42-673: Western Hutt railway station , formerly Lower Hutt (the official NZ Geographic Board name is still Lower Hutt), is an intermediate station on the single-track Melling Line in Lower Hutt , New Zealand , It is served by Metlink electric multiple unit trains operated by Transdev Wellington under the Metlink brand. The station used to be on the Hutt Valley Line section of the Wairarapa Line until 1 March 1954, when
84-464: A bracketed sic after the word analyse in a book review led Bryan A. Garner to comment, "all the quoter (or overzealous editor) [sic] demonstrated was ignorance of British usage". Occasionally a writer places [ sic ] after their own words, to indicate that the language has been chosen deliberately for special effect, especially where the writer's ironic meaning may otherwise be unclear. Bryan A. Garner dubbed this use of sic "ironic", providing
126-438: A form of ridicule has been cited as a major factor in this increase. The immoderate use of sic has created some controversy, leading some editors, including bibliographical scholar Simon Nowell-Smith and literary critic Leon Edel , to speak out against it. The bracketed form [ sic ] is most often inserted into quoted or reprinted material to indicate meticulous accuracy in reproducing the preceding text, despite appearances to
168-441: A parenthetical sentence only when used after a complete sentence, like so: ( Sic. ) Some guides, including The Chicago Manual of Style , recommend "quiet copy-editing " (unless where inappropriate or uncertain) instead of inserting a bracketed sic , such as by substituting in brackets the correct word in place of the incorrect word or by simply replacing an incorrect spelling with the correct one. Alternatively, to show both
210-603: A railway line from Wellington to Lower Hutt with John Brogden and Sons on 10 August 1872. Work commenced later that month on the 20th with a turning-of-the-first-sod ceremony officiated by the Governor General, Sir George Bowen . Progress was slow, and by July 1873 rails had only reached the south bank of the Kaiwarra [ sic ] Stream. The arrival of the first locomotive in November 1873 helped to speed up
252-578: A timetable which scheduled three return trips per day, seven days a week. The journey was scheduled to take 30 minutes in each direction. At first there were no intermediate stops, Kaiwarra [ sic ] and Ngahauranga [ sic ] not being included until a week later. It was the following year before a stop at Korokoro was added. Following the completion of platelaying to Silver Stream [ sic ] in December 1875 some trains started running north of Lower Hutt to that station. It
294-773: A verb. The adverb sic , meaning 'intentionally so written', first appeared in English c. 1856 . It is derived from the Latin adverb sīc , which means 'so', 'thus', 'in this manner'. According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the verbal form of sic , meaning 'to mark with a sic' , emerged in 1889, E. Belfort Bax 's work in The Ethics of Socialism being an early example. On occasion, sic has been misidentified as an acronym (and therefore sometimes misspelled with periods): s.i.c.
