Sea World Train

Sea World Train
Locomotive the Sea World Train was based on
Overview
OwnerVillage Roadshow Theme Parks
LocaleMain Beach, Queensland 27°57′27″S 153°25′31″E / 27.957379°S 153.425298°E / -27.957379; 153.425298
Stations2
Service
TypeMiniature railway
History
OpenedDecember 1975; 50 years ago (1975-12)
ClosedMid-2008; 18 years ago (2008)
Route map

Legend
Water
Park
Central
Station

The Sea World Train (sometimes referred to as the Sea World Railway) was a miniature railway located inside the Sea World theme park in the Gold Coast suburb of Main Beach. It opened in 1975 and closed in 2008.

History

The miniature railway was designed and built by Sea World and commenced operation in December 1975. The locomotive was a two-third scale replica of Queensland 6A10, which is on display at the Queensland Museum Rail Workshops in Ipswich.

Initially, the railway featured loops at both ends to turn the locomotive around. After the opening of the Corkscrew roller coaster in September 1982, a bridge was constructed over part of the Ski Lake; the railway line was subsequently changed to cross the bridge, making it a closed-circuit loop.

During the "Quest for the Golden Seal" show, Sea World Train services would stop to prevent the seals from becoming distracted by the noise of the locomotive. Only one locomotive operated regularly, although a second locomotive was occasionally used during busy periods at the theme park.

In mid-2008, the Sea World Train was closed permanently to give vehicles access to the construction site of the Jet Rescue roller coaster, which opened later that year.

References

  1. ↑ "Light Railways Number 189" (PDF). Light Railway Research Society of Australia. June 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "Rides". Sea World. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "A10 No.6". Australian Steam. 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 13 June 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Sea World Railway". Sea World Australia Resource. Archived from the original on 7 July 2026. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Seipelt, Gavin (23 July 2008). "Some footers at the back end of the site". Parkz. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Sea World Train". Parkz. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2026.