Tukuk-OS🧭 Pleasant Point, New Zealand
New Zealand · Oceania · 44.26°S, 171.13°E
Pleasant Point is a small country town in southern Canterbury, New Zealand, some 19 km (12 mi) inland from Timaru, on State Highway 8. It is a service town for the surrounding farming district. One of its main attractions is the heritage railway, the Pleasant Point Museum and Railway, which operates steam locomotives and one of only two Model T Ford railcar replicas in the world. It attracts about 10,000 people a year. For almost one hundred years, the Fairlie branch line railway passed through the town. It closed on 2 March 1968, and the heritage line utilises 2.5 km (1.6 mi) of track along the branch's old route.
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Quick facts
| Country | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Oceania |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 44.26°S, 171.13°E · view on map |
Pleasant Point, New Zealand is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.
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