 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1930 -
Description: Log train "Big Ben" hauling logs from near Marrawah, Tasmania. Big Ben was purchased new from the makers which was unlike most of the other engines used on the tramways in Circular Head. It was a Baldwin 0-6-0 saddle tank engine and was built in 1919. After years of service in Circular Head, Big Ben had standard buffers and couplings fitted in 1948 it was then used for hauling freight on the Parratah - Oatlands line until that line closed it was then stored in Launceston until 1951 when it was sold for scrap. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: 'Big Ben" hauling logs on the Marrawah tramway in the 1930s Subjects: trains; timber-getting; tramways; logs People/Orgs: Big Ben (Train); Parratah-Oatlands line Places: Marrawah, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00580 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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