Bush Mill Railway
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The Bush Mill Railway was a 15 in (381 mm) gauge miniature railway, situated 2 km (1.2 mi) from Port Arthur, Tasmania. It opened on the 4th of April 1986.[1]
The Bush Mill Railway climbed steeply through a series of loops and zig zags up a hillside, then across a spectacular Serpentine Bridge. A half-size replica of locomotive K1, the world's first Garratt locomotive built for the North East Dundas Tramway, was constructed to operate on the line in 1990.[2]
Settlement
A replica settlement was established which featured a 19th-century sawmill and a number of items which were directly related to the logging tramways which once dotted much of Tasmania.[3]
It closed on 30 June 2004.
Locomotives
| Name | Built | Year | Wheel Arrangement | Current railway | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K3 | Bush Mill Railway | 1990 | 0-4-0+0-4-0 | Unknown | model of the first Garratt locomotive. In the summer of 1993 it visited the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway and the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway |
| Mountaineer | W.van der heiden | 1972 | 0-4-0 + tender | Windmill Animal Farm | Originally named Sarah Kate, rebuilt in 1992 with a larger boiler, cylinders, new cab and tender, was rebuilt at Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway around 2012 with new even larger boiler. |
| DA1 | Bush Mill Railway | 1986 | 0-4-0D | Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway | Diesel locomotive, started out as auxiliary tender coupled behind Sarah Kate, until it was rebuilt into a locomotive around late 1986 to early 1987 |
The railway also had five semi-open coaches and two coal wagons, these became part of the collection at the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway and the coaches have now moved on to the Sherwood Forest Railway.
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- ↑ "Jun 9, 2004". tas.preservica.com. Retrieved 8 August 2025.