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Strahan & Queenstown

The West Coast Wilderness Railway & Gordon River Cruise
Queenstown Station
Queenstown Station
West Coast Wilderness Railway - a steam train journey
West Coast Wilderness Railway - a steam train journey
Our heritage carriage
Our heritage carriage
Wood-lined carriages and shiny brass trimmings
Wood-lined carriages and shiny brass trimmings
Our first stop - Lynchford - fill up with water
Our first stop - Lynchford - fill up with water
Our lovely train
Our lovely train
The polluted Queen River is slowly recovering (due to mining)
The polluted Queen River is slowly recovering (due to mining)
Lynchford was an old gold mining place
Lynchford was an old gold mining place
Pete panning for gold - no luck!
Pete panning for gold - no luck!
Pete next to the engine at our second stop - Rinadeena
Pete next to the engine at our second stop - Rinadeena
Inside the driver's cabin
Inside the driver's cabin
Made in Glasgow in 1898 and it's still working
Made in Glasgow in 1898 and it's still working
To get up the very steep slope a ABT system...
To get up the very steep slope a ABT system...
...this was invented by Carl Roman Abt in 1882
...this was invented by Carl Roman Abt in 1882
A rack and pinion system
A rack and pinion system
Rinadeena station
Rinadeena station
King River Gorge
King River Gorge
Hard to get photos through the glass
Hard to get photos through the glass
King River Gorge
King River Gorge
Surrounded by thick rainforest
Surrounded by thick rainforest
Fast flowing river - white water rafting anyone?
Fast flowing river - white water rafting anyone?
Our third stop - Dubbil Barril
Our third stop - Dubbil Barril
Rainforest around Dubbil Barril
Rainforest around Dubbil Barril
We turn the engine around here for the return leg
We turn the engine around here for the return leg
Huge turning table
Huge turning table
Loco 3 on the turntable
Loco 3 on the turntable
The drivers turn the engine around by hand
The drivers turn the engine around by hand
The second engineer is really doing all the work
The second engineer is really doing all the work
Little engine in all her glory
Little engine in all her glory
Pinion wheel that engages the rack
Pinion wheel that engages the rack
The turntable roller has gone off its track
The turntable roller has gone off its track
Ready to reverse
Ready to reverse
Head on view
Head on view
Queenstown - Walkway over Iron Blow Lookout
Queenstown - Walkway over Iron Blow Lookout
Iron Blow Lookout - old open cut mine...
Iron Blow Lookout - old open cut mine...
...was where mining began in Queenstown
...was where mining began in Queenstown
Now filled with water
Now filled with water
Bare, pink hills around
Bare, pink hills around
Lookout - scenery before we reach Strahan
Lookout - scenery before we reach Strahan
We spot a wee snake
We spot a wee snake
The Ship That Never Was...
The Ship That Never Was...
...a dramatic, hilarious true story about the last convict escape from Sarah Island - they made it all the way to Chile
...a dramatic, hilarious true story about the last convict escape from Sarah Island - they made it all the way to Chile
Lots of audience participation - great fun
Lots of audience participation - great fun
Our boat for the Gordon River Cruise
Our boat for the Gordon River Cruise
It's a misty start to the day - a 100 year old man-made wall of rocks to help create a clear water channel
It's a misty start to the day - a 100 year old man-made wall of rocks to help create a clear water channel
A lighthouse in Macquarie Harbour
A lighthouse in Macquarie Harbour
Hells Gates up ahead, a narrow entry from the wild Southern Ocean to Macquarie Harbour
Hells Gates up ahead, a narrow entry from the wild Southern Ocean to Macquarie Harbour
Named by the convicts on their way to the hell on earth of Sarah Island
Named by the convicts on their way to the hell on earth of Sarah Island
We slow down and pass through
We slow down and pass through
Cape Sorrell lighthouse
Cape Sorrell lighthouse
Whale Rock - can you see it?
Whale Rock - can you see it?
Jackie helping the captain of the boat
Jackie helping the captain of the boat
The captain has it all under control and he gave the commentary as well
The captain has it all under control and he gave the commentary as well
The helm of this modern boat
The helm of this modern boat
Coming back through Hells Gates
Coming back through Hells Gates
Salmon and trout farms
Salmon and trout farms
Three of Tassie's big fishing companies have pens here - delicious salmon, we can vouch for that
Three of Tassie's big fishing companies have pens here - delicious salmon, we can vouch for that
Sarah Island - the first penal settlement in Tasmania (1822)
Sarah Island - the first penal settlement in Tasmania (1822)
This place was for prisoners that committed further crimes after arriving in Australia
This place was for prisoners that committed further crimes after arriving in Australia
Their severe punishment was hard manual labour - cutting down Huon pine in the rainforest
Their severe punishment was hard manual labour - cutting down Huon pine in the rainforest
It looks so peaceful now...
It looks so peaceful now...
...just ruins and greenery (and the sun has come out)
...just ruins and greenery (and the sun has come out)
Solitary Confinement Gaol - with its grave-sized windowless cells
Solitary Confinement Gaol - with its grave-sized windowless cells
The New Penitentiary
The New Penitentiary
We then sail up the Gordon River
We then sail up the Gordon River
Dense rainforest
Dense rainforest
A gentle cruise to admire the wilderness
A gentle cruise to admire the wilderness
At Heritage Landing, we have a short stroll through the rainforest
At Heritage Landing, we have a short stroll through the rainforest
The rainforest is all around
The rainforest is all around
The Waterfront at Strahan
The Waterfront at Strahan
Morrison's Sawmill
Morrison's Sawmill
Old machinery is still used to cut the wood...
Old machinery is still used to cut the wood...
...the smell of Huon Pine is unique
...the smell of Huon Pine is unique
We have tried and tried to see platypus....but only saw this one
We have tried and tried to see platypus....but only saw this one