This is a very popular tourist attraction situated about 45 minutes away from Whitianga at the historic town of Coromandel. This amazing little narrow gauge railway windes up through the bush clad hillside overlooking the coast. The train, the tracks, the bridges and tunnels were all built on site by the dedicated team of enthusiasts who run the place. It is owned by a well known potter Barry Brickell who started building the railway in 1975 to bring clay for his pottery and timber for the kiln, down off the hill. He began to take people for rides to supplement the income of his property and now in the summer up to 500 people a day take the trip to the top station which is called the "Eyefull Tower"
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