640 was originally numbered DD633 when built 1914. In 1930 it was rebuilt with superheated boiler and renumbered D3 688. Renumbered to D3 640 in 1963, withdrawn in 1964 and sold to Swan Hill Folk Museum which opened in 1966 as Australia's first open air museum. It has since been renamed as Swan Hill Pioneer Settlement and is a collection of period buildings with period dressed staff. Plenty to see and well worth the visit. 640 is on display in the museum grounds. After 50 years display, in good condition.

In 1988 the loco moved to Yandina. Here it was converted. A new tender was made. Inside the tender was a diesel engine. This drives a hydraulic pump & I presume an alternator. The locomotive was converted with a hydraulic motor fitted in the firebox/boiler space with a chain drive from the motor to one of the driving axles. So outwards looks just like a normal steam locomotive.

Is now the operating locomotive at the Yandina Ginger Factory, bearing number 1901. Running around the grounds of the theme park which is the public access part of the operating ginger factory. More a family themed park, still worth a visit. It is only 6 miles from Nambour. Where the loco originally worked

The Moreton Central Sugar Mill started crushing sugar cane in 1897. Their tramway was originally horse draw. From 1904 they started purchasing steam locomotives to work the tramway. The tramway expanded to a 70 mile network linking the sugar cane fields to the mill. From 1963 the mill started buying diesel locomotives. Strangely horses worked until 1960 moving empty wagons at the mill. The tramway ran through the main streets of Nambour to the mill. The railway tracks are still embedded in the roads. The mill closed 2003 and later the whole site cleared. Now a modern shopping mall stands in its place.

Nambour District Historical Museum opened in 1996. Public access Wednesday to Saturday 13.00 - 16.00. There is plenty to see as well as the 4 steam locomotives there is a large selection of sugar machinery & railway equipment plus history and artefacts from the local area. Staff will gladly open cages protecting some steam locomotives so you can have a closer look

In 1914 DULONG was sold along with the tramway from Nambour to Dulong to the Maroochy Shire Council who extended the line to Mapleton. Another Shay, works number 2800 was purchased by Maroochy Shire in 1914 to work along with DULONG on the 12 mile extended tramway. This new Shay loco was named MAPLETON.

The Nambour to Mapleton tramway closed in 1944. The slow speed of the trains, the change of gauge 24 to 42 inch at Nambour to the Queensland mainline railway and road vehicles taking traffic being the 3 major causes. Moreton Mill purchased the two worn out Shays and all the railway track & rolling stock..

In 1948 the two Shay locomotives from the ex Nambour to Mapleton tramway DULONG & MAPLETON were rebuilt into one loco. Work was carried out at Moreton Sugar Mill using approx 50% of the good parts from each loco. The resultant loco was named SHAY. It worked until 1960. Was then displayed at the entrance to the mill. Some time after the mill closed in 2003 SHAY moved to storage at Ipswich Workshop Museum. In 2010 SHAY was returned to Nambour, joining an expanding collection of ex Moreton Sugar Mill locomotives at the District Historical Museum where it has been cosmetically restored by volunteers.