The Dreamworld Express opened with Dreamworld on 15 December 1981 as the Cannonball Express. At the time the railway only featured a single stop in Main Street. A locomotive from Baldwin Locomotive Works was purchased and 3,000 metres (9,800ft) of track was said to have been laid to develop the ride. This figure must relate to the quantity of rail used as reference to maps shows that the line is only about 1.5 kilometres (0.93mi) in length. The Baldwin locomotive was originally used during the First World War in France before being relocated to Queensland for use on the cane fields. At the time of its opening, the Cannonball Express was said to be the Longest privately owned railway in Australia. However, this was clearly incorrect. It is not even the longest privately owned passenger railway. A second steam locomotive, a Perry, that had also seen service at a Queensland sugar mill, was purchased and put into service on the railway. Until the late 1990s the railway operated with both steam locomotives in peak periods. The railway then shifted to operations on a rotational basis, with one train being serviced while the other would operate normally. The two locomotives could each tow carriages to cater for up 160 passengers at a time. A set of covered cars were mostly used on the railway, with a set of uncovered carriages, now disposed of, being rarely used unless both trains were operating. A carriage with disabled access was always added to the end of at least one of the operating trains.
Dreamworld's Steam Trains - Last day of operations - Raw Vision
Take a look back at 2014 where we covered the last day of Dreamworld's steam trains in daily operation. This vision is raw and unedited.
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Steam Train at Dreamworld
Dreamworld is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia, they operate a two foot gauge railway about 1km in length, You can take a ride on the train and hope off at various stops around the theme park.
They have two locomotives in the fleet, the loco we see here is an Australian built Perry 0-6-2 side tank engine constructed in 1951, originally this loco was used to haul sugar cane in the Bundaberg area of Queensland Australia.
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Railway Crossings At Dreamworld
Here is some footage I took of all the railway crossings on the Dreamworld Express (the narrow gauge railway at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast) in August 2016 and June 2018. There are three crossings on this railway, and each have different bits of infrastructure.
The Dreamworld Express has been operating at Dreamworld since it opened in 1981. They currently use a diesel powered locomotive disguised as a steam train for all trips, except for the first Saturday of every month and on special occasions, when they use a Baldwin steam locomotive. The train only travels in one direction, but operates on an hourly basis.
The first crossing (outside Central Park Station) has one signal, and this comprises of:
- A McKenzie & Holland Teardrop bell
- A marked McKenzie & Holland light facing west ...
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Take a look back at 2014 where we covered the last day of Dreamworld's steam trains in daily operation. This vision is raw and unedited.
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Dreamworld is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia, they operate a two foot gauge railway about 1km in length, You can take a ride on the trai...
Dreamworld is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia, they operate a two foot gauge railway about 1km in length, You can take a ride on the train and hope off at various stops around the theme park.
They have two locomotives in the fleet, the loco we see here is an Australian built Perry 0-6-2 side tank engine constructed in 1951, originally this loco was used to haul sugar cane in the Bundaberg area of Queensland Australia.
Dreamworld is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia, they operate a two foot gauge railway about 1km in length, You can take a ride on the train and hope off at various stops around the theme park.
They have two locomotives in the fleet, the loco we see here is an Australian built Perry 0-6-2 side tank engine constructed in 1951, originally this loco was used to haul sugar cane in the Bundaberg area of Queensland Australia.
Here is some footage I took of all the railway crossings on the Dreamworld Express (the narrow gauge railway at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast) in August 2016 an...
Here is some footage I took of all the railway crossings on the Dreamworld Express (the narrow gauge railway at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast) in August 2016 and June 2018. There are three crossings on this railway, and each have different bits of infrastructure.
The Dreamworld Express has been operating at Dreamworld since it opened in 1981. They currently use a diesel powered locomotive disguised as a steam train for all trips, except for the first Saturday of every month and on special occasions, when they use a Baldwin steam locomotive. The train only travels in one direction, but operates on an hourly basis.
The first crossing (outside Central Park Station) has one signal, and this comprises of:
- A McKenzie & Holland Teardrop bell
- A marked McKenzie & Holland light facing west and an unmarked McKenzie & Holland light facing east
- A McKenzie & Holland base
- An additional vintage wooden 'railway crossing' sign facing east
This crossing is activated via a key switch at the station.
This crossing had a red fence installed sometime between 2016 and 2018, to cope with crowds. Before this, the crossing had a major problem with visitors ignoring the warning lights and bell when walking past. You can see in my video how much of a problem it was, with a group of almost ten people running through the crossing after the signals are activated.
You can also hear the Tower Of Terror II operating in the background a few times.
