Today we enjoyed the 'Wilderness Railway' Tour. This Tour starts at Regatta Point, just outside of Strahan. The first part of the Railway, from Queenstown to Teepookana was completed in 1896. The rest of the line, linking Queenstown to Strahan was completed in 1900, when the final link to Regatta Point was completed. The railway was built to enable the Queenstown copper mines to send their copper to Macquarie Harbour for shipping and to allow supplies and equipment to be brought in to the mining town. The railway runs along the side of the King and Queen Rivers and travels over several bridges. A diesal engine pulls the carriages up the first leg of the journey to the station of ‘Dubbil Barril’. The train makes a stop here for lunch while the Steam Engine is attached.
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