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A woman stranded her car this afternoon on a steam train track in the city centre.

The grey Peugeot was stuck in the rails on Museum Street, near the steam crane, around 3.30pm today (December 11).

The railway line is managed by the nearby museum M Shed, providing heritage steam train experiences, but was not in service at the time.

Witness Mark Young said: "I came across this situation around 3.30pm whilst walking along the Harbourside.

"I was alerted to the incident by the harbourmaster, responding to a call presumably, speeding to the scene in his boat.

"He alighted from the boat on the pontoon nearest the steam crane adjacent to the Olive Shed and was soon on the scene."

Mr Young, a retiree who lives in the Harbourside, added that the driver of the Peugeot was a middle-aged woman, who was standing next to the car with two passengers. All were safe.

"Instead of bearing right where the rails emerge from the sunken section, she had obviously proceeded straight ahead onto the raised lines where she became stranded," he said.

"About an hour later, a rescue truck attended and removed the car."

An M Shed spokeswoman said this was not the first time a car had got stuck on the tracks.

"I don't know if it's necessarily a difficult thing to do," she added.

"It's just one of those things. A member of our staff called road assistance, who were able to help get the car out."

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