Tarong railway line | |
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Overview | |
Status | Dismantled |
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Service | |
Operator(s) | Queensland Rail |
History | |
Opened | 5 December 1915 |
Closed | 1 July 1961 |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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Tarong Branch Railway. Plans for this thirty kilometre branch line in south-east Queensland, Australia were approved on 12 December 1911 together with an undertaking to extend it further south to Cooyar.[1] Opened on 15 December 1915, the line passed through sidings at Taabinga Village, Boonenne, Goodger, Archookoora and Brooklands.
A mixed train ran thrice weekly but on 1 July 1961 the line closed. The promised link to Cooyar was never built.
References
[edit]- ^ Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990
- "Triumph of Narrow Gauge: A History of Queensland Railways" by John Kerr 1990 Boolarong Press, Brisbane