About US

Section Cars Australia Co-Operative Ltd is currently applying to be a accredited heritage rollingstock operator based in Brisbane, Queensland and founded in November 2021 by 6 colleagues who share the love for section cars and railways. Section Cars Australia will operate vintage railway section cars on commercial rail lines.

Section cars (also known as a speeder, quad, trolley, inspection car or putt-putt) is a small railway track vehicle formally used by railways around Australia by rail work crews and inspectors, to move from worksite to worksite. During the 1990s, many section cars were withdrawn from service across Australia, in favour of utilising road-rail or hi-rail vehicles, which had more operational flexibility than section cars.

Section Cars Australia is fully insured and currently applying to be accredited with the Office of the National Rail Safety Regulator (ONRSR) and is applying to have a track access agreement with Queensland Rail and Aurizon Network. Expansion of the group into New South Wales and Tasmania in the future is a core goal once operations have been proven to be successful in Queensland. The organisation regularly organises tours across the state to areas such as Wallangarra, Thallon, Warwick, Dalby, Chinchilla, Charleville, Quilpie, Toowoomba, Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns, and Forsayth. Tours can last from single day, up to 6 days in length for longer tours. Further information can also be found in Section Cars Australia’s member information brochure.