The History Of The Palmwoods To Buderim Tramway -1911 to 1935

The Palmwoods to Buderim ‘tramway’ was built as a railway, in that it did not follow roads, and it had a separate permanent way with large bridges, cuttings and embankments. It was technically significant and demonstrated an uncommon aspect of Queensland’s cultural heritage, because it had a 2 foot 6 inch (0.762m) gauge as opposed to 2’0″(0.6096m) for the sugar mill trams and 3’6″(1.0668m) for the Queensland Rail mainline, and it was privately constructed. The track was 11.5km in length through country which created a varied range of engineering challenges. click here to read more

Did you know that there is a Walk Through History that you can take. Drop into the Buderim Community Information Centre at the Old Post Office, 50 Burnett Street, Buderim for a Brochure.

To read further history information and the restoration of the Krauss Train please go to our website - www.buderim.com/tramway