Driving Creek Railway

Barry Brickwell (1935–2016) was a New Zealand potter, artist, conservationist, and visionary creator. He is best known as the founder of the driving creek railway, which he began building in the 1970s on his land in Coromandel to transport clay and firewood for his pottery work. Over the years, it grew into a scenic mountain railway and popular visitor attraction.

Brickell was a pioneer of studio pottery in New Zealand and deeply committed to environmental restoration, planting tens of thousands of native trees and creating a wildlife sanctuary. His life’s work combined art engineering and consercation.Read more