Address & Contact Edit
13 Green St
Strahan TAS 7468
Phone: 03 6471 0100
Email: N/A
Web: https://www.wcwr.com.au
Regatta Point is at
the entrance to
Strahan Harbour and approximately south or the main wharf area. It was the terminal of the
Queenstown to
Strahan railway, the completion of which brought the shipping of ore from the inland mines to
Strahan and provided
Queenstown residents with an easier way of reaching
Macquarie Harbour.
So
Strahan probably first became a tourist destination when the railway arrived in 1899 . The railway ceased operation in 1963 for economic reasons due to rising maintenance costs and the completion of a road link to
Hobart.
In 2002 the railway, with permanent way and bridges largely rebuilt and passenger carriages renovated, the
West Coast Wilderness Railway was commissioned. It now provides tourist journeys from both
Queenstown and
Strahan for all or part of its length. The railway is of particular interest to railway buffs because of the rack system used to maintain traction on sections of the track that are too steep for the friction of iron wheels on iron rails to maintain, or I guess break, forward motion.