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List of tramways in Queensland

List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are:

  • Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles.
  • Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sugar Mill Name, of which not all mills have a Wikipedia article.
  • Miscellaneous tramways for which only limited information is available, ordered by Enterprise Name as contained in Wikipedia articles

This list article does not include the Brisbane tramway network, the Brisbane Tramway Museum, the Gold Coast light rail, or the Rockhampton steam tram network.

The information listed is derived from the references and from the wikilinked articles (including those in “See also”)

Non sugar cane tramways edit

Except where shown otherwise these tramways had a gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm). They were regarded as tramways because of their lighter construction, and because they did not compete with government railways. The Mapleton Tramway, a former sugar cane tramway, is included in this list because it has its own article, and is heritage listed.

Tramway lengths are shown in miles to conform to other Australian railway articles. Where the source shows the distance in kilometres some small difference may occur due to rounding.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Tramway name[1]Owner / operatorFrom localityTo localityFrom yearTo yearLengthGaugeNotes
AramacAramac ShireAramacBarcaldine1913197541 mi (66 km)3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)Now a heritage listed station and museum at Aramac.
BallaraHampton mineDevoncourt (former train station)Ballara (former mining town)1915192621.8 mi (35 km)3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)Served the “Wee Macgregor” mine, in the locality of Kuridala.
This line joined a 1.85 mi (3 km) tramway, with 2 ft (610 mm) gauge.
BarakulaQueensland Railway DepartmentChinchillaBarakula State Forest191119703 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)The tramway transported railway sleepers made from logs taken from the state forest at Barakula and milled at the Barakula sawmill (approx 26°25′40″S 150°30′16″E / 26.4279°S 150.5044°E / -26.4279; 150.5044 (Barakula sawmill (former))). The route of the Barakula tramway was based on an earlier plan to construct a railway line from Chinchilla to Taroom that was subsequently abandoned in favour of a railway line from Miles to Taroom.[2][3][4][5]
Beaudesert ShireBeaudesert ShireBeaudesertLamington and
Rathdowney		1903194439.36 mi (63.34 km)3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)With a branch line from Tabooba to Rathdowney.
BelmontBelmont ShireNorman ParkBelmont191219264.3 mi (6.9 km)3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)Passenger tramway.
Big PineappleThe Big PineappleLoop around the property1971N/A0.6 mi (1.0 km)2 ft (610 mm)Tourist tramway.
BuderimMaroochy ShirePalmwoods railway stationBuderim191419357.2 mi (11.6 km)2 ft (610 mm)Built to carry farm produce from Buderim.
Now heritage listed remnants at Buderim.
CooloolaBrisbane Saw MillsBroutha Scrub, CooloolaPoverty Point, Cooloola187418848.5 mi (13.7 km)2 ft (610 mm) (assumed)Built to carry timber to Tin Can Bay.
Now heritage listed remnants[6] in Great Sandy National Park.
InnisfailJohnstone ShireMourilyan HarbourMourilyan188319976.8 mi (11 km)2 ft (610 mm)Built to carry materials from Mourilyan Harbour to build the Mourilyan sugar mill.
Later expanded into a sugar cane tramway network to service the Mourilyan mill.
LaheysLaheys SawmillCanungraUpper Coomera1900193316.5 mi (26.6 km)3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)Now a heritage listed tunnel at Canungra.
MapletonMoreton Central Sugar MillNambourMapleton1897200326.1 mi (42.0 km)3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)Expanded to a network of lines converging on Nambour.
Now a heritage listed tramway segment in Nambour, and
Tramway Lift Bridge over Maroochy River..
Mill PointMcGhie, Luya and Co.Near Kin Kin CreekMill Point sawmill, Como1870s1890s4 mi (6.4 km)3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)Timber haulage near Lake Cootharaba, originally using timber rails.
Heritage listed remnants at Como.
Stannary HillsStannary Hills Mines and Tramway CompanyBoonmoo[7]Stannary Hills19021941Unknown2 ft (610 mm)Built for tin mining.
Now heritage listed remnants at Irvinebank, and a rail trail to Boonmoo.[8]
Refer to Chillagoe Railway & Mining Co. for a map showing Boonmoo, Stannary Hills, Irvinebank and Rocky Bluff, and the tramways between them.
Stannary Hills[9]Irvinebank190719367.5 mi (12.1 km)(est)
Stannary HillsRocky Bluff (a former mining town in the locality of Watsonville)190219266.8 mi (10.9 km)

