Kilcoy railway line
Kilcoy railway line | |
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Wamuran-Kilcoy: 30 June 1964 Caboolture-Wamuran: 9 September 1996 | |
Technical | |
Line length | 55.9 km (34.7 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
The Kilcoy railway line is a disused, partly demolished narrow gauge railway in South East Queensland, Australia.
History
The first section of the line opened from
Railway stations on the Kilcoy line included Durundur,
Caboolture to Wamuran Rail Trail
In May 2016 the
This rail trail has been refurbished with a 10.5km accessible sealed surface and completed in stages , with the trail officially opened on 15 December 2020. [6]
The trail is easily accessed from Caboolture railway station by foot and wheeled vehicles. The trail also has information panels about the history of the Kilcoy line and the community and industries it served, beside the shelters and water refill stations at both the Caboolture start and Wamuran finish points.
Museum and heritage railway
The
See also
References
- ^ "Jimna Single Men's Barracks (former) (entry 602685)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Kilcoy and Kilcoy Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0909650497.
- Chronicle and North Coast Advertiser (Qld. : 1903 - 1922). Qld.: National Library of Australia. 1 August 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "CABOOLTURE to WAMURAN Rail Trail - Concept" (PDF). Moreton Bay Regional Council. May 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Caboolture-Wamuran Rail Trail Ready". www.sentinelnews.com.au. Archived from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "ANGRMS: About". Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Kilcoy railway line at Wikimedia Commons
- Hallam, Greg (22 November 2020). "Kilcoy was 'ere' - a railway to Kilcoy (in retrospect)". Moreton Bay Regional Libraries – via YouTube (58 minutes).