140 on the Coffins Bay Tramway

This video was shot in August 1999. We did a quick trip over to Port Lincoln (About 400m/650km) from Adelaide to do the runs.

This video features my Irish Setter - Rhani. She loved speeders and camping - Sadly she is no longer with us.

And nor is the tramway. It was pulled up in 2000.

As with all my speeder videos, this was filmed on a railway line where we had the owners consent.

GWA are currently recycling the rail on their narrow gauge line

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• speeder
• port
• lincoln
• coffin
• bay
• trolley
• trike
• section
• car
• tramway
• BHP

[NJPurling]

Was the line a private spur to serve that quarry?

The quarry shut so therefore so did the tramway.

The track looked in good condition , I am surprised there had been nothing run down there for six years.

[mt14l]

The tramway was built to serve a limesand mine at Coffin Bay. THey still mine sand, it is just shipped by road to Whyalla now.

[qt17au]

this does look fun! I would really be keen to do something like that!

[mt14l]

Try the refs above, or use the youtube links to email me

[mt14l]

Thanks for the feedback.

THe line was closed 6 years prior to the trip. I had permission from its caretaker at the time to do the run.

Top speed of these cars is around the 30-40mph mark.

If you like the idea do a google search - NARCOA if you are in the States, ASSCO if you are in Australia

[gavinfalconer123]

sorry to here about you dog

[benaynay]

what's your top speed? looks fun! i take it you know the train schedule over there right? : )