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Taumarere. The tramway opened on 26 December 1867 and was completed on 16 January 1868, after which the mine was transferred to the newly formed Bay of Islands Coal Company. Horses and the wooden tramway line were replaced on January 28, 1871, by the first steam engine to run in the North Island.
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339:-planked building was bought for £100. In 1997 it was given back to the railway. With closure of the railway in 2000, the building and its surrounds deteriorated, graffiti daubed, and the whole area became unkempt. A wooden platform was built at the rugby ground in 2011.
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Derrick Wharf closed. The company declined an offer to run the line, as it did not wish to raise more capital, so the track was operated by
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