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Restored Purrey Steam Tram

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IN 1908 Rockhampton Council ordered four steam tramcars made by Monsieur Valentin Purrey, of Bordeaux, France, for a new city tramway, making Rockhampton the only provincial city in Queensland to have a street tramway.
The steam-tram service served Rockhampton well for 30 years, but in 1939, as private transport and public buses became more available, the Purrey trams were removed from service and scrapped soon afterwards.

In 1976 the 18-35-year-olds of the National Trust in Rockhampton made a decision to restore a tram and started searching for surviving components.
Supported by donations and by hundreds of hours of work by dedicated volunteers, the new tram steamed up on June 5, 1988.
Its the only one in operation today.
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helenp

Is it not crazy how large companies (who are in the business of making money) get large grants from the government but great ideas like preserving our history requires so much scrounging. There's a woman in Tasmania at Ida Bay (far south) who is trying to restore the old train that carried limestone from the quarries to the bay for shipping. She gets no help (apparently) from any government, and the land was deeded to Parks who don't appear to give a stuff but constantly put obstacles in her way.

Hello Marlene. Was in Rocky late June 2013 but unfortunately it was a weekend so I missed out on ridding on the Purrey Steam Tram.

sweetpants1994

Hello Irianr43, Great Photo/Puzzle. Looks as If You Have Been To Rockhampton, How Recently Were You There.? I Was Born There, But Left In 2010. I Was There In Denison Street When The Tram Was Steamed Up June 5 1988, It Was A Great Day, One To Remember, Thanks For Bringing Back Good Memories. Marlene.

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