PUNT & HORSE LINES
Moreton Mill - Nambour
While this series is meant to mostly look at what is still to be seen of the former Moreton Mill (Nambour) tramway system, this riveting installment is more a look at what isn't to be seen.
Very little remains to be seen of the Punt line, ironically, most of that which does exist, is the old line that closed in the 50s. It is thought that a bridge may still exist at the nd of the Finland Road line, but this has still to be investigated.
The Horse line was of very light construction and, apart from a few random sleepers at River Depot, there is nothing to be found. I even have trouble locating where it ran, despite having spent so many years around there.
Punt Line
While this series is meant to mostly look at what is still to be seen of the former Moreton Mill (Nambour) tramway system, this riveting installment is more a look at what isn't to be seen.
Very little remains to be seen of the Punt line, ironically, most of that which does exist, is the old line that closed in the 50s. It is thought that a bridge may still exist at the nd of the Finland Road line, but this has still to be investigated.
The Horse line was of very light construction and, apart from a few random sleepers at River Depot, there is nothing to be found. I even have trouble locating where it ran, despite having spent so many years around there.
Punt Line
1 - Took a lot of searching, over a couple of visits, to finally work out where the original Punt Line crossed, over what is now, Cooks Road (unsure if it existed at the time).
Looking back towards the mill.
Looking back towards the mill.
2 - Looking away from the mill.
3 - The next two shots were taken northwards from near David Low Way on the Finland Road line. The first shows the location in 2003, the final year of mill operation, with PETRIE heading back to the mill in the late afternoon.
3- Today, the area is taken up by the 'Maroochy River Golf Club', with the whole area regraded and totally unrecognisable as a former cane line.
4,5 Borsato 116
This line was one of the lightest and, being on mostly flat ground, really has little in the way of earthworks to begin with.
Thankfully, the well placed tree, seen here, has made identifying the location of this siding a lot easier over the years.
A farmer along this former line has preserved a cane bin wheel set as a garden feature on his property (2018).
6 - River Depot - Maroochy River
This important location, in the middle of the system, was the junction for many different lines, covering areas both south and north of the river.
It is also the location of the historically important lifting bridge, which is currently in very bad condition and subject to a push for it's restoration. This bridge will be covered later.
The Horse line left the mainline just south of the bridge, via a point facing away from the mill. Today, a few rotten sleepers, and the curve in the canefield, gives a good indication as to where the line once ran.
This important location, in the middle of the system, was the junction for many different lines, covering areas both south and north of the river.
It is also the location of the historically important lifting bridge, which is currently in very bad condition and subject to a push for it's restoration. This bridge will be covered later.
The Horse line left the mainline just south of the bridge, via a point facing away from the mill. Today, a few rotten sleepers, and the curve in the canefield, gives a good indication as to where the line once ran.
