Broome Tramway
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The Broome Tramway was an industrial tramway in Western Australia
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in 1898 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. 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.
As of 2007, a Project has been set up to re-install this tramway .
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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Broome's Tramway (Western Australia)
A horse-drawn, 2 ft gauge, Tramway was originally completed in BroomeBroome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
in 1898 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. 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.
As of 2007, a Project has been set up to re-install this tramway .