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The railway systems spread from the colonial capitals, except for a few lines that hauled commodities to a rural port. Railways in Australia date from the 10 December 1831 when the Australian Agricultural Company officially opened Australia's first railway, [1] located at the intersection of Brown and Church Streets, Newcastle, New South Wales.
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1978 (3 P) Railway stations in Australia opened in 1979 (4 P) This page was last edited on 20 May 2020, at 00:23 (UTC). Text ...
Dates refer to each railway line's opening and closure dates and are not necessarily reflective of passenger service dates. The Abattoirs railway line (1911-1996), from Lidcombe to Abattoirs. [1] [2] [3] The Camden railway line (1882-1963), from Campbelltown to Camden. [4] The Holsworthy railway line (1918-1977), from Liverpool to Holsworthy ...
History of rail transport in Australia; Rail transport in Australia This page was last edited on 7 May 2024, at 07:48 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
This category includes former railway operating companies and organisations See also : Category:Former government railways of Australia . Railway operations in Australia have generally moved from government owned railway departments, to government corporations, then privatised entities.
The Government of New South Wales bought both the monorail and the light rail service from Metro Transport Sydney on 23 March 2012 to enable it to extend the light rail system without having to negotiate with the private owners, and to remove the monorail from the area near Haymarket required for the expanded Sydney Convention & Exhibition ...
While railways in some states were briefly operated as private companies, railways of Australia have historically operated as Government instrumentalities. The earlier form of a single state government railway department in each state no longer exists – with complex relationships developed by state and federal government corporations operating in multiple locations and across borders between ...
Railways of Australia (ROA) was an association of railways operators. It was established in November 1963 when the government railway operators of Australia and New Zealand decided to unite to promote the industry on a national scale.