| 1875 |  24th December. Opening of the 8 mile 71 chains of railway between Washdyke and Pleasant Point |
| 1877 | 1st January. Line from Pleasant Point to Albury opened. 16 miles 63 chains |
| 1883 | Albury to Winscomb completed. 7 miles 19 chains |
| 1884 |  9th January. Rails laid from Winscomb to Eversley, 3 miles 20 chains.
28th January. Timaru to Fairlie Creek line opened to general traffic.
30th January. A special excursion train was run from Timaru to Fairlie to mark the opening of the branch line.
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| 1892 | The name of Fairlie Creek was shortened to the present "Fairlie". |
| 1908 | 9th August. Fairlie Railway Station and several carriages destroyed by fire. |
| 1934 | Line from Eversley to Fairlie closed |
| 1966 |  22nd October. Fairlie Flyer ex pupils held a reunion and ran a special train |
| 1968 |  2nd March. The official closing of the Fairlie line and the running of a special 18 carriage train - 1000 passengers and two Ab locos 718 and 798.
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| 1970 | 28th November. Ab 699 the "Fairlie Flyer" reached her last resting place. On the outskirts of Pleasant Point she was greeted by a crowd of more than 700. |