Established | 2001 |
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Location | Drayton |
Coordinates | 27°35′35″S151°55′01″E / 27.59302°S 151.917039°E |
Type | Railway museum |
Website | www.downssteam.com |
The DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum was founded in 2001 in the Toowoomba suburb of Drayton in Queensland.
The station building on the complex was originally situated at Yuleba, between Roma and Miles servicing the town of Yuleba from 1879 to 2008. the building was purchased by the Museum after it was replaced by the present-day Yuleba Railway Station in 2008.
It proposes to operate overnight tours under the Great Divide Scenic Railway brand with former Lander carriages that were delivered in June 2015. [1] [2] [3]
It has the following collection: [2]
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