Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway, Heritage tramway route in Sunshine Coast Region, Australia

The Palmwoods-Buderim Tramway was a private 610 mm (2 ft) narrow-gauge line running 11.6 km from Palmwoods railway station through Forest Glen on the Bruce Highway and up to the top of Buderim Mountain. Its trains were pulled by a German Krauss or American Shay steam engine and comprised about thirteen wagons, one passenger coach and a guard/brake van.

The line opened in 1914 and transported goods and people for over two decades before closing in 1935. It played an important role in supporting agricultural development and connecting the lowland station area to the developing mountain community.

The tram was central to community life: expectant mothers rode it toward Nambour's maternity nursing homes, since the region had no hospitals, and passengers from Vise Road took gigs to Telko Station. It also carried people to sporting and recreation events, and during the Depression some rode it and then the train to Woombye to collect their sustenance allowance.

The trackbed is partially accessible as a walking path, especially along Mons Road, where you can see the old rail construction. It helps to wear comfortable shoes and explore the area in daylight to properly see the remains and understand how the route climbed the terrain.

The line was built to a 2 ft (610 mm) gauge, not 76 cm. Its last duty, on 10 August 1935, was hauling the rails, sold to the Moreton Sugar Mill Co., down to Palmwoods for dismantling.