Driving Creek Railway
The Driving Creek Railway is a narrow gauge bush and mountain railway on the outskirts of the provincial town of Coromandel on the northwestern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand's North Island. The railway leads up the mountain to a viewing platform building 165 m high above the surrounding Coromandel west coast country.
| Driving Creek Railway | |
|---|---|
Tunnel No 3, just beyond the fourth reversing point at Horopito. The railcar Linx can just be seen at the far end of the tunnel. | |
| Locale | Coromandel, New Zealand, New Zealand |
| Terminus | 'Eyefull Tower' |
| Commercial operations | |
| Built by | Barry Brickell |
| Original gauge | 15 in (381 mm) |
| Preserved operations | |
| Stations | Two |
| Length | ca 3 km |
| Preserved gauge | 15 in (381 mm) |
| Commercial history | |
| Opened | 1975 (initially for private use only) |
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