The public will finally get its first look at Nambour’s new Tram design at the rescheduled official opening of the Tramway Company’s Western Terminus next month (pending Covid restrictions).

The opening was to be held last month but a last minute postponement due to Covid meant the event has now been rescheduled to Friday May 14.

Described by Federal Member for Fairfax Ted O’Brien as “a moving piece of street theatre” the battery powered, solar regenerative tram is expected to be operational by April 2022, a build time of 12 months.

The interactive tram will be designed and built locally and has an eye-catching style.

Chairman of the Nambour Tramway Company and Former Div 10 councillor Greg Rogerson said he was immensely proud and relieved that the ‘Tram’ was being designed locally and built right here on the Sunshine Coast. Engineering Consultants and the designer have supplied the all important engineering and accreditation required by the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator.

The opening will mark a huge milestone in the reimagining of the former sugar town, once the commercial hub of the Sunshine Coast. “This project is a great example of what can be achieved when governments and the community have a dream and work together to achieve it,” said Mr O’Brien.

“We’re bringing this attraction back to life and we look forward to seeing the tram trundling through Nambour for many years to come. I can’t wait to get on board this piece of street theatre and travel along the beautiful streets of Nambour.”

More about the tram

• The ‘Tram’ is expected to be operational by April 2022

• Until the battery-powered tram is built, the terminus will remain home to the 1968 Petrie Locomotive which was gifted to The Nambour Tramway Co by Bundaberg Sugar in 2014, for locals and visitors to enjoy.

•  The battery-powered ‘Tram’ will run between Nambour Mill Village Shopping Centre and the Southern end of Quota Park between Repco and Aldi, and along Mill and Howard Streets.

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