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RM 1901 crossing the Dickabram Bridge c.1991. The Nanango railway line was a narrow-gauge branch railway located in Queensland, Australia.On 31 October 1882, parliament approved the construction of a branch line from Theebine (then called Kilkivan Junction) west to Kilkivan after gold and copper were discovered in this region of Queensland, Australia.
The Savannahlander is an Australian passenger train service (primarily serving tourists) that operates in Far North Queensland. It travels on the Tablelands railway line (including the former Etheridge railway line ) from the coastal city of Cairns to Forsayth .
Cairns Railway Station ~1890 Works train in the Barron Gorge section Stoney Creek bridge Biboohra bridge ~1895 Stoney Creek trestle bridge in the Barron gorge, September 1989 QR loco 1760 hauls a special train on the Mareeba-Almaden section of the Mungana line, September 1989 Arrival of the train at Atherton station, 1928 View from a loco cab on the Mungana line, September 1989 Train at ...
All passenger services from Baddow to Maryborough ceased on 20 April 1986, to be replaced by a minibus service, and in 1988 a main line upgrade by-passed Baddow. A new station was established at Maryborough West. In late 2007 Queensland Railways still had a freight train presence at the Maryborough station yards. [1]
These lines were a quantum leap in QR capability, and were termed 'S class' (for Special) lines, with an 18-ton axle load. They enabled the introduction of mid-train radio controlled locomotives (called Locotrol by QR), resulting in six loco, 10,000 ton gross, 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) long coal trains becoming the norm on the Goonyella system lines.
The last regular train ran in 2002, and the final train on the line was a steam special run from Monto to Maryborough in 2005. From 2012, conversion of the corridor to a multi-use rail trail was discussed, and Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Inc. was formed in July 2018.
RIDE THE RAILS: 12 best Amtrak vacations and scenic train rides in North America The Green Mountain State is known for its autumn displays with oak, maple, and ash trees exploding in rainbow pops ...
The steam train, pulled by a fully restored C17 class locomotive from the early 1920s, departed Gympie station at 10 am. The Gympie Station itself dates back to pre-1880. As the train travels south, it passes through the southern end of the city of Gympie. After crossing the Mary River, the railway line enters the Mary Valley.