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I was born in Brisbane in 1949. I used to get the drop centre school special to Norman Bridge from East Brisbane State school most days.Used to watch the cricket at the Gabba over the fence
Did anyone notice the Jeep Station Wagon in one shot. That is the only one I have ever seen in Brisbane.
They talk about the Mirima which is still operating, but don't mention the SS Koopa, which I travelled on to Bribie Island. It was a coal fired ship and quite an adventure with all the smoke and all.
Another city that made the stupid decision to get rid of the trams, some of which were off grade or what is called light rail these days,eg Salisbury,Belmont ( although I didn't know until now that it was part of an old steam tramway)
Anyone wanting nostalgia about Brisbane suburban trains only has to go to the Zig-Zag railway. As soon as I got in a carriage I thought it looked familiar! with its filigree of QR on the baggage racks.
Regards Philip A
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Sorry, the Belmont BCC tram was nothing to do with the Belmont Shire Council steam tram. The steam tram ran off the Cleveland line between Norman Park and Morningside stations. Followed the line of Fitzgerald St. and Skyline Drive to near the Camp Hill Bowls Club where it deviated up what is now Wiles St and Ferguson Rd to Old Cleveland Rd and followed OCR To Baynes siding which is now part of Carindale. Closed for good in 1926. Traces could be seen up until the late sixties.
The BCC Belmont electric tram followed OCR from Stones Corner to the terminus at Mayfield Rd. It was extended after WW2 from Bruce St. Camp Hill to provide transport for the vast new housing estates of what became Carina.
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Brian, I just googles Belmont last night as I couldn't remember the name of the terminus on Old Cleveland Rd. On the entry the writer said that about 700Metres followed the old track, which I assume was the off grade bit in the middle of old Cleveland Rd near the terminus.
There was a map which tended to support this, But I know nothing about it. I was surprised that I had never even heard in my life about the steam tram seeing I didn't live far away.
Regard sPhilip A
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Stations on the steam tramline were Seven Hills on Skyline Dve at Claudia St; Mt. Bruce on Skyline Dve at Ursus St; City View on Old Cleveland Rd. at Arrol St; Mayfield Rd; Carina between The Broadway and Bernecker St; Baynes Siding on OCR near Creek Rd; Belmont opposite the state school near Scrub Rd. The cutting off the Cleveland Line under Bennetts Rd eventually was filled in by use as a tip. The steam tramline ran alongside OCR from near Camp Hill School to its terminus at Belmont.
The BCC electric tramline ran down the middle of the main road.
At Skyline Dve the steam tram ran down the middle and divided the road into Oateson Dve on one side and Skyline Dve. on the other. They were two normal separate two way roads and now is a divided four lane road. It is now shown on maps as Oateson Skyline Dve but no-one locally uses the Oateson part of the name.
