The Prototype Steam Engine Hidden Under Melbourne's Central Station

Описание: The Prototype Steam Engine Hidden Under Melbourne's Central Station | Locomotive Australia
Deep beneath Melbourne's Flinders Street Station lies a secret that railway historians have debated for decades. A forgotten prototype steam engine — one of Australia's most ambitious locomotive engineering experiments — was sealed underground and lost to history. Until now.
In this documentary, we uncover the incredible story behind this hidden locomotive, exploring why it was built, how it ended up buried beneath one of Australia's busiest railway stations, and what it reveals about the forgotten golden age of Victorian-era steam engineering in Melbourne.
🔹 What you'll discover in this video:

The origins of the mysterious prototype steam locomotive
Why Melbourne's colonial engineers attempted to build a revolutionary engine design
The political and engineering failures that led to its burial
How modern discoveries beneath Flinders Street Station changed everything
The untold connection between this prototype and Australia's early railway expansion

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