of the yellow Northerner stock, carriages to replace these had to be found by sourcing from the rest of the NZR 56-foot carriage fleet. The change in service
1209-548: Was 15.2, compared with 27.1% nationally. Although some people chose not to answer the census's question about religious affiliation, 55.7% had no religion, 33.5% were Christian , 0.3% were Hindu and 1.5% had other religions. Of those at least 15 years old, 138 (15.2%) people had a bachelor's or higher degree, and 183 (20.1%) people had no formal qualifications. The median income was $ 33,600, compared with $ 31,800 nationally. 120 people (13.2%) earned over $ 70,000 compared to 17.2% nationally. The employment status of those at least 15
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1248-560: Was a stop on the road west from Christchurch for horse-drawn coaches. When trains became the usual way to travel between Canterbury and the West Coast, the train station refreshment rooms were a popular stop. As of 2021, the Mainline Steam Heritage Trust 's Christchurch depot will be moving to the Midland Rail Heritage Trust 's land and will build a new depot from there. Springfield is described by Statistics New Zealand as
1287-510: Was built next to Queen and King St with a link to Victoria St. In 2019, the town gained unwanted attention in the national and international media when the Springfield Store and Café was dubbed the rudest café in New Zealand and the police visited offering customer service advice. It is now under new ownership. On 29 May 2021, most of the township of Springfield was evacuated due to flooding from continuous heavy rain. Bishops Gully, in
1326-548: Was hoped that the move would draw people to the previously poorly-performing Greymouth passenger trains. The service proved to be popular, with patronage doubling in the first year, with 7,183 passengers in January 1988 alone. Soon, two more Picton – Greymouth carriages were refitted similar to the servery and observation car, so the two small-window carriages could be slotted into the Southerner consists. These new "big window" carriages each sat 51, same seating arrangement and type as
1365-461: Was imposed into the stripe as well. This dark blue livery would become standard and remain contemporary until 18 October 1995. In 1990, when New Zealand Rail Limited took over rail operations from the corporation, the InterCity livery was modified to facilitate the new blue and yellow primary colours, and the red band on carriage sides was replaced by a 100 mm yellow one. In 1993–1994 the yellow band
1404-488: Was marked, with a refurbished modular FM van turned power-luggage van with handbrake end-mounted 11 kW petrol generator, and three carriages, one from the Endeavour Express and later Southerner Express converted into a servery car seating 31 in reupholstered Addington Workshops -produced seats, in bays of four with two pairs of seats each facing into a table, arranged alcove-style, with windows over double
1443-444: Was refitted with a 90kW generator in the central module as opposed to the handbrake end modules on NIMT vans, to facilitate converting one end module into a public open viewing area. In 1995, the viewing van had its second end module converted for public access to match the first end. This was to facilitate its being marshalled into the centre of the new train, which was now re-organised into two four-car trainsets in one, separated by
1482-491: Was replaced by a green 100 mm band, the white stripe and dark blue livery retained. In 1995, a new full-length 350 mm light blue stripe, incorporating the Tranz Scenic logo was introduced on carriages that were not painted all over in the new blue colour scheme. However, during the 1995 rebranding, the TranzAlpine carriages were the first long-distance passenger carriages to receive the new paint scheme and did not wear
1521-454: Was that 489 (53.8%) people were employed full-time, 171 (18.8%) were part-time, and 18 (2.0%) were unemployed. Springfield is part of the Selwyn electorate . The Selwyn District Council provides local government services for Springfield. Springfield School is a contributing primary school catering for years 1 to 6. It had a roll of 46 as of August 2024. The school opened in 1872. There are
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