The second crossing (outside Rivertown Station) has a boom gate setup, and comprises of:
- A Moflash IP66 marine bell. These bells are usually used in the marine industry. This bell is programmed to sound out after the boom gates have lowered
- Magic Door Industries boom gate mechanisms. These gates are usually used for parking lots (thanks Nolman0001 for that info)
- Incandescent globes with red protective casings for flashing lights
This crossing used to have an artificial cave built over the top of it, along with a red Westinghouse Teardrop bell. The cave was removed, along with the teardrop bell (replaced with the Moflash bell) sometime between 2016 and 2018. The gate on the western side was also relocated closer to the line. The old bell was programmed to sound continuously until the train passed over the crossing
I had a bit of trouble filming this crossing for a number of reasons. It's difficult to know when a train's coming, so I failed to catch it on activation. It's also very narrow and situated on the main thoroughfare between Wiggle World and Dreamworld Corroboree, so it's very busy with foot traffic. Furthermore, the boom gate arms stay down for a very long period of time before the train passes through, so crowds of people can gather very quickly, which can easily disrupt the shots. I had to edit lots of the footage I took of this crossing.
The third crossing (outside the Dreamworld Woolshed) has a handgate style setup, which comprises of:
- A bell similar to the one at the second crossing, but unfortunately I cannot make out in the footage what type of bell it is. This bell is programmed to sound continuously until after the gates have opened and closed
- Magic Door Industries boom gate mechanisms, although these are of a different model to those in the second crossing. These have corrugated fencing for gates similar in design to manual handgate boom gate mechanisms
- Incandescent globes with red protective casings for flashing lights
This crossing had quite a few problems when I filmed it. On the second shot I got, the gates on the northern side would not close properly. An employee had to tug at the gates to get them to open, but after that the gates started operating out of sync. It took a number of goes activating and deactivating the crossing before the gates could close properly, and the train could pass. It was quite entertaining to watch!
And, yes, as I spent a whole day filming these crossings, the staff at Dreamworld became accustomed to seeing me, and pointed me out on a few occasions.
Background song is '1973' by Bruno E. from YouTube's Audio Library
Here is some footage I took of all the railway crossings on the Dreamworld Express (the narrow gauge railway at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast) in August 2016 and June 2018. There are three crossings on this railway, and each have different bits of infrastructure.
The Dreamworld Express has been operating at Dreamworld since it opened in 1981. They currently use a diesel powered locomotive disguised as a steam train for all trips, except for the first Saturday of every month and on special occasions, when they use a Baldwin steam locomotive. The train only travels in one direction, but operates on an hourly basis.
The first crossing (outside Central Park Station) has one signal, and this comprises of:
- A McKenzie & Holland Teardrop bell
- A marked McKenzie & Holland light facing west and an unmarked McKenzie & Holland light facing east
- A McKenzie & Holland base
- An additional vintage wooden 'railway crossing' sign facing east
This crossing is activated via a key switch at the station.
This crossing had a red fence installed sometime between 2016 and 2018, to cope with crowds. Before this, the crossing had a major problem with visitors ignoring the warning lights and bell when walking past. You can see in my video how much of a problem it was, with a group of almost ten people running through the crossing after the signals are activated.
You can also hear the Tower Of Terror II operating in the background a few times.
The second crossing (outside Rivertown Station) has a boom gate setup, and comprises of:
- A Moflash IP66 marine bell. These bells are usually used in the marine industry. This bell is programmed to sound out after the boom gates have lowered
- Magic Door Industries boom gate mechanisms. These gates are usually used for parking lots (thanks Nolman0001 for that info)
- Incandescent globes with red protective casings for flashing lights
This crossing used to have an artificial cave built over the top of it, along with a red Westinghouse Teardrop bell. The cave was removed, along with the teardrop bell (replaced with the Moflash bell) sometime between 2016 and 2018. The gate on the western side was also relocated closer to the line. The old bell was programmed to sound continuously until the train passed over the crossing
I had a bit of trouble filming this crossing for a number of reasons. It's difficult to know when a train's coming, so I failed to catch it on activation. It's also very narrow and situated on the main thoroughfare between Wiggle World and Dreamworld Corroboree, so it's very busy with foot traffic. Furthermore, the boom gate arms stay down for a very long period of time before the train passes through, so crowds of people can gather very quickly, which can easily disrupt the shots. I had to edit lots of the footage I took of this crossing.
The third crossing (outside the Dreamworld Woolshed) has a handgate style setup, which comprises of:
- A bell similar to the one at the second crossing, but unfortunately I cannot make out in the footage what type of bell it is. This bell is programmed to sound continuously until after the gates have opened and closed
- Magic Door Industries boom gate mechanisms, although these are of a different model to those in the second crossing. These have corrugated fencing for gates similar in design to manual handgate boom gate mechanisms
- Incandescent globes with red protective casings for flashing lights
This crossing had quite a few problems when I filmed it. On the second shot I got, the gates on the northern side would not close properly. An employee had to tug at the gates to get them to open, but after that the gates started operating out of sync. It took a number of goes activating and deactivating the crossing before the gates could close properly, and the train could pass. It was quite entertaining to watch!
And, yes, as I spent a whole day filming these crossings, the staff at Dreamworld became accustomed to seeing me, and pointed me out on a few occasions.