336-697: Is a railway branch line in the Hutt Valley , north of Wellington , New Zealand . It is part of the national rail network and formerly part of the Wairarapa Line . Until 2010 it was one of only two passenger-only lines in the country (the second one being the Johnsonville Line ), since that year the two being joined by the Onehunga Branch and later by the Manukau Branch . Services are operated by Transdev Wellington under
378-587: Is said to stand for "spelled/said in copy/context", "spelling is correct", "spelled incorrectly", and other such folk etymology phrases. These are all incorrect and are simply backronyms from sic . Use of sic greatly increased in the mid-20th century. For example, in United States state-court opinions before 1944, sic appeared 1,239 times in the Westlaw database; in those from 1945 to 1990, it appeared 69,168 times, over 55 times as many. Its use as
420-511: Is still one of the longest in the district and a two-coach Melling train is lost in the middle" . At one time the station had an "infamous" manure siding, to which loads of horse manure from Wellington streets were railed in a special "manure train". The station was still an important goods facility after 1954, but in 1981 the Melling Branch lost the last of its freight traffic when the goods facilities at Lower Hutt station were closed and
462-572: The Metlink brand and marketed as the Melling Line . Matangi EMU trains run between Wellington and Melling from Monday to Friday. The Melling Line is expected to close for up to eighteen months from July 2024 to enable the RiverLink flood protection project to proceed. A new Melling station is to be built 250m south of the existing station, which will be preserved as a heritage building. The colonial government of William Fox passed
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#1732780639686504-718: The Westpac Stadium . Local business owners raised concerns of access for patrons of Wellington's matches for the 2011 Rugby World Cup . Requests had been made for the provision of special weekend services for these rugby matches but the Regional Council declined, saying "The Melling line doesn't operate on weekends anyway and this will not change during the Rugby World Cup." The line is served by Matangi EMUs ( electric multiple units ). The last DM/D English Electric EMU to Melling ran on 25 June 2012, and
546-663: The Government was already seeking to let a contract for the construction of the next section, known as the Hutt Contract. This was awarded to Charles McKirdy and covered the section from Lower Hutt to 15 chains (990 ft; 300 m) past Haywards. The formation was completed in July 1874 and he was then also awarded the contract for platelaying the section, a task that was completed in November. Despite this, train services continued to terminate at Lower Hutt. The contract for
588-600: The Hutt River, but this was not possible due to the unstable nature of the terrain in the area around Taita Gorge. The Hutt Valley Branch officially became part of the Wairarapa Line on 1 March 1954. All Hutt Valley and Wairarapa train services commenced using the new route with the old route up the western side of the Hutt Valley having been closed to all traffic the previous day. It was also at this time that
630-523: The Melling interchange." Sic We are prepared, under appropriate circumstances, to provide information bearing on the credibly [ sic ] and veracity of any such source. Irin Carmon quoting a law firm The Latin adverb sic ( / s ɪ k / ; thus , so , and in this manner ) inserted after a quotation indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated as found in
672-489: The Melling road bridge. It has been suggested that the Melling Branch could be extended across the Hutt River to provide rail access to central Lower Hutt, and possibly extended to provide a cross-valley link to the Wairarapa Line at Waterloo Station. The Hutt Corridor Plan (December 2003) identified "Lack of direct passenger rail access to the Lower Hutt Central area" as an issue for the long-term vision for
714-724: The Melling-Belmont section of the line on the western side of the Hutt Valley was closed and the through line to Upper Hutt and the Wairarapa rerouted through the centre of the valley. The truncated line to Melling via the Western Hutt Station was then electrified. In the 19th century, the line from Wellington to the Hutt and the Lower Hutt Station were opened on 14 April 1874. A new station building
756-532: The Petone to Melling section commenced operation as the Melling Branch terminating at a new station that had been built on the south side of the Melling Link Road, thereby avoiding the need for the line to cross any roads. The old track from Melling to Manor Park was later lifted and the original Melling station, on the north side of the road, was removed several years later. As the traffic requirements of
798-548: The Railways Act in 1870, which authorised the surveying of several railway lines including one from Wellington to the Wairarapa. Surveyor John Rochfort was hired by the Public Works Department to investigate four potential routes for this line and reported back with his findings at the completion of his trip. He recommended a line following the road between Wellington and Petoni [ sic ] on
