Heritage route
Byron Bay Solar Train
Byron Beach → North Beach · Australia
The world’s first fully solar-powered train: a 1949 “red rattler” gliding three kilometres of resurrected line to Byron Bay’s beaches.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, on it to within a metre
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Byron Bay Train — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the Byron Bay Solar Train?
The Byron Bay Solar Train runs 3 km from Byron Beach to North Beach.
How long does the Byron Bay Solar Train take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 10 min for the 3 km. That is an average of 18 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 25 km/h.
Who runs the Byron Bay Solar Train?
Byron Bay Railroad Company, with 1949 600-class railcar, solar-powered.
How old is the Byron Bay Solar Train?
The line has been in service since 2017. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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