Either the lampposts weren’t designed for double-decker trams or double-decker trams should not be allowed into Victoria Street. A solution has to be found!
Something has to be done
Text & photos from Wombat Creek Tramways Posted on Mon, July 07, 2025 19:48:41- Comments(0) https://wct.payne-ellef.dk/?p=944
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Station for Gumnut Gully
Text and photos from Wombat Creek Consolidated Mines Pty Ltd Posted on Thu, July 03, 2025 05:10:09The narrow gauge railway was established to serve the mines with explosives, timber, coal and the occasional miners train. It was not intended to have regular passenger traffic, but after the line was extended to Gumnut Gully the purpose has changed. Because of the remoteness of Gumnut Gully and the poor road conditions the ‘Gumnuts’ saw the opportunity to travel by train to Wombat Creek. The railway has agreed to implement a regular passenger service and to build a station in Gumnut Gully. As always, the manager goes for second-hand options. In this case, a station building from Kappendrup. Unfortunately this is about 10,000 miles from Gumnut Gully. The building is old but he can have it for free. The next challenge will be finding cheap transportation.
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Not so glamorous work
Text & photos from Wombat Creek Tramways Posted on Tue, June 17, 2025 19:13:18We all tend to show photos of the trains, trams, track work buildings and landscape, but we must not forget the work going on beneath the surface.
A small cabinet has been installed at Wombat Creek. The cabinet houses batteries for traffic lights (12 V), street lights (9 V) and interior lights (4.5 V).
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Into service
Text and photos from Wombat Creek Consolidated Mines Pty Ltd Posted on Wed, June 04, 2025 11:51:08The brake has been finished and put into service. The photo shows the brake van assisting a rake of empty skips bound for the mine in Gumnut Gully.
The van has been classed 3NBC. ‘3’ because it is the third composite brake van in the fleet ‘NBC’ for Narrow gauge Second class Brake van. The original was classed P1 at… Well, I am not sure if the van came from Mount Lyell Railway or North Mount Lyell Railway. Also notice, the van is fitted with vacuum brakes, which may be useful if the skips are fitted with vacuum pipes.
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Getting there
Text and photos from Wombat Creek Consolidated Mines Pty Ltd Posted on Sat, May 31, 2025 17:29:43Almost finished. I just need to attach a step beneath the door and some brakes. After all, it is a brake van!
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The ex-Sorrento Tram Taking Passengers
Text & photos from Wombat Creek Tramways Posted on Thu, May 29, 2025 10:52:15The trailers for the Baldwin tram are almost finished. Judging from old black and white photos (the tramway at Sorrento closed after Easter 1921) the bulkheads appear to be filled in with thin sheets of metal. They are difficult to do in 3D printing. Instead of trying to fill them in with thin plastic sheets I have decided the trailers will get some rolled-up blinds.
The original trailers were painted in different colours like bright red,dark red, green yellow, brown and black/dark green. I have opted for just one colour (green). I think different colours would have made the tram into an toy train from an amusement park. Instead of the colours telling the trailers apart I have numbered them 1-3.
Looking at the old photos it appears the gold lining disappeared over time. It is also unknown if the stanchions were brass (probably not, but it looks good!)
More information about the Sorrento tramways from Melbourne Tram Museum.
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Happy Days
Text & photos from Wombat Creek Tramways Posted on Tue, May 20, 2025 11:07:20The chief engineer at Wombat Creek Tramways received 7 ‘new’ trams today. They are imported from Britain (read ‘from Canberra’) for a very good price ($160 including freight!). They are all in working order, but they will probably be used as spare parts for more appropriate Australian trams. The double-decker to the front right could be turned into an ex-Hobart double-decker with enclosed ends. The motors from the two identical double-deckers at the back could be used under W classes from Melbourne.
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Finally a rainy day
Text and photos from Wombat Creek Consolidated Mines Pty Ltd Posted on Wed, May 07, 2025 16:52:47After weeks without rain we got showers today. Good for the garden and spare time for me.
The goldmine in Gumnut Gully doesn’t have the capacity to crush the ore. Instead it has to be shipped to the Big Nugget Mine in Wombat Creek. The ore skis are without brakes and a brake van is needed.
The result of a few hours of measuring and cutting resulted in the body of a small brake van. A similar van was used at the Mt. L yell railway in Tasmania. The body is on a temporary chassis which explains the lean.
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