Price's Bush Tramway
Price's Bush Tramway was around 1903 bush railway near Akatarawa in the Tararua Range of New Zealand's North Island with a raised third rail for braking the loaden trucks like on the Rimutaka Incline.History
Price's Bush was an area owned and milled by Thomas Price, who owned milling operations in Lower Hutt and Petone. It lied in the upper reaches of the Hutt Valley to Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast in a rugged hill country.
The tramway had wooden rails with a track gauge of equal to that of the main line or Wellington tram respectively. Between the two rails, on which the wheels ran, there was a raised wooden rail. This was used for braking the loaden trucks downhill, as known from the Fell mountain railway system on the Rimutaka Incline.Additional literature
