Bay of Islands Vintage Railway
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The Bay of Islands Vintage Railway Trust (BOIVRT) is a heritage railway in Kawakawa, in Northland, New Zealand. The railway operates on part of the former Opua Branch railway.
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Bay of Islands Vintage Railway | |
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Steam locomotive Gabriel pulling passenger coaches over Bridge Five | |
Locale | Kawakawa, Bay of Islands, Northland, New Zealand |
Terminus | Taumarere |
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Commercial operations | |
Name | Opua Branch |
Built by | Kawakawa Coal Mines (Kawakawa – Taumarere) New Zealand Government Railways (Otiria – Kawakawa, Taumarere – Opua) |
Original gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) (tramway) 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) (railway) |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | Bay of Islands Vintage Railway |
Stations | Two |
Length | 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) (total length) |
Preserved gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1868 (as a tramway) |
Closed | 1985 |
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