Barry Brickell, founder of Driving Creek, began laying railway track on the new property in 1975, not long after he had established the pottery workshop on a corner of the 24Ha, property known as 380 Driving Creek Road, which he purchased in 1973. The 2.7km railway from Base Station to EyeFull Tower took 32 years to complete on scrub and pasture covered land. Early surveying of the tortuous route was done using a homemade instrument and miles of survey tracks had to be cut through the steep scrubby land. A maximum workable adhesion gradient of 1 in 15 was decided upon but the average gradient of the line is about 1 in 26. Despite the narrow gauge of 15 inches (381mm) that allowed for sharper curves, there are plenty of heavy earthworks along the line that necessitated the use of a bulldozer contractor and the digging of some very deep cuttings. The trains are wide enough to accommodate two adults per seat. There are several major civil engineering features on the railway. Some of the big viaducts were built under difficult conditions, a reminder of the early colonial engineering feats. The three short tunnels were made by the cut and cover process. Ceramic art works that can be seen from the train along the track that complement the engineering.