The Ellis & Burnand Tramway was from 1922 to 1958 a 37 kilometres (23 mi) long bush tramway near Ongarue in the central North Island of New Zealand with...
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formerly had an Ellis and Burnand sawmill. From 1922 to 1958, the Ellis and Burnand Tramway, an extensive bush tramway, served this mill and connected with...
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Ellis and Burnand was a New Zealand sawmilling and timber retailing company, formed by businessman John William Ellis and engineer Harry Burnand in 1891...
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The company had sawmills and logging railways, such as the Ellis and Burnand Tramway, Ongarue, in many surrounding areas. It later became part of the company...
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List of railway lines in New Zealand (category Lists of buildings and structures in New Zealand)
constructed by private companies, and most were unsuccessful. All except the Whakatane Board Mills line and the Sanson Tramway were later acquired by the government...
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1915 and closed in 1973. The locomotives include geared Climax and Heisler locomotives (formerly used on the Ellis and Burnand Tramway, Ongarue), a NZR...
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Timber Trail (category Hiking and tramping tracks in New Zealand)
end of the Ellis and Burnand Tramway, Ongarue tramway, which the trail then mostly follows on easier gradients to Ongarue. These tramways were cleared...
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Powelltown Tramway, Victoria Tyers Valley Tramway, Victoria Timber railway lines of Western Australia Ellis and Burnand Tramway, Ongarue Brownlee Tramway, in...
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on the Ellis and Burnand Tramway, Ongarue, which closed in 1958 and is now part of the Timber Trail. Spiral on the Flåm Line between Myrdal and Flåm at...
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to 1890. In 1889 railway engineer, Harry Burnand, and John spent 6 days taking a canoe down the Ongarue and Whanganui Rivers from Poro-o-tarao tunnel...
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as Kawakawa and then Ongaruhe. From 1922 to 1958 most of the timber freight at the station came from the connected Ellis and Burnand Tramway.[citation needed]...
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Mangapehi railway station (category Buildings and structures in Waikato)
station and Ellis and Burnand sawmill before 1930 "Climax" locomotive at Mangapehi, in 1920 on Ellis & Burnand tramway. Mangapehi railway station and settlement...
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company also made traction engines, ploughing engines, steam wagons and tramway locomotives. Other agricultural products were contracted out. In the...
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West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society is based at the Shantytown Heritage Park. The society has three steam locomotives and one diesel. One loco...
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