Aramac
Aramac Tramway Museum
Address: Boundary Street, Aramac
Contact: Aramac Office on 07 4651 3311
Opening Hours: 9am – 4pm Monday to Friday (if you wish to visit on the weekend, please contact council office prior to arrange opening)
A bold step was taken by the Aramac Shire Council in 1909 when it decided to borrow £66,500 to build a tramway from Barcaldine to Aramac. The Tramway was officially opened on 5 July, 1913 amid great rejoicing by the shire’s residents. From 1913 until its closure in 1975, the tramway fulfilled its intended role as an all-weather link with the main central western railway.
Many people in the shire had either travelled or worked on the tramway during its life and were sorry to see its closure. Some relics of the tramway, including the RM 28 Rail motor, are preserved in the Tramway Museum.
For 62 years the tramway had been the lifeline of Aramac and Muttaburra and a vital link to the rest of the State, particularly in time of extreme wet seasons when black soil roads were inaccessible. In the years of its operation, the tramway had a proud record of the carriage of passengers and goods and the transport of wool and livestock without suffering a major mishap.
The Council owned three steam locomotives in the years in which it operated the tramway. In 1963 the council purchased a XQGR RM rail motor dubbed “Aunt Emma” by the locals. The RM 28 rail motor was made in the Ipswich Railway Workshops.
When the Tramway closed it was the last privately owned line in Queensland.
Aerodrome
Aramac: Contact Council Office on 07 4651 3311 for use of strip
Rubbish Dump
Aramac: Open to public unless wet
Trucking Cattle Yards
Aramac: For use, contact Robert Trueman, Rural Lands Officer on 0400 725 015
Hall Hire
Aramac Shire Hall: Seats around 500. Contact Aramac Office on 07 4651 3311
Aramac Supper Room: Seats around 100. Contact Aramac Office on 07 4651 3311
Cemeteries
Aramac: Contact Aramac Office on 07 4651 3311
Public Toilets and Showers
Aramac: Gordon Street, toilets and showers, open 24/7
Swimming Pool, Lodge Street, toilets only, open 24/7
Caravan Park, Booker Street, toilets and showers, open 24/7
Rural Transaction Centre
Aramac: PO Box 91, 44 Gordon Street, Aramac, QLD 4726, Ph 07 4651 3359, Fax 07 4651 3323
Open 9am – 4.45pm Mon – Fri, Closed 1pm – 2pm for Lunch
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