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== Location and history == |
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In 1880 John Rochfort surveyed the route of the line.<ref>[[:File:Wool Train of Takaka Tramway.jpg|''Wool Train of Takaka Tramway.'']]</ref> The public endorsed the proposal of the millers and the Takata Road Board to lay a tramline. The government contributed rails and £2000 towards the project. Another £4000 had to beborrowed<!--can you decipher the details of the loan?-->.<ref name="CommercialStreet">[https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=890x10000:format=jpg/path/s43f928e84fd05874/image/i3ff558f35fec7884/version/1412516505/takaka-tramway-signage-commercial-street-takaka.jpg Takata Tramway signage in Commrcial Street, Takata.]</ref> Construction began in February 1881, with the track being of {{convert|2|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} gauge with light 22lb/yard (11kg/m) rails. The line ran between Waitapu Wharf in the north, ran south through [[Takaka, New Zealand|Takaka]] township via Commercial Street, alongside the [[Takaka River]] at Paines Ford and out to the plains of East Takaka, for a total distance of 13.4km.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/New_Zealand_Railway_and_Tramway_Atlas.html?id=OsnRPgAACAAJ|title=New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas|last=Yonge|first=John Roger|last2=Company|first2=Quail Map|date=1993|publisher=Quail Map Company|isbn=9780900609923|language=en}}</ref> After the inauguration of the tramway in 1882, the steam locomotive ''Pioneer'' ran twice daily with a passenger carriage and 2-3 truckloads of timber between East Takata and the port.<ref name="WaitapuWarf">[https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=890x10000:format=jpg/path/s43f928e84fd05874/image/iad93b10b708abebf/version/1412516499/takaka-tramway-signage-at-waitapu-wharf.jpg Takaka Tramway signage at Waitapu Wharf.]</ref> The tramway was mainly used for transporting goods and timber to Waitapu for export. By 1905 this traffic had mostly disappeared and the tramway was put up for sale and removed in 1906.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19060921.2.19.4|title= Colonist, Volume XLVIII,Issue 11738, 21 September 1906|last=|first=|date=|website=Papers Past|issn=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
In 1880 John Rochfort surveyed the route of the line.<ref>[[:File:Wool Train of Takaka Tramway.jpg|''Wool Train of Takaka Tramway.'']]</ref> The public endorsed the proposal of the millers and the Takata Road Board to lay a tramline. The government contributed rails and £2000 towards the project. Another £4000 had to beborrowed<!--can you decipher the details of the loan?-->.<ref name="CommercialStreet">[https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=890x10000:format=jpg/path/s43f928e84fd05874/image/i3ff558f35fec7884/version/1412516505/takaka-tramway-signage-commercial-street-takaka.jpg Takata Tramway signage in Commrcial Street, Takata.] A [https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=Waitapu+Road+Tramline higher resolution image] is available on Flickr.</ref> Construction began in February 1881, with the track being of {{convert|2|ft|6|in|abbr=on}} gauge with light 22lb/yard (11kg/m) rails. The line ran between Waitapu Wharf in the north, ran south through [[Takaka, New Zealand|Takaka]] township via Commercial Street, alongside the [[Takaka River]] at Paines Ford and out to the plains of East Takaka, for a total distance of 13.4km.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.nz/books/about/New_Zealand_Railway_and_Tramway_Atlas.html?id=OsnRPgAACAAJ|title=New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas|last=Yonge|first=John Roger|last2=Company|first2=Quail Map|date=1993|publisher=Quail Map Company|isbn=9780900609923|language=en}}</ref> After the inauguration of the tramway in 1882, the steam locomotive ''Pioneer'' ran twice daily with a passenger carriage and 2-3 truckloads of timber between East Takata and the port.