Just north of Coromandel Town is Driving Creek Railway an amazing narrow gauge railway running through the bush. The trains and track have been built by a potter originally to bring the clay down from the hillside, but has subsequently developed into a major tourist attraction for the area.
The track is a major feat of engineering climbing up the steep hillside. This photo shows the double switchback where the train has to zig zag up the hill due to the gradient.
There is also a major reversing point which takes the train out high over the bush with sheer drops down - not good for those with vertigo.
The end of the journey is the "Eye-full Tower" which has been built to give panoramic views over the bush and out to the Hauraki Gulf.
At the peak times they take 500 people a day up and down the hillside, but with views like this it is not surprising it is so popular.
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