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West Coast Wilderness Railway

Leaving our car at the Strahan Station we joined a group to travel by bus to Queenstown in order to ride the Wilderness Train back to Strahan. Said to be one of the great rail experiences of the world, originally built more than 100 years ago and now authentically restored, with its trestle bridges and unique "abt" rack and pinion system for steep grades, it crosses the wild King River and travels through rain forested gorges on its 35K journey.

Queenstown Post Office
Queenstown Post Office		 Queenstown, Hunters Hotel showing signs of age
Queenstown, Hunters Hotel showing signs of age		 Queenstown, main street
Queenstown, main street
Queenstown, mineral rich mountain rising behind the town
Queenstown, mineral rich mountain rising behind the town		 Queenstown, main street
Queenstown, main street		 The Empitre Hotel, Queenstown
The Empitre Hotel, Queenstown
Queenstown Station
Queenstown Station		 Queenstown Station
Queenstown Station		 Viewing platform at rear of train
Viewing platform at rear of train
Our train awaits us at Queenstown
Our train awaits us at Queenstown		 Queenstown Station
Queenstown Station		 A stop along the way
A stop along the way
Huon Pine
Huon Pine		 Changing of the engines
Changing of the engines		 Wilderness
Wilderness
Lunch packs are served to passengers during a stop at Halls Creek Siding
Lunch packs are served to passengers during a stop at Halls Creek Siding		 Our friendly driver
Our friendly driver 		Changing engines
Changing engines
Our new engine
Our new engine		 The King River
The King River		 The King River
The King River
Unspoilt rainforest
Unspoilt rainforest		 Rainforest
Rainforest		 Smoke and steam,
Smoke and steam,
Whistle blow
Whistle blow		 The King River stained with mining smelter waste
The King River stained with mining smelter waste		 Yellow stained King River
Yellow stained King River
Neatly restored and painted station
Neatly restored and painted station		 Mining display at Lychford Station
Mining display at Lychford Station		 Recreation of gold buying store
Recreation of gold buying store
Refilling the water tank
Refilling the water tank		 The King river
The King river		 The Wilderness Train at Strahan Station
The Wilderness Train at Strahan Station
Station seat
Station seat		 On the train
On the train

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Cathryn18-Mar-2013 07:01
Amazing! I've never heard of this train before.
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