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Marrawah Tramway
The Marrawah Tramway was a long narrow gauge forest railway near Marrawah in Tasmania with a gauge of . The construction was initiated around 1911 to harvest timber in the Mowbray Swamp. The tramway was bought by the state government in October 1913 and the steel rails extended to Marrawah. It was decommissioned in 1961.Nic Haygarth''Marrawah Tramway - Getting started at Brittons Swamp.''6 November 2016. Downloaded on 17 January 2018. Early work In the early 1880s, the late Mr. J. S. Lee constructed a short length of tramway from Lee's “Old Jetty” to his newly built mill at Leesville. The line was extended from the Leesville settlement to Mowbray Swamp, an expanse of unbelievably rich blackwood forest. The original tram, which was built around the edge of the swamp, turned south at what in later years became known as the ''Five Mile'', and skirted the higher land to the west. This tram , which ultimately became a spur line of the tramway, was later extended through Christm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spider (locomotive)
The locomotive to become known as Spider in its service on the Marrawah Tramway, Tasmania was originally a small Baldwin-built steam tram constructed about 1890 for usage on the 4 ft in gauge in Bendigo street tramway, Victoria, Australia. History In 1911 the Marrawah Tramway Company purchased the locomotive for the Marrawah Tramway, and, when the loco had to be re-gauged from 4 ft in to 3 ft 6 in gauge, the width of the firebox didn't allow the frames to be brought in sufficiently to make room for wheel flanges of normal width, so the latter were only inches wide. When the engine first entered service it was easily distinguishable by the presence of an open-sided roof running the full length of the locomotive. On 5 February 1913 the loco hauled the first official load on the Marrawah Tramway (although timber getters J. S. Lee & Sons had likely done small timber haulage before). On that day the train set out from the 17-mile, where it loaded tons of ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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