Story: Bush trams and other log transport

Bush tramway sites

Bush tramway sites

Most bush tramways have disappeared without trace, but the Department of Conservation has preserved 15 sites where evidence of the tramways can be seen. They are marked on this map.

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Source: Paul Mahoney, The era of the bush tram in New Zealand. Wellington: Transpress, 2004, pp. 175–176

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Paul Mahoney, 'Bush trams and other log transport - Lokeys, bogies and rail tractors', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/map/12241/bush-tramway-sites (accessed 26 April 2024)

Story by Paul Mahoney, published 24 Sep 2007