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2 ft gauge railways in Australia

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An example of a typical sugar cane railway in Queensland.

A list of 2 ft (610 mm) narrow-gauge railways in Australia.

Installations

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State/territory Railway
New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
  • Alexandra Timber Tramway[1] (operating)
  • Cheetham Salt Works[12] (defunct)
  • Coal Creek Bush Tramway[1] (operating)
  • Kerrisdale Mountain Railway[1] (operating)
  • Melbourne Benevolent Asylum (defunct)
  • Red Cliffs Historical Steam Railway[1] (operating)
  • Rubicon Lumber and Tramway Company[13] (defunct)
Western Australia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Steam in Australia, 2013". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Ken (1982). "Tramways of the Illawarra" (PDF). Trolley Wire. Vol. 23, no. 4. pp. 3, 4, 5.
  3. ^ "Australian Sugar Cane Railway - official website". Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j World Wide Listing of Two foot, 1' 11 1/2", 600 mm (60cm) & 610mm Railroads (from archive.org) - Australia
  5. ^ "JM Johnston's Sawmill (former) Steam Plant (entry 602776)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Woodford Railway - official website". Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Cobdogla Irrigation Museum". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  8. ^ "LYELL". Zeehan and Dundas Herald (Hobart, Tas. : 1890 - 1922). Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 22 November 1918. p. 4. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  9. ^ Mainwaring, Ross; Light Railway Research Society of Australia, (issuing body.) (2020), Beneath the peak of Lyell : the Mount Lyell mines and their 2 ft gauge tramways, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, ISBN 978-0-909340-55-1
  10. ^ Mainwaring, Ross; Light Railway Research Society of Australia, (issuing body.) (2020), Beneath the peak of Lyell : the Mount Lyell mines and their 2 ft gauge tramways, Light Railway Research Society of Australia, ISBN 978-0-909340-55-1
  11. ^ Australian Railway Atlas No.1 - Tasmania. Exeter, UK: The Quail Map Company. June 2004. pp. Map 12 & page 26. ISBN 1-898319-69-3.
  12. ^ "Alexandra Timber Tramway - Day's Tractor ex Cheetham Salt". Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Alexandra Timber Tramway - Historical background". Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Roebourne and Cossack tramway". 15 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
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