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Redwater Creek Railway |
7306 Sheffield, Australia (Tasmania) |
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| Address |
Main St. & Spring St.
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| Floor area | unfortunately not known yet |
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Opening times
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train rides on the first full weekend of every month: every half hour from 11am until 4pm during the summer holiday period – Trains run more often |
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Status from 11/2014
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Return train fares: Adults: $7; Pensioners, Students: $5; Accompanied children 5 – 16 years of age: $4; Family (2+3): $15 |
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| Contact |
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| Homepage | www.redwater.org.au | ||||||||
| Location / Directions |
Sheffield is a town 23 km inland from Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia's island state |
| Description | REDWATER CREEK STEAM AND HERITAGE SOCIETYcurrently has over 1km of track and full rail safety accreditation under the Tasmanian Government’s Rail Safety Act to operate our heritage railway. Our steam train is hauled by a 1906 Krauss 610mm gauge loco and consists of Tasmanian heritage coaches – still going strong after 100 years!Kids love the sound of the whistle, the powering up of the steam, and the rhythm of the train on the tracks. Some might even get a chance to blow the whistle, or help to move the loco engine when back at the station. Rolling StockKrauss – 2′ gauge – 0 4 0 built in 1906 in Munich, Germany.First class passenger car A – 1 Passenger car PB1 Guards Van DB1. also A steel framed bogie flat wagon. A steel bottom dumping ore wagon – ex Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Company. A gang motor – ex Tasmanian Government Railways – regauged from 3’6” to 2′ Frame and wheels of a ‘Days’ 0 – 4 – 0 petrol 2′ gauge locomotive. |
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