International Railroad Discussion > Australia's West Coast Wilderness Railway

Hi All

Another trip report if anyone's interested - this one is a little random but a super interesting trip on Tasmania's West Coast Wilderness Railway between the tiny remote towns of Strahan and Queenstown. What makes this trip interesting is the historic 1896 built steam locomotives that pull the train up at one point a 1:15 (6.67%) grade - the steepest ascent in the Southern Hemisphere - on an ABT rack and pinion system.

https://trainreview.com/article/exploring-tasmania-on-the-west-coast-wilderness-railway

I thought it may be of interest.

I hope everyone is safe and well!

Thanks for the link to that interesting operation.  Gerry

Thanks for posting a most interesting article about a region rarely discussed. I never really thought of Tasmania having any railroads let alone a very nicely preserved line such as this one.

Tom

These three
images are from my trip there in 2007.

James Somerville
Anchorage, AK



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/12/20 12:22 by jsomerville.

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James Somerville
Anchorage, AK

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Thanks for sharing! I loved the trip!
I definitely think its worth the trip to Tassie (it's a really beautiful region trains aside) if you're ever down here!!