Walka Miniature Railway

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+61 450 833 660

Address:
Scobies Lane, Oakhampton Heights, New South Wales 2320, Australia

Walka Water Works is a 19th-century pumping station located near Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. Originally built in 1887 to supply water to Newcastle and the lower Hunter Valley, it has since been restored and preserved and is part of Maitland City Council's Walka Recreation and Wildlife Reserve. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.
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Walka Water Works Miniature Railway

A ride on the Walka Water Works Miniature Railway at Oakhampton Heights near Maitland, NSW, Australia on a blustery Sunday, 18 May 2008.

This 7¼ gauge line runs from the preserved Victorian-era Walka pumphouse, to Snake Gully Junction, about 1km distant.

Turntables are fitted at both termini and the locos are turned at each end of the journey.

The railway is manned by volunteers who are in the process of rehabilitating the remaining track, which follows the old reservoir's shores for another 1km.

'Diesel' loco 8200 is powered by a 3-cylinder Daihatsu Charade petrol motor, coupled to a Datsun 1600 gearbox and Holden final drive, with chains delivering the power to the A-end bogie.

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Walka Miniature Railway

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