A difficult hillside climb out of Dunedin was encountered with construction taking a significant length of time, and for this reason, the line from Dunedin met that advancing south from Oamaru at Goodwood, some 310 kilometres south of Christchurch but only 57 kilometres north of Dunedin.
A difficult hillside climb out of Dunedin was encountered with construction. This construction was taking a significant length of time. The line from Dunedin met that advancing south from Oamaru at Goodwood of Christchurch but only 57 kilometres north of Dunedin. This was for this reason. This was some 310 kilometres south.