Off the rails! Queensland home with converted train carriage for sale
Hilltop charm meets railway nostalgia at this quirky Queensland acreage featuring a converted Sunlander carriage.
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A quirky wooden Queensland hilltop home has hit the market with a converted train carriage on site.
The five-bedroom two-bathroom property at 52 Ray Booker Court, Kobble Creek in Moreton Bay is being marketed by Vicki Pain, selling principal at Ray White Rural Dayboro and Eumundi.
Ms Pain has been selling real estate in the area for the last 20 years and said it was the first time she had listed a property with a train carriage.
“This home is very unique,” Ms Pain said. “It’s not often something like this comes to market – there’s certainly some charm and uniqueness to this property.
“It is only 42km from Brisbane’s CBD and creates one of the best lifestyle property markets, attracting retirees looking for space or families with great schools and an excellent local community.”
Known as ‘Twin Peaks’, the property is owned by Peter and Zena Martin, who lived there for 15 years before moving to Agnes Waters for a change of lifestyle.
Mr Martin said the converted train carriage was always a talking point among those who drove past or visited their home.
“I was running my own business from home and started with one bedroom being converted into an office,” Mr Martin said. “Converting a shed was an enormous amount of money so I found the train carriage online.
“There’s a lot of history to it – it’s an original staff sleeper carriage, number 1471, from Queensland Railways’ The Sunlander (1952) which now sits at the front of the property with privacy hedging.”
Mr Martin said the carriage had top and bottom bunks; however, the bottom bunks were removed and replaced with custom-made desks.
He said the original bunks were still in storage at the property.
Mr Martin also had a wall cut out within the carriage to make it a meeting room with five offices.
He said another young family would be best suited to the “quirky wooden home”.
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A landmark Watsons Bay residence formerly owned by businessman Mark Bouris has returned to the market, bringing one of the harbourside village’s most distinctive homes back into play.
The five-bedroom property at 23 Robertson Place occupies 654 square metres opposite Robertson Park, within footsteps of Watsons Bay Beach, the ferry wharf and the celebrated restaurants lining the foreshore.
Its position places the home at the centre of one of Sydney’s most recognisable harbour villages, yet its substantial proportions, private outdoor areas and garaging give it a degree of separation rarely found so close to the waterfront.
The residence was previously owned by Bouris, the founder of Wizard Home Loans and chairman of Yellow Brick Road. Property records show it last changed hands in November 2013 for $7 million, having sold for $890,000 in 1995.
That 2013 transaction was handled by prestige agent Bill Malouf through Highland Double Bay. Bouris was the vendor when the home last sold.
Architect Malcolm Sholl designed the contemporary residence around a fluid connection between its interiors and outdoor entertaining areas. Extensive glazing draws natural light into the principal rooms, while district views take in the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Travertine flooring extends through the principal living areas and out towards the terraces, reinforcing the relationship between the home and its coastal setting.
At the centre of the residence is a marble kitchen equipped with Gaggenau gas appliances and an integrated Miele coffee machine. It connects to expansive open-plan living and dining areas designed for both family life and large-scale entertaining.
Five double bedrooms are accompanied by three bathrooms and a guest powder room. Informal living spaces include a home cinema.
Outside, there’s a 23-metre lap pool and an alfresco entertainer’s terrace. Internal access from the garage and accommodation for four cars are especially valuable in the tightly held village location.
The address also carries an unusual fragment of local architectural history. Woollahra planning material identifies portions of an early Victorian cottage dating from about 1839 within the contemporary three-storey residence, placing the property within the wider Watsons Bay heritage conservation area.
The home made headlines for another reason in January 2025, when a Ferrari left the road and struck the property. Two occupants of the vehicle were taken to hospital following the incident.
The Agency’s Ben Collier has a $20 million guide.
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