after the route had been extended to Bruxner Park, it was found to be inadequate. The locomotive was too heavy for the easily laid rails of the forest railway and spread the rails several times in different places. Therefore, Dalgety Holdings sought a more suitable locomotive, and acquired a 25 or 27 ton Shay locomotive, which was delivered on July 8, 1909, on the ship "Cooloon". The Shay could be used without major problems along the entire length of the forest railway. Decline and closure The construction of the North Coast Railway had a significant impact on shipping in the region, but also on the operation of BAT Co near to the jetty. Since their sawmill was on the planned route, it came to dispute which lasted until February 1913 and delayed the railway construction in the station area. A fire, the cause of which could not be established beyond doubt, destroyed the sawmill, which subsequently could not be operated for one year. The operation permanently closed in 1916. In March 1915, the Coffs Harbour Timber Company (CHT) acquired the rail vehicles, a stationary steam engine as well as 13 km (8 miles) of rails from the BAT Co. The office building of BAT Co. on the corner of Camperdown Street and Nile Street was taken over by the state railways and became the Station Master's Cottage. The tramway bridge over the Coffs Creek remained until 1928 in use as a pedestrian bridge, after wooden planks had been laid onto it. Very little remains are preserved from the tramway. Some rails are left in situ on the beach on the north side of Marina Drive and between the Pacific Highway and turn-off to the Sealy Park Lookout. In the vicinity of Richmond Drive, the remains of a cutting have been preserved on private land and remains of two bridges could be seen in 2012 in the difficult to reach terrain in the Bucca Bucca Creek. The former right-of-way is now mainly used by a modern road. Further literature The British Australian Timber Company Limited (NSW). In: Light Railways No. 238 August 2014, 13 pages. See also British Australian Tramway, Woolgoolga References 3 ft 6 in gauge railways in Australia History of rail transport in Australia 1907 establishments in Australia Railway companies established in 1907 Railway companies disestablished in 1914