The Sunshine Express Rail Tour was photographed by LYLE RADFORD as it passed through Rosewood on Friday. The historic steam train was on its way to Roma to take part in the Cobb & Co Festival in Yuleba.
The Sunshine Express Rail Tour was photographed by LYLE RADFORD as it passed through Rosewood on Friday. The historic steam train was on its way to Roma to take part in the Cobb & Co Festival in Yuleba.
RESIDENTS who live along the train line may have noticed a steam train ‘riding’ the tracks on Friday.
The train signalled the Cobb & Co Festival in Yuleba, west of Miles, which ran through to Sunday.
The Festival celebrated the anniversary of Australia’s last horse-drawn mail coach service.
The QR BB18¼ steam train was on the tracks for the first time in 10 years and Festival goers were offered the opportunity to take a four hour round trip in the more than 100-year-old carriages on Sunday from Yuleba to Roma.
On arrival back in Yuleba, the train was met by a Cobb & Co horse drawn cart which proceeded to ‘deliver the mail’.
The steam train was powered by one of the Queensland-built BB18¼ Locomotives, fondly known as ‘Bety’.
For the more enthusiastic steam train lovers, there was also the chance to take a three day round trip from Toowoomba to Yuleba.
The trips were organised by the Australian Railway Historical Society in partnership with Queensland Rail.
