Loaded coal train at Cascade, Buller Gorge.2019.

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DescriptionLoaded coal train at Cascade, Buller Gorge .2019.
Date of Photo2019Map^[1]ContributorDonald Hibbs

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Location (city or town)Buller GorgeEventLoaded coal train at Cascade, Buller Gorge

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Date Created16th February 2020CommentsTrevor Keith Scott When living in Otira the Coal Trains came through at night, off with the steam Engines and they would take the empties back to Greymouth. They would hook up the Electrics to take coal wagons through the Otira Tunnel to Aurthers Pass. In between times where the Wagons were stopped right outside the housing area..every man and some women were out there throwing of the larhe lumps of Coal. Under the cover of darkness!! I know this as I used to help them also!!

Rollo Tomasi a few months ago I saw a massive coal train approx 2 km long hauled by 6 diesel locomotives heading towards the coal export port near McKay in central Queensland, I wonder how many tonnes of coal it was?

Donald Hibbs Rollo Tomasi approx 4 times more than this

George Gardner Trevor, that ploy was used by the railway employees in Greymouth during the 'Depression' period 0f 1930's.

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Loaded coal train at Cascade, Buller Gorge.2019.

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