June 2021 Red Cliffs

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Mike McCarthy  

presented "Red Cliffs (Vic) Pumping Station 2 ft gauge coal tramway."  From 1924 to 1954 the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria operated a 5.3 km tramway carrying coal and briquettes between Red Cliffs and a pumping station on the Murray River.  A small Kerr Stuart steam locomotive and several Malcolm Moore tractors were used on the line. Mike spoke about the origins of the tramway and its operational history.


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