<ref name="WaitapuWarf">[https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=890x10000:format=jpg/path/s43f928e84fd05874/image/iad93b10b708abebf/version/1412516499/takaka-tramway-signage-at-waitapu-wharf.jpg Takaka Tramway signage at Waitapu Wharf.]</ref> The tramway was mainly used for transporting goods and timber to Waitapu for export. By 1905 this traffic had mostly disappeared and the tramway was put up for sale and removed in 1906.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC19060921.2.19.4|title= Colonist, Volume XLVIII,Issue 11738, 21 September 1906|last=|first=|date=|website=Papers Past|issn=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Only one locomotive was used on the line, an 0-4-0T named "Pioneer", built at Anchor Foundry in Nelson. It arrived at Waitapu Wharf on June 3rd 1882, had cylinders {{convert|5|in|abbr=on}} by {{convert|10|in|abbr=on}} with {{convert|1|ft|9|in|abbr=on}} diameter wheels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18820615.2.24.3|title=Colonist, Volume XXVI, Issue 3482, 15 June 1882|last=|first=|date=|website=Papers Past|issn=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
Only one locomotive was used on the line, an 0-4-0T named "Pioneer", built at Anchor Foundry in Nelson. It arrived at Waitapu Wharf on June 3rd 1882, had cylinders {{convert|5|in|abbr=on}} by {{convert|10|in|abbr=on}} with {{convert|1|ft|9|in|abbr=on}} diameter wheels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18820615.2.24.3|title=Colonist, Volume XXVI, Issue 3482, 15 June 1882|last=|first=|date=|website=Papers Past|issn=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:50, 19 July 2018
The Takaka Tramway was a narrow gauge light railway which operated in the Takaka Valley, Golden Bay, New Zealand from 1882 to 1905, linking farms and sawmills of the Takaka Valley with the tidal port of Waitapu at the mouth of the Takaka River.
Location and history
In 1880 John Rochfort surveyed the route of the line.[1] The public endorsed the proposal of the millers and the Takata Road Board to lay a tramline. The government contributed rails and £2000 towards the project. Another £4000 had to beborrowed.[2] Construction began in February 1881, with the track being of 2 ft 6 in (0.76 m) gauge with light 22lb/yard (11kg/m) rails. The line ran between Waitapu Wharf in the north, ran south through Takaka township via Commercial Street, alongside the Takaka River at Paines Ford and out to the plains of East Takaka, for a total distance of 13.4km.[3] After the inauguration of the tramway in 1882, the steam locomotive Pioneer ran twice daily with a passenger carriage and 2-3 truckloads of timber between East Takata and the port.[4] The tramway was mainly used for transporting goods and timber to Waitapu for export. By 1905 this traffic had mostly disappeared and the tramway was put up for sale and removed in 1906.[5]
Only one locomotive was used on the line, an 0-4-0T named "Pioneer", built at Anchor Foundry in Nelson. It arrived at Waitapu Wharf on June 3rd 1882, had cylinders 5 in (130 mm) by 10 in (250 mm) with 1 ft 9 in (0.53 m) diameter wheels.[6]
In the mid 1890, the Takata Tramway Company came into financial problems due to the decline of the timber industry. The ownership changed hands several times. Serious flooding in 1904 virtually destroyed the track of the tramway. In 1905 the locomotive, rolling stock and rails were sold to a Wellington based company.[2] After the tramway closed it was last noted as being in a Auckland scrap yard.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
References
- ^ Wool Train of Takaka Tramway.
- ^ a b Takata Tramway signage in Commrcial Street, Takata. A higher resolution image is available on Flickr.
- ^ Yonge, John Roger; Company, Quail Map (1993). New Zealand Railway and Tramway Atlas. Quail Map Company. ISBN 9780900609923.
{{cite book}}:|last2=has generic name (help) - ^ Takaka Tramway signage at Waitapu Wharf.
- ^ "Colonist, Volume XLVIII,Issue 11738, 21 September 1906". Papers Past.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Colonist, Volume XXVI, Issue 3482, 15 June 1882". Papers Past.
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