In Mt Isa, at the Irish Club, one of the resturants is called Tramcars, and as
part of the furniture a tram is in the building. Not knowing much about rail
buses it is mainly a timber one with rounded ends and a drop centre. The
drivers area is closed off but looks like it is original inside. The interior
of the tram now has cafe seating with I presume the first class area is able to
be closed off via the interior door for a more private coffee. Being inside of
the building it will last for years. The story goes it was donated by Steve
Irwin from Australia Zoo.

Garner M Simpson

In memory of
Mervyn George Simpson
3/11/33 - 31/1/08
" End of the long haul "




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From: Ben Francis <ben.francis@...>
To: qrig@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, 5 July, 2009 6:23:40 PM
Subject: RE: [qrig] Where did the Trams go 40 years ago





Wasn't this land purchased by Australia Zoo ?

Ben

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From: qrig@yahoogroups. com [mailto:qrig@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of Ray
Miller
Sent: Sunday, 5 July 2009 18:18
To: qrig@yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [qrig] Where did the Trams go 40 years ago

What about the trams which were at the long gone Tram Stop theme park,
located beside the old Australia Zoo. I presume its is completely gone now.

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From: Ken Howard
To: qrig@yahoogroups. <mailto:qrig% 40yahoogroups. com> com
Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 12:54 PM
Subject: Re: [qrig] Where did the Trams go 40 years ago

Most of the drop centres were burnt at Milton although a number ended up
on a property at Yatala and several were used in the "Tramburger also at
Yatala. One drop centre is still operational at Christchurch NZ. Most of
the FMs were given away to various organisations and lists do exist.
Most rotted away and are now just history. There is still one in Perth
(not working) one in Bendigo (also not working) and at least one in
Sydney. There is a dreadnought in Wellington NZ which starred in the
recent remake of King Kong. It was painted up to look like a NY street
car. So we have a Brisbane tram in New Zealand starring in an American
film. Another dreadnought is operational in Sydney.

Ken Howard

montecello47 wrote:
> was recently given some lists from 1969 showing were old BCC trams went
after closure
>
> most of these would by now have been removed
>
> maybe a number of you remember these trams around the south east
>
> i remember there was one at wavell heights along hamilton road in the
1980s but it has gone
>
>
> also 441 was at Dayboro in a park but it went years ago
>
>
> 416 woodridge state school
> 418 sandgate kindergarten
> 423 new farm spastic centre
> 426 calamvale state school
> 442 corinda kindergarten
> 446 mt gravatt state school
> 456 ferny grove kindergarten
> 460 monto jayces club
> 461 chelmer kindergarten
> 462 pine rivers kindergarten
> 465 beaudesert jaycees club
> 470 lawnton kindergarten
> 475 chingee creek state school
>
> there would be many more but the info is lost to time

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