Train towed across Burdekin River at Inkerman sugar mill, 1922

Train being towed off Inkerman Bridge by donkey engine, flood February 1922. The Inkerman sugar mill had a tiny 3 foot 6 inches gauge locomotive, Inkerman No1, which was sometimes called on to help a Queensland Railways train across the Burdekin River bridge during floods.

Inkerman No1 gets ready to push. Note the debris piled up against the bridge. QR Historical Collection/The Workshops Rail Museum