Ferntree Gully’s steamway

A STEAM TRAMWAY linking Ferntree Gully with Oakleigh? This sounds improbable, but for a short time 140 years ago local residents seriously considered this as a transport option. It never happened, disappearing to become one of the many might-have-beens in the history of the district. The story starts in 1888. At that time, Ferntree Gully [...]