Background song is '1973' by Bruno E. from YouTube's Audio Library
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Dreamworld is a theme park on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia, they operate a two foot gauge railway about 1km in length, You can take a ride on the train and hope off at various stops around the theme park.
They have two locomotives in the fleet, the loco we see here is an Australian built Perry 0-6-2 side tank engine constructed in 1951, originally this loco was used to haul sugar cane in the Bundaberg area of Queensland Australia.
Here is some footage I took of all the railway crossings on the Dreamworld Express (the narrow gauge railway at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast) in August 2016 and June 2018. There are three crossings on this railway, and each have different bits of infrastructure.
The Dreamworld Express has been operating at Dreamworld since it opened in 1981. They currently use a diesel powered locomotive disguised as a steam train for all trips, except for the first Saturday of every month and on special occasions, when they use a Baldwin steam locomotive. The train only travels in one direction, but operates on an hourly basis.
The first crossing (outside Central Park Station) has one signal, and this comprises of:
- A McKenzie & Holland Teardrop bell
- A marked McKenzie & Holland light facing west and an unmarked McKenzie & Holland light facing east
- A McKenzie & Holland base
- An additional vintage wooden 'railway crossing' sign facing east
This crossing is activated via a key switch at the station.
This crossing had a red fence installed sometime between 2016 and 2018, to cope with crowds. Before this, the crossing had a major problem with visitors ignoring the warning lights and bell when walking past. You can see in my video how much of a problem it was, with a group of almost ten people running through the crossing after the signals are activated.
You can also hear the Tower Of Terror II operating in the background a few times.
The second crossing (outside Rivertown Station) has a boom gate setup, and comprises of:
- A Moflash IP66 marine bell. These bells are usually used in the marine industry. This bell is programmed to sound out after the boom gates have lowered
- Magic Door Industries boom gate mechanisms. These gates are usually used for parking lots (thanks Nolman0001 for that info)
- Incandescent globes with red protective casings for flashing lights
This crossing used to have an artificial cave built over the top of it, along with a red Westinghouse Teardrop bell. The cave was removed, along with the teardrop bell (replaced with the Moflash bell) sometime between 2016 and 2018. The gate on the western side was also relocated closer to the line. The old bell was programmed to sound continuously until the train passed over the crossing
I had a bit of trouble filming this crossing for a number of reasons. It's difficult to know when a train's coming, so I failed to catch it on activation. It's also very narrow and situated on the main thoroughfare between Wiggle World and Dreamworld Corroboree, so it's very busy with foot traffic. Furthermore, the boom gate arms stay down for a very long period of time before the train passes through, so crowds of people can gather very quickly, which can easily disrupt the shots. I had to edit lots of the footage I took of this crossing.
The third crossing (outside the Dreamworld Woolshed) has a handgate style setup, which comprises of:
- A bell similar to the one at the second crossing, but unfortunately I cannot make out in the footage what type of bell it is. This bell is programmed to sound continuously until after the gates have opened and closed
- Magic Door Industries boom gate mechanisms, although these are of a different model to those in the second crossing. These have corrugated fencing for gates similar in design to manual handgate boom gate mechanisms
- Incandescent globes with red protective casings for flashing lights
This crossing had quite a few problems when I filmed it. On the second shot I got, the gates on the northern side would not close properly. An employee had to tug at the gates to get them to open, but after that the gates started operating out of sync. It took a number of goes activating and deactivating the crossing before the gates could close properly, and the train could pass. It was quite entertaining to watch!
And, yes, as I spent a whole day filming these crossings, the staff at Dreamworld became accustomed to seeing me, and pointed me out on a few occasions.
Background song is '1973' by Bruno E. from YouTube's Audio Library
The Dreamworld Express opened with Dreamworld on 15 December 1981 as the Cannonball Express. At the time the railway only featured a single stop in Main Street. A locomotive from Baldwin Locomotive Works was purchased and 3,000 metres (9,800ft) of track was said to have been laid to develop the ride. This figure must relate to the quantity of rail used as reference to maps shows that the line is only about 1.5 kilometres (0.93mi) in length. The Baldwin locomotive was originally used during the First World War in France before being relocated to Queensland for use on the cane fields. At the time of its opening, the Cannonball Express was said to be the Longest privately owned railway in Australia. However, this was clearly incorrect. It is not even the longest privately owned passenger railway. A second steam locomotive, a Perry, that had also seen service at a Queensland sugar mill, was purchased and put into service on the railway. Until the late 1990s the railway operated with both steam locomotives in peak periods. The railway then shifted to operations on a rotational basis, with one train being serviced while the other would operate normally. The two locomotives could each tow carriages to cater for up 160 passengers at a time. A set of covered cars were mostly used on the railway, with a set of uncovered carriages, now disposed of, being rarely used unless both trains were operating. A carriage with disabled access was always added to the end of at least one of the operating trains.