You are looking
for an Eclipse tin and contains a log and pencil. It is not in the
cutting but you will travel along it untill the GPS indicates which
bank to climb. The cutting banks are quite steep so pick your spot
to ascend! This cache is the third in my series along the old
railway route and probably the most challenging of the
three..
The South Coast
line opened on Friday, 25th January 1889 with two express Southport
to Stanley Street (South Brisbane) steam trains, timetabled to run
daily. The last passenger train on the South Coast line left
Southport on the 30th June 1964. The line had been making a loss of
£250,000 per year for a number of years in the early
60's!
Southport to
Brisbane steam train at Southport Station (bottom of Scarborough
Street) circa 1960 (photo courtesy of the Gold Coast City Council
library)