Moreton Bay Tramway Company
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The Moreton Bay Tramroad Company was a private enterprise attempt to establish railways in the new colony of Queensland. It was stillborn.
- Coote,
- Stephens,
- Buckley.
- Abraham Fitzgibbon engineer, who was assistant to William Doyne on the Dun Mountain Tramway in Nelson, New Zealand.
Land Grant Railway
It had been proposed to fund it as a Land Grant Railway.[1]
Horse power
Characteristics
Gradients
Original proposed MBT company gradient was 1 in 25 (4.0%).[4] The original gauge was 1435mm with horse drawn motive power.
The later railway along the route of the tramway has ruling gradients of 1 in 50. This might be rather steep for horse operation, unless unloaded in uphill direction.
Rails
The line was originally to use 35 pounds per yard (17 kg/m) rail.
