Historical information
Trucks of this type were built to carry salt from the saltpans of Cheetham Salt Company works, at Laverton, Moolap and Geelong. Made from wood and steel, it was found that the wood would not erode as much as steel from the salt and this is the reason these vehicles have metal on the exterior of the wagon. Later new stainless steel hopper trucks were used at the works.
Significance
Historic - Industrial narrow Gauge railway - Cheetham Salt Company at Laverton, Moolap and Geelong.
Physical description
Two Cheetham Salt Hopper Trucks
Gauge 2'0"
Made from Wood & Steel
Inscriptions & markings
No. 12 on metal frame of one of the Cheetham Salt Hopper truck
A second hopper truck is not numbered.
References
- Cheetham Salt Works (former), Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006 Cheetham Salt Works (former), Hobsons Bay Heritage Study 2006 - Victorian Heritage Database Report
- Tommy Truck - Cheetham Side Tipping "Tommy" Truck Tommy Truck - Cheetham Side Tipping "Tommy" Truck Historic - industrial Narrow Gauge Railway - Tipping Truck used by Cheetham Salt Company works at Laverton, Moolap and Geelong, Victoria , Australia
- Day's Petrol Rail Tractor - Petrol Rail Tractor Gauge 2'0" Day's Petrol Rail Tractor - Petrol Rail Tractor Gauge 2'0" This 2-ft gauge 4wPM locomotive is believed to have been one of two Day's Petrol Rail tractors formerly used by Cheetham Salt, possibly at the Moolap works near Geelong.
