Between 1905 and 1929 the Auckland City Council built dams in the Waitakere, Upper Nihotupu and Upper Huia valleys to provide water for the rapidly growing city. Access to each of these dams was by narrow gauge railway or tramline. This book tells the story of the construction of the tramlines and four dams in the Upper Nihotupu valley, only one of which is still in service today. A unique feature of the Upper Nihotupu dam construction access was a cable hauled incline which lifted the supply wagons 127m over a distance of 575m. The personal memoirs of one of the incline workers are included.

Author Harvey Stewart
ISBN 978-0-473-71216-7
Softcover
Pages 112
Dimensions 187mm x256mm x 53mm
Publisher Harvey Stewart