Cb 117

Specifications

	Type:	Cb
	Wheel Arrangement:	0-4-4-0
	Weight:	12 tons
	Built:	1927
	Builder:	A & G Price Ltd., Thames
	Builder's Number:	117
	Notes:
	Owners:	1927-1933 Auckland City Council waterworks 1933-1945 Hayward Timber Co., Waimiha 1945-1962 Ellis & Burnand Veneer Co., Manunui Out of service by 1960 Bush Tramway Club Rotowaro. Currently being overhauled.

Picture by I Jenner

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The photos below are of the CB hauling the logging rake on 7th October 2001.
It was not long after this that the CB overhaul and re-tubing work began.
The timber was milled on-site at Pukemiro Junction only a month later - the club-grown timber was planted when the club first took over the branch line in 1974-75.
The timber was cut specifically for sleepers, but excess was rough-sawn for building use and all timber was sent off site for treatment.
We doubt whether we will ever see this type of bush logging operation again with steam driven equipment in our life time!

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Photo cb117-002 - Photographed at Ellis & Burnand's veneer plant, Manunui on 8 December, 1957. It was still in working order and used to shunt between the mill and the railway station. Photo: B.L. Hosking

Photo cb117-003 - Originally supplied to the Auckland City Council for use on dam building, then went off to Hayward Timber Co. at Waimiha. From there it went to Ellis & Burnand Ltd. at Manunui in 1945 where it ran until 1962. The photo was taken at Manunui. It now resides at The Bush Tramway Club at Rotowaro where some restoration work has been performed. Photo: W.W. Stewart

Photos cb117-007 to cb117-016 - Price CB hauling the logging rake along the Pukemiro Line, October 2001. Photos: T. Bettison.