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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Hillside Workshops

Hillside Workshops.

The Railway Workshops , Hillside, Dunedin. These workshops are situated about a mile and a half from the city, and cover an area of about five acres of land. The first building was erected in 1877, but since then, owing to the rapid growth of railways in Otago, and the necessity for more modern and up-to-date machinery, the workshops have grown, and they are now the second largest in the colony. There are 400 men employed in building locomotives and cars, and in repairing rolling stock. All the wheels used in connection with railroad traffic throughout the colony are cast and made at Hillside, special hydraulic machinery having been imported for the purpose. The shops are stocked with the most modern machinery obtainable, and skilled mechanics are in charge of each department. Offices for the manager and clerical staff are enclosed within the yards, and a system of orderliness seems to pervade the whole establishment.

Mr. James Duncan Harris , Railway Workshops Manager, Hillside, Dunedin, was born in the north of England in 1853, and arrived in New Zealand in 1876. He entered the railway service, and worked his way up until he was appointed manger of the Taranaki section, whence he was transferred to the management of the Bay of Islands section. In 1900 he was appointed manager of the Hillside workshops.