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Bush tram viaduct

Bush tram viaduct

Rails were a major way of transporting logs, and often required long and fairly shaky viaducts. This example on the West Coast carried logs from Lake Haupiri up to the Bell Hill mill, inland from Greymouth.

About this item

Alexander Turnbull Library, West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society Collection
Reference: 1/2-060038

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Paul Mahoney. 'Bush trams and other log transport', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 25-Sep-11
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