Tarong railway line

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Tarong railway line
Overview
StatusDismantled
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Queensland Rail
History
Opened5 December 1915 (1915-12-05)
Closed1961
Technical
Track gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)

Template:BS-map 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 suffered the same fate as the Windera branch with the promised link to Cooyar never materialising.


References

  1. ^ 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

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