DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum
The DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum was founded in 2001 in the Toowoomba suburb of Drayton in Queensland.
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| Established | 2001 |
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| Location | Drayton |
| Coordinates | 27.59302°S 151.917039°E |
| Type | Railway museum |
| Website | www.downssteam.com |
the station building on the complex was originally situated at Yuleba, between Roma and Miles servicing the town of Yuleba from 1879 to 2008. the building was purchased by the Museum after it was replaced by the present-day Yuleba Railway Station in 2008.
It proposes to operate overnight tours under the Great Divide Scenic Railway brand with former Lander carriages that were delivered in June 2015.[1][2][3]
It has the following collection:[2]
- Queensland Railways locomotive 106[4]
- Queensland Railways locomotive 1172[5]
- Queensland Railways locomotive 1177
- Tasmanian Government Railways railcar DP13[6][7]
- 7 SX carriages[8]
- 5 M series carriages MBC1449, MBS1483, MAS1501, MBL1506 & MBLM1526[3]
References
- Sunlander enters new era of travel on Darling Downs The Toowoomba Chronicle 29 November 2013
- "Downs Steam" Railway Digest May 2015 pages 50/51
- "Motive Power News" Motive Power issue 100 July 2015 page 23
- Project 106 - The Pride of Toowoomba DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum
- Drayton Bell Diesel DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum
- Sparks fly over council's sale of burnt railcar The Mercury 15 December 2013
- Railmotor Focus Week DownsSteam
- SX Carriages DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum
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