Mudgee Steam Monorail
It now seems hard to believe, but when Mid-Western Regional Council first proposed purchasing the Sydney Monorail, opinion within the community was sharply divided. Unaware of the future demands on both parking and transport within the Mudgee CBD, many were of the opinion that the town’s heritage status might be negatively impacted by such a modern facility. When a proposal from steam enthusiasts at the miniature railway became known, opposition to the project quickly vanished.
‘It’s hard to say whether it is the world’s only steam monorail, but I’m pretty con dent that it is the only one that operates with locally-sourced coal,’ says Mark Bentley, one of the brains behind the monorail’s conversion.
Immensely popular with tourists and locals alike, the Mudgee Steam Monorail is currently on loan to Gulgong.
It now seems hard to believe, but when Mid-Western Regional Council first proposed purchasing the Sydney Monorail, opinion within the community was sharply divided. Unaware of the future demands on both parking and transport within the Mudgee CBD, many were of the opinion that the town’s heritage status might be negatively impacted by such a modern facility. When a proposal from steam enthusiasts at the miniature railway became known, opposition to the project quickly vanished.
‘It’s hard to say whether it is the world’s only steam monorail, but I’m pretty con dent that it is the only one that operates with locally-sourced coal,’ says Mark Bentley, one of the brains behind the monorail’s conversion.
Immensely popular with tourists and locals alike, the Mudgee Steam Monorail is currently on loan to Gulgong.