New Zealand Industrial Trams

INTRODUCTION

Industrial tramways generally all had a short life, often in an undocumented location, so researching them becomes extra challenging. The aim with this section of the wiki is to bring together whatever evidence has been found and documented, so that eventually many little bits of information can help build a bigger picture.

Industrial Tramways fall into a few main groups, and each will be dealt with separately. Invariably we will come across overlaps where the likes of mining and logging might share some parts of a tramway for mutual benefit. The main categories are Construction, Logging, Mining and Factory, of which Logging and Mining will generate the most interest and material. In order to manage the organisation of the data, I intend to deal with it by location, breaking the country down into regional areas and then into smaller areas within those as needed. The start page for each of the groups will therefore show a map of the whole country with links to each region taking you to the next level down. Eventually, a few statistics will accompany the regional names to indicate how many tramways have been recorded in each area. The Main page for each group will also have access to lists by name and by the Company operating each tramway. Again for simplicity, Tramways will be numbered, but where they had names, the names will also be clearly indicated. Where a tramway had multiple tracks each track will have a sub number shown as a decimal point, starting with preceding '0's if necessary. Tramway wiki pages will all start with an identifier, either Bush_Tramway, Mine_Tramway, Construction_Tramway or Factory_Tramway, followed by a two letter Province abbreviation, followed by its number.

Abbreviations used for Regions

Abreviation	Region
NL	Northland
AK	Auckland
WK	Waikato
BP	Bay of Plenty
EC	East Cape
HB	Hawkes Bay
TN	Taranaki
MW	Manawatu
WG	Wellington
MB	Marlborough
TM	Tasman
WC	West Coast
CB	Canterbury
OT	Otago
SL	Southland