Re: Railway at Taronga Park Zoo

[billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)]

"Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au> wrote:

> I went to Taronga Park Zoo (Sydney) yesterday and ISTR it had a live steam
> railway when I visited in my younger days (late 60s). Was there one there or
> has my memory completely gone?

There was a petrol powered steam outline locomotive which hauled a few
carriages around circle of track.  I have a family photo of me
standing on the buffer beam when I was about 4 years old (circa 1954).

I don't know when it closed but it was a long time ago.

Cheers,

Bill