Broome Tramway

The Broome Tramway was an industrial tramway in Broome, Western Australia. A horse-drawn, 2 ft gauge, Tramway[1] was originally completed in 1898[2] to convey goods from the new Jetty at Mangrove Point into the heart of the small community at Jap' Town.

In the new century this was converted to a more stable 3 ft 6in gauge and then to steam driven in 1910.[3] Latterly, in the 1950s the locomotives used were diesel powered, and the line was finally dismantled with the closure of the old jetty in 1966.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Broome Chronicle 12 December 1908
  2. ↑ Broome Chronicle 8 May 1909
  3. ↑ Light Railways No 56 Winter 1976 published by The Light Railway Research Society of Australia “North west Coastal Tramway – Broome” by Ian Crellin and Frank Stamford
  4. ↑ Broome Tramway History

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