Sugar cane tramways edit

With the exception of the Oaklands and Pioneer mill tramways, with a gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm), and the Morayfield line (3 ft (914 mm)), these tramways have a gauge of 2 ft (610 mm). None of these tramways have their own article, but some of the mills have articles in which the associated tramway network is mentioned. Most of the locality articles contain some information about the associated sugar mill/s.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Mill name[1]'Mill localityMill open yearMill close yearNotes
BabindaBabinda19152011Dates from ref.[10]
BingeraSouth Kolan1885[11]N/A
BloomfieldBloomfield18851890Tramway was 10 mi (16 km) long, built from portable track. Mill closed 1890.
Cattle CreekFinch Hatton19061990Tramway absorbed by Marian mill.
FairymeadFairymead18842004/5Tramway absorbed by Bingera mill.
FarleighFarleigh1883N/ATramway built 1956 to 1961.[12]
Gin GinWallaville18961974Tramway absorbed by Bingera mill.
GoondiGoondi18831987Tramway absorbed by Babinda and Mourilyan mills.
HabanaHabana18831901Heritage listed remains at Habana.
HambletonEdmonton18951992Tramway, built in 1897, absorbed by Mulgrave mill.
InkermanHome Hill1914N/A
InvictaGiru1918N/A
IsisCordalba1896N/A
KalamiaBrandonN/A
MacknadeMacknade1874N/A
MarianMarian1885 / 1895[13]N/A
MillaquinBundaberg North1882[14]N/A
MorayfieldMorayfield18671889A 3 mi (4.8 km), 3 ft (914 mm) gauge line. Tram initially horse-drawn; later by an 8-ton locomotive.
Heritage listed ruins, including tramway rails.
MoretonNambour18972003Mill demolished in 2006 and most lines removed.
See Mapleton tramway in the above table for further details.
MossmanMossman1894N/A
Mourilyan[15]Mourilyan18842006Mill destroyed by Cyclone Larry.
MulgraveGordonvale1896N/ASee also Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway, a 31 mi (50 km), 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge line incorporated into Queensland Rail In 1911.
North EtonNorth Eton18881989Tramway absorbed by Pleystowe and Racecourse mills.
PioneerBrandonN/A
Plane CreekSarina1896N/A
PleystowePleystowe18722009Dates from ref.[16]
ProserpineProserpine1897N/A
QunabaQunabapre-19001985Tramway absorbed by Millaquin and Fairymead mills.
RacecourseRacecourse1889[17]N/A
RichmondRichmond18811895Heritage listed remnants at Richmond.
Rocky PointSteiglitz19241951Rocky Point Sugar Mill is still operational. The Fowler locomotive is on display at the Beenleigh Historical Village.[18][19][20]
South JohnstoneSouth Johnstone1916[21]N/A
TullyTully1925N/A
VictoriaVictoria Plantation1883[22]N/A

Shared sugar cane tramways edit

The following mills, through common ownership arrangements, share their tramway networks:[1]

  • Farleigh, Marian, Pleystowe and Racecourse;
  • Macknade and Victoria;
  • Babinda, Mourilyan and South Johnstone;
  • Invicta and Kalamia (via a dual gauge track over the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Pioneer line)

Other early tramways edit

This list shows early enterprises that had some form of tramway, of which little is known.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
Enterprise nameEnterprise localityOpen yearClose yearNotes
Anglo Saxon MineGroganville18891897Tramway from gold mine to battery.
Heritage listed remnants at Groganville.
Argyle HomesteadGeham18974.8 mi (7.7 km) tramway from sawmill to railway at Hampton.
Heritage listed farm remnants (not tramway) at the homestead.
Beam Creek SawmillHazeldean1920s1920s300 metre tramway for very steep descent from mountain top to bottom.[23]
Bunya Mountains National ParkBunya Mountains19231928670 metre tramway for 250 metre descent from mountain top to bottom at Wengenville, used with winches, winders and flying foxes.[24]
The logs were transferred to a horse drawn tram for movement to a log dump.[23]
A “not to scale” model can be seen at the natural history museum at the Dandabah camping area.[25]
Central Sugar MillYengarie18661890Tramway from wharf to mill.
Heritage listed remnants at Yengarie.
See also Yengarie Sugar Refinery Ruins.
Cressbrook Creek SawmillCressbrook Creek19221930s700 metre tramway for very steep descent from mountain top to bottom.[26]
The logs were transferred to a horse drawn tram for movement to the sawmill.[23]
Cumberland CompanyCumberland18911897800 metre tramway from gold mine to Battery.
Brick chimney of Battery is only remains.
Evelyn Scrub War MemorialEvelyn191019216.2 mi (10 km) tramway from timber mill to railway line.
Heritage listed items (not tramway) at the War Memorial.
Hampton Timber TramwayPalmtree190119366 mi (9.7 km) tramway from timber mill at Palmtree to railway line at Hampton.
Believed to be Stage 1 of Munro Tramway (see below)
Killarney railway lineTannymorel19081964Tramway from Mount Colliery coal mine to railway line at Tannymorel.
Lytton Quarantine StationLytton19131980sTramway from wharf to Reception House.
Heritage listed remnants at Lytton.
Mount Crosby Pumping StationMount Crosby19131932Tramway from Tivoli for construction, and then to bring coal to power the pumps.
Heritage listed site (no remnants of tramway)
Munro TramwayHampton1890s1936Tramway from sawmills at Perseverance and Ravensbourne to railway at Hampton.[27]

[28]

Nerang Hardwood CompanyNeranwood19231928Tramway from sawmill to railway at Mudgeeraba.
Pinelands Sawmill[29]Hillview190419125 mi (8 km) tramway from timber source to sawmill.
Visible evidence is a rock cutting up to three metres deep and ten metres long.
Scrubby Creek Sawmill[30]Royston1920s1920sRoyston is 8.7 mi (14.0 km) east of Kilcoy. (see map)[31] Short tramway and chute from timber source to sawmill.
Visible evidence is cuttings, embankments and sleepers.
St Helena IslandMoreton Bay1885Passenger tramway - first in Queensland.
Heritage listed site (remnants of tramway ?)
St Lawrence Meatworks and Wharf[32]St Lawrence1860s1911Tramway between meatworks, other buildings (and wharf?)
Heritage listed remnants at St Lawrence.
Sundown Tin and Copper MineStanthorpe19041923250 metre tramway from copper mine to furnace.
Heritage listed remnants (no tramway) at Stanthorpe.
Totley TownshipRavenswood1890Endless chain tramway between silver mine and treatment plant.
Heritage listed remnants at Ravenswood.

See also edit

References edit

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  3. ^ "DOWNS RAILWAYS". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LIV, no. 9853. Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1911. p. 5. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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