Built to access the York Road Quarry (York Road is between Midhirst and Waipuku). The publication "Midhurst School and districts centennial 1880-1980" has further information on this line.
Mount Egmont Ballast Line
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Mt Egmont Ballast railway line under construction, Taranaki
Date: 1908
From: McAllister, James, 1869-1952 :Negatives of Stratford and Taranaki district
Reference: 1/1-010128-G
Description: Mt Egmont Ballast railway line under construction, Taranaki, with Public Works Department gang. Photograph taken in 1908 by James McAllister. The line was built to access the York Road Quarry (York Road is between Midhirst and Waipuku) and this image shows the line to the quarry on the left. At the bottom right is the turn off to the crusher, at the edge of the mountain reserve. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Name of line and further information from Library client. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative