One last chance to share in a little bit of Bally Hooley cane train history
Depot sale
Lovers of the former Bally Hooley steam railway will have one last chance to stroll down memory lane next week, with the former depot in Port Douglas holding a clearance and yard sale.
The Bally Hooley tourist train began running in 1981, and continued until it shut down during the Covid-19 period, with some of the last remnants still available to be viewed at Choo Choo’s restaurant at the Port Douglas marina.
The first tramway was originally built in 1897 to take sugar from the former Mossman mill to the wharf at Port Douglas for shipping to Cairns.
In 2021 steam trains Nelson and Speedy went on their last runs from the work shed to the marina, with the engines and a refurbished carriage now permanent fixtures at Choo Choos.
The clearance and yard sale will take place from this Wednesday, October 7, to Saturday, October 10, at that same depot.
The depot is on a non-gazetted road, with access via the back road heading towards the Country Club from the Sheraton roundabout.
Items up for grabs include quality old hand tools, milkcan letterboxes, natural stone tables, solid timber, railway sleepers and various other nautical, workshop, household and hardware items.
The Bally Hooley name came about after the Bundaberg Fowler steam locomotive Dobbin was bought from Qunaba Mill and renamed after a settlement in Mowbray valley at the bottom of the Bump Track.
