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"Harlot" - the Ransome steam lorry used on the railway line.


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      Description: Steam engine on the railway line. "Harlot" the Ransome steam lorry was one of the most unusual locomotives to operate on the Circular Head, Tasmania tramways. Special permission had to be given to drive it to Salmon River on the Marrawah Tramline and extra care was taken due to the type of wheels on the engine but it reached its destination without any serious damage. The journey took a whole day.

Format: Pictorial and artistic works
Object: photographs

Titles:
"Harlot" - the Ransome steam lorry used on the railway line.

Subjects: locomotivesHarlot (locomotives)Ransome (steam engines)sawmillers

People/Orgs: Marrawah Tramways

Places: Salmon River, Tasmania

Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre

Object number: CHH_00593

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