Re: Pemberton, Fremantle and Christmas Island
  TP

There's another one out that way too:

https://www.rottnestisland.com/visit/book-your-trip/captain-hussey-historical-train-tour

Tony P

On Monday, 5 June 2023 at 15:01:03 UTC+10 Mal Rowe wrote:

> Back in 2018 COTMA held its most recent face to face conference.

>

> It was followed by an excellent post-conference tour of south west WA -

> including a ride on the Pemberton tramway. (pic attached).

>

> We were told that the trams were supposed to be based on the trams of

> Fremantle, but most of us found it hard to see the resemblance.

>

> What they *do *look like are the trams from a lot further north west - on

> Christmas Island where a Drewry railcar and later some Wickham railcars

> provided passenger services for school kids. (another pic shows the Drewry

> car - from the collection of the National Library)

>

> Mal Rowe - sad to see that the Pemberton tram ceased operation in February

>