The Hercules Haulage Line connected the Williamsford township to the Hercules Mine above
The Hercules Haulage, also known as the Mount Read Haulage, the Hercules Tram[1] and the Williamsford Haulage Line,[2][3] was a self-acting 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge tramway on the side of Mount Read in Western Tasmania, that connected the Hercules Mine with Williamsford and then to the North East Dundas Tramway.
^Harvey, John Henry 1855–1938 photographer (1880), Tram to Hercules Mine, Williamstown, Tas, retrieved 6 April 2012{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^Williamsford haulage c1890s, State Library of Tasmania, retrieved 6 April 2012
^Williamsford: collection of postcards, State Library of Tasmania, retrieved 6 April 2012
The HerculesHaulage, also known as the Mount Read Haulage, the Hercules Tram and the Williamsford Haulage Line, was a self-acting 2 ft (610 mm) narrow...
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higher tractive effort than the Hall Class. They were often used for the haulage of perishable goods, such as fruit and broccoli, and for excursion trains...
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