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- Buderim Tramway Heritage Trail
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Buderim Tramway Heritage Trail
Type: | Tramway trail |
Location: | Sunshine Coast Council 100 km from Brisbane |
Start/end: | Buderim to Forest Glen |
Status: | Open |
Length open: | 2km |
Surface: | Compacted earth, Sealed |
Terrain: | Mountainous/ Rainfroest |
Best seasons: | All year |
Features: | tourist |
Contact Region: | S.E. Queensland |









Details
Features
The standard of this trail is good, but care must be taken during wet weather due to slippery pathways.
The trail is only suitable for walking. Horse and bikes are not suitable for this trail.
Personal mobility vehicles would be able to access the first 800m. The entrance has a sealed zig zag path,while the rest is compacted earth.
There are no toilets or water along this trail
Mobile phone coverage is fair to good.
Description
General
Access to this trail is on the corner of Mons and Telco Road, Buderim (2Km from Buderim Town Centre) with parking on the left hand side of Telco Road. The path down to the trail is on the right hand side of Telco road and is well sign posted.
The site of the original TELCO Station is about 100m towards Buderim from the parking area. From the entrance it is all downhill to theMONS Station site(1100m from the start) and the trail continues on to Liana Place (2km) which is the current end of this trail.
History
This Tramway was built to narrow guage (2'6") and left the QGR at Palmwoods Station.
No part of the orginal line remains, but there are some sleepers still visible on the walking trail.
The part of the current QR line that runs behind the Palmwoods station is known as the Buberim Loop.
Station along this line were:
Chevallum, ForestGlen, Mons , Telco, Glenmount and Buderim.There was a siding with a crane called Guys Siding near the Buderim end of the line.
The first train ran on 1st December 1914 and the line was officially opened on the 15 th June 1915.
It was closed on 10th August 1935.
Links
Buderim Palmwoods Heritage Tramway
July 2013
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Contact Us About This Trail
Email or click here: qld@railtrails.org.au.
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News
News
Come and enjoy the Buderim Tramway Centenary June 20 (S.E. QLD)
(Posted: 05/06/15)
Come and enjoy the celebrations for the Centenary of the Palmwoods to Buderim Tramway Centenary.
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