A part of monitor with the rackLots of locations where the clearance was tight – it was all hand dug! The ABT cog arrangement Locomotive pinion The finish of the rack and pinion sectionLooking over the drivers shoulder…. You then climb the steep mountainside and learn concerning the Abt rack […]
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Welcome Aboard West Coast Wilderness Railway
The West Coast railway line opened in 1897 as a way to transport copper from Queenstown to the port of Strahan up, and over the mountainous, moist countryside. It ran constantly until 1964, when the development of higher roads into the West Coast meant there was less want for the […]