Powelltown Tramway

Powelltown Tramway

The Powelltown Tramway was a 3' (910mm) gauge railway that operated between Powelltown and Yarra Junction, Victoria, Australia. The railway connected to the broad gauge Victorian Railways at Yarra Junction. It operated between 1913 and 1945.

The tramway was owned by the sawmill at Powelltown, but, while the primary role of the tramway was to move sawn timber from the mill, it operated a timetabled service for passengers, and carried goods as a common carrier. The tramway also operated a number of logging lines into the forest east of Powelltown.

Further reading

* "The Powelltown Tramway" Buckland, John Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, August, 1940

* "Locomotives of the Powelltown Tramway" Buckland, John Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, September, 1940

References

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