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2 unusual facts about Emu Bay Railway


Emu Bay Railway

(Junction with the North East Dundas Tramway to Montezuma and Williamsford on the southern slopes of Mount Read the first railway in the world to have a working Garratt steam engine - K-1.)

The railway was also one of the more successful users of the notorious war-time Australian Standard Garratts ASG, during the 1960s.


Murchison Highway

Prior to its construction, most transportation from the west coast to the north coast was required to use the Emu Bay Railway, or otherwise use shipping to Regatta Point or Strahan in Macquarie Harbour.


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