▁an ▁efficient ▁means ▁for ▁bringing ▁the ▁har v ested ▁can e ▁in ▁from ▁surrounding ▁far ms ▁to ▁be ▁cr ushed . ▁Tr am way ▁networks ▁carrying ▁w ag ons ▁drawn ▁by ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁had ▁been ▁used ▁effectively ▁in ▁other ▁Queensland ▁sugar ▁districts ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁so ▁possible ▁routes ▁for ▁a ▁tram way ▁network ▁were ▁survey ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁planning ▁for ▁the ▁Mor eton ▁Mill . ▁A ▁two - foot ▁gauge ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁the ▁sake ▁of ▁economy , ▁speed ▁not ▁being ▁an ▁important ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁tram way , ▁though ▁the ▁w ag ons ▁were ▁at ▁first ▁pulled ▁by ▁horses . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁the ▁first ▁tr aml ines ▁were ▁constructed ▁east ▁to ▁Per rin ' s ▁Bar n ▁and ▁west ▁to ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁Per will ow en ▁Range ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁har vest ▁was ▁cr ushed ▁at ▁the ▁mill . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ing ▁tram ways ▁proved ▁expensive ▁due ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁terrain ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁consequ ent ▁difficulties ▁with ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁can e ▁to ▁the ▁mill , ▁though ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁there ▁were ▁ ▁of ▁permanent ▁tram line ▁in ▁use . ▁As ▁mort g age e , ▁the ▁Queensland ▁government ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁mill ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁locomot ive , ▁a ▁Kra uss ▁ 0 - 6 - 0 ▁tank ▁locomot ive