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Bush tramway

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was the first industrial tramway in New Zealand, opening in 1862. The line used horses to haul mineral wagons from Dun Mountain the port of Nelson. "Bush tram" was first used to describe the horse-drawn tramway from Greymouth to the banks of the
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as bush tramways were predominantly for freight, usually logging in the bush, and not for passengers, and were often built in parts of the countryside that were otherwise inaccessible to transport. In some cases, such as the
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pulling wagons by chain or rope) alongside tramway tracks for motive power. As tramways grew longer, steam locomotives were used, usually
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banned steam locomotives in native bush, and there was a rush to replace steam locomotives with diesel or petrol alternatives.
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network. In modern parlance, both urban trams and bush tramways are known as
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Bush tramways initially made use of horses and in some cases log haulers (
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The End of the Penny Section: When Trams Ruled the Streets of New Zealand
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The Railways of New Zealand: A Journey through History
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Tamaki Sawmill Co., Raurimu
Albert Percy Godber
New Zealand railway terminology
industrial tramway
urban trams
Kinleith Branch
New Zealand Government Railways
light rail
Dun Mountain Railway
Taramakau River
stationary steam engines
geared locomotives
Second World War
New Zealand Forestry Service
Bush Tramway Club
Forest railway
Rail transport in New Zealand
Trams in New Zealand
West coast trams in New Zealand
Churchman & Hurst 2001
"Railways Act 2005 - section 4(1)"
Stott 1973
Stewart 1973
Stott 1973
Stott 1973
ISBN
0-908876-20-3
ISBN
1-86934-037-X

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