Cairns Highlands - Train Carriage Display

Australia’s first rail systems were mostly built when the country consisted of sparsely settled colonies, before they combined to form a Federation of States in 1900.

These vehicles were used extensively throughout Queensland, and were an integral component in the development and maintenance of the rail system in Australia forming the accommodation for gangers and fettlers working on the lines.

As part of the “Early Railways Exhibition” The Mareeba Heritage Centre has recently restored a second class carriage, constructed in Townsville in 1923 and later converted into what was known as a ‘Camp Car’.

Whilst many hundreds of them existed throughout Queensland from the late 19th century, only a few exist today as most were sold for scrap during the second world war or auctioned off to sheep stations as cheap ‘shearers quarters’.

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Tableland Heritage

Mareeba Heritage Museum and Information Centre

345 Byrnes St, Centenary Park Mareeba QLD 4880
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