840-465: The Wairarapa Line was authorised by the Railways Act of 1871. A further survey was commissioned and carried out between January and April 1872. The route of the line had been decided on in March but the Government, being cautious about such a large undertaking, was only willing to commit itself to the first stage of the project. The Government entered into a contract for the construction of the formation for
882-479: The corridor. Another project with implications for the Melling Branch is the SH2 Melling to Haywards Upgrade which proposes to establish interchanges at the Melling and Kennedy Good intersections to improve traffic flows. The Melling interchange will also improve access to Melling Railway Station. This project was in an investigation phase, but has now been postponed for at least ten years. In 2020, funding for
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#1732780639686924-499: The following example from Fred Rodell 's 1955 book Nine Men : [I]n 1951, it was the blessing bestowed on Judge Harold Medina 's prosecution [ sic ] of the eleven so-called 'top native Communists,' which blessing meant giving the Smith Act the judicial nod of constitutionality. Where sic follows the quotation, it takes brackets : [ sic ]. The word sic is often treated as a loanword that does not require italics, and
966-564: The last EM/ET Ganz Mavag EMU ran on 27 May 2016 (and was farewelled by a local pre-school group). The speed limit for trains on the Melling Line is 50 km/h (31 mph), with a 40 km/h (25 mph) limit through the junction with the Hutt Valley Line and 25 km/h (16 mph) entering Melling station. The speed limits were lowered in mid-2014 following two incidents when trains overran Melling station and hit
1008-450: The last of its freight traffic in 1981 when the goods facilities at Lower Hutt closed and the local goods shunts to Lower Hutt ceased. Goods handling was transferred to a new facility at Gracefield. For several decades following its opening as a branch line, the Melling Branch enjoyed a full complement of peak and off-peak services, seven days a week. By 1980 Sunday services had ceased and a short-lived Melling to Petone EMU shuttle service
1050-474: The line were greatly diminished following its change in status to that of a branch line, the double tracking between Hutt Valley Junction and Lower Hutt was deemed surplus to requirements and singled by 13 July 1958. As the branch is single line throughout and therefore can only have one train on it at a time, all but one signal – the home signal protecting the junction with the main Hutt Valley Line – were gradually removed between 1958 and December 2013. When Petone
1092-561: The line, delaying the opening of the new section until 1 February. Traffic on the line had grown to such an extent by 1900 that the single-track line with its sharp curves between Wellington and Petone was becoming a serious impediment. It was decided to double-track and straighten the line and accordingly the Hutt Railway and Road Improvement Act was passed in 1903 to authorise the work. New stations were established at Petone and Lower Hutt and track duplication between these two stations
1134-616: The local goods shunts to Lower Hutt ceased. Goods handling was transferred to a new facility at Gracefield. Lower Hutt station was renamed Western Hutt railway station following the opening of the Waterloo interchange on 26 November 1988. The building is now leased to various shops and businesses, and is called The Station Village Complex [1] . The following Metlink bus routes serve Western Hutt station: [REDACTED] Media related to Lower Hutt Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons Melling Line The Melling Branch
1176-716: The next section to Upper Hutt, known as the River Contract, was let to Charles McKirdy while he was still working on the Hutt Contract. Once again he was also awarded the contract for platelaying the section and following the completion of the Hutt River Bridge in August 1875 the rails reached Silver Stream [ sic ] in December of that year. The contract was completed to Upper Hutt in January 1876 but severe flooding later that month necessitated repairs to
1218-552: The original and the suggested correction (as they often are in palaeography ), one may give the actual form, followed by recte , then the correct form, in brackets. The Latin adverb recte means rightly . An Iraqi battalion has consumed [ recte assumed] control of the former American military base, and our forces are now about 40 minutes outside the city. According to the Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music Style Sheet , there should be no punctuation, for example no colon, before
1260-609: The pace of construction and the rails reached Lower Hutt in January 1874. John Brogden and Sons, initially tasked with creating the formation only, were also given the job of platelaying. The next few months were spent ballasting the line with this being completed on 4 April. A special train ran two days prior to the official opening of the line to Lower Hutt and return carrying various political and civic dignitaries. The first revenue service departed Wellington on 14 April 1874, without ceremony, and arrived at Lower Hutt, also without any public reception. Even before this first train ran,
