Bush Tramway Club
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The Bush Tramway Club is a heritage railway 12 km west of Huntly
along the Rotowaro Road, in the Waikato
region of New Zealand
. It regularly operates restored locomotives along a 5.4 km Rotowaro-Glen Afton section of the former Glen Afton Branch. Open days are the first Sunday of the month, April to December (inclusive).
The Bush Tramway Club was founded in 1965 to preserve equipment from New Zealand’s former bush tramways and light industrial lines, railway lines which were used to remove timber from the bush and transport coal to and from mines and dairy factories. It obtained use of the Rotowaro-Glen Afton section in 1974, and has since purchased most of the rail corridor land. The Glen Afton Branch Line, a former New Zealand Railways
branch line to the Pukemiro coal mine was opened in 1915 and closed in 1973.
The locomotives include geared Climax and Heisler locomotives, a F class
No. F 185 of the New Zealand Railways Department
, several diesel shunting locomotives used by the NZR and industrial lines, and some "jiggers"
Huntly
-Places:* Huntly, Aberdeenshire, a small town in Scotland, UK* Huntly, New Zealand, a small town south of Auckland** Huntly power station, a major coal-fired electricity plant in the same town, often referred to simply as 'Huntly'* Huntly, Victoria, Australia...
along the Rotowaro Road, in the Waikato
Waikato
The Waikato Region is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato, Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsula, the northern King Country, much of the Taupo District, and parts of Rotorua District...
region of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It regularly operates restored locomotives along a 5.4 km Rotowaro-Glen Afton section of the former Glen Afton Branch. Open days are the first Sunday of the month, April to December (inclusive).
The Bush Tramway Club was founded in 1965 to preserve equipment from New Zealand’s former bush tramways and light industrial lines, railway lines which were used to remove timber from the bush and transport coal to and from mines and dairy factories. It obtained use of the Rotowaro-Glen Afton section in 1974, and has since purchased most of the rail corridor land. The Glen Afton Branch Line, a former New Zealand Railways
New Zealand Railways Department
The New Zealand Railways Department, NZR or NZGR and often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealand's railway infrastructure and operating the railway system. The Department was created in 1880 and was reformed in 1981 into the New...
branch line to the Pukemiro coal mine was opened in 1915 and closed in 1973.
The locomotives include geared Climax and Heisler locomotives, a F class
NZR F class
The NZR F class was the first important class of steam locomotive built to operate on New Zealand's railway network after the national gauge of 1067 millimetres was adopted. The first locomotives built for the new 1067 mm railways were two E class double Fairlies for the Dunedin and Port Chalmers...
No. F 185 of the New Zealand Railways Department
New Zealand Railways Department
The New Zealand Railways Department, NZR or NZGR and often known as the "Railways", was a government department charged with owning and maintaining New Zealand's railway infrastructure and operating the railway system. The Department was created in 1880 and was reformed in 1981 into the New...
, several diesel shunting locomotives used by the NZR and industrial lines, and some "jiggers"