Mount Dundas- Zeehan Railway

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Mount Dundas- Zeehan Railway (Also known as the Maestris Tram) The Dundas to Zeehan railway line was a seven mile long railway line on the West Coast of Tasmania that was operated by the Tasmanian Government Railways and Emu Bay Railway for forty years. It opened on the 25th April 1892, ticketing between Leslie and Maestris ceased in 1921, most traffic reduced by 1924 and the connection at Rayna Junction closed on 5th July 1932

Stopping Places

  • Zeehan
  • Rayna Junction (junction with Emu Bay Railway from 21.12.1900.
  • Brickworks -- Also known as Brickfield's Siding from 1905
  • Mather's
  • Leslie
  • Nobby's -- also known as Nobby's Cutting Siding
  • Brewery Junction
  • Dundas -- also known as Mount Dundas
  • Maestris (station for the Comet Mine)

See also

Sources

  • Atkinson, H.K. (1991). Railway Tickets of Tasmania. ISBN 978-0-9598718-7-6. 
  • Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell, 6th ed., Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9. 
  • Rae, Lou (2001). The Abt Railway and Railways of the Lyell region. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. ISBN 0-9592098-7-5. 
  • Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty, Reprint 2003, Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown. 
2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.
1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80
1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC
  • Whitham, Lindsay (2002). Railways, Mines, Pubs and People and other historical research. Sandy Bay: Tasmanian Historical Research Association. ISBN 0-909479-21-6.