1302-435: The project was announced. In 2021, resource consents for the project were applied for. KiwiRail's submission included re-designation of the rail corridor to Melling, a new railway station 500m south of the current station and a corridor under the new Melling interchange "to maintain the ability to extend the Melling Branch further north beyond the new Melling Branch station via a potential future grade-separated extension through
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1344-653: The reader of an incorrect or unusual orthography ( spelling , punctuation , grammar, syntax, fact, logic, etc.). Several usage guides recommend that a bracketed sic be used primarily as an aid to the reader, not as an indicator of disagreement with the source. Sic may show that an uncommon or archaic expression is reported faithfully, such as when quoting the U.S. Constitution : "The House of Representatives shall chuse [ sic ] their Speaker ..." However, several writing guidebooks discourage its use with regard to dialect, such as in cases of American and British English spelling differences . The appearance of
1386-554: The seaward side, running up the western side of the Hutt Valley before crossing the Hutt River at Silver Stream [ sic ], heading north through Upper Hutt, up the Mungaroa [ sic ] and Pakuratahi Valleys, and over the Rimutaka Range to Featherston. The Public Works Department concurred with his assessment and tasked him with completing a more detailed survey including cost estimates. Construction of
1428-458: The source text being quoted; thus, sic is placed inside brackets to indicate it is not part of the quotation. Sic can also be used derisively to direct the reader's attention to the writer's spelling mistakes and erroneous logic, or to show disapproval of the content or form of the material. In the English language, the Latin adverb sic is used as an adverb, and derivatively as a noun and as
1470-440: The source text, including erroneous, archaic, or unusual spelling, punctuation , and grammar . Sic also applies to any surprising assertion, faulty reasoning, or other matter that might be interpreted as an error of transcription . The typical editorial usage of Sic is to inform the reader that any errors in a quotation did not arise from editorial errors in the transcription, but are intentionally reproduced as they appear in
1512-592: The stop block at the end of the line. A severe shortage of coal following World War II led to the decision in February 1946 to electrify the remainder of Wellington’s suburban passenger rail network. Work had already commenced on the Hutt Valley Branch to extend it north with the intention that it eventually become the main line. It had been hoped that the branch could join the existing Wairarapa Line at Silverstream, thereby avoiding additional crossings of
1554-550: The style manuals of New Zealand, Australian and British media outlets generally do not require italicisation. However, italicization is common in the United States, where authorities including APA Style insist upon it. Because sic is not an abbreviation, placing a full stop /period inside the brackets after the word sic is erroneous, although the California Style Manual suggests styling it as
1596-522: Was completed on 27 July 1905. The remaining work proceeded south from Petone towards Wellington but various difficulties encountered by the contractor meant that the entire double-tracked line between Lower Hutt and Lambton was not opened until 4 April 1911. The section from the Hutt Valley Junction to Lower Hutt was reduced to a single line on 13 July 1958. Following the opening of the first section of line to Lower Hutt, services ran to
1638-408: Was erected in 1892, containing a ladies as well as a general waiting room. A large new Lower Hutt Station building designed by George Troup was opened in 1906. The line from Lower Hutt to Petone was double tracked in 1905, although not completed to Wellington until 1911. The second (double) track from Lower Hutt to the Hutt Valley Junction was removed by 1958. Hoy remarked in 1968 that "the platform
1680-454: Was introduced to run on Saturdays. Following the cancellation of the shuttle service trains ran only from Monday to Friday. In 1986 off-peak services were withdrawn leaving the line with only peak-time trains. For a time patronage of the line was so low that the line was in danger of being closed altogether but in 2004 off-peak weekday services were restored. The lack of weekend services has been highlighted as an issue when events are held at
1722-485: Was not, however, until the opening of the line to Upper Hutt that services were increased beyond the original timetable. Electric services were already running on the old route of the Wairarapa Line prior to its deviation and operation as a separate branch line when, on 23 November 1953, the first electric trains started running to Lower Hutt. Completion of electrification to Melling was achieved on 1 March 1954 when Melling Branch services commenced. The Melling Branch lost
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1764-428: Was resignalled in December 2013, the home signal was upgraded and a new distant signal was erected at Melling Station. Melling Line trains currently operate both peak and off-peak schedules from Monday to Friday only. Services arrive at and depart from Melling half-hourly (peak), hourly (off-peak). Trains stop at the following stations: The Melling Station will be moved under the three 2018 NZTA options for replacing
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