The Charming Creek Tramway was a 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) long private bush tramway at Ngakawau in Buller District on the West Coast in New Zealand.[2] It was used from 1903 or 1905 to 1958.
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Charming Creek Tramway |
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Makeshift steam locomotive made by Robert T. Watson using a mobile boiler of Ruston & Procter |
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Opened | 1903 or 1905 |
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Closed | 1958 |
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Line length | 16.5 miles (26.6 kilometres) |
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Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
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Route map |
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Ngakawau on Seddonville Branch of NZR |
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Transfer station of the old logging railway (blue) |
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Transfer to NZR on new route (red) |
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Coal bins for transfer to NZR |
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Tunnel |
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Irishman Tunnel |
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Rock Archway |
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Rome Stream Falls |
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Suspension bridge |
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Mangatini Tunnel at Mangatini Falls |
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The Veranda |
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Incline with a steam winch |
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Watson's Mill |
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Haywards Bridge |
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Watsons Bridge |
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The Stink Hole |
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Mumm's Mill |
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Original entrance of Charming Creek Coal Mine |
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Papa Tunnel |
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Bins of Charming Creek Coal Mine[1] |
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