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This is a list of the location of sections concerning branch lines embedded in other articles. Branch lines with separate articles are listed in the box below in the 'Country branch lines' section.
Aramac Tramway - Central Western railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Ballara - Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line)#Branch lines
Barakula - Western railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Blair Athol - Central Western railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Broadmount - North Coast railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Brooloo - North Coast railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Clermont - Central Western railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Dajarra - Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line)#Branch lines
Dayboro - Ferny Grove railway line
Ebenezer - Main Line railway, Queensland#Branch lines
Emu Park - North Coast railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Greenvale - North Coast railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Kilcoy - North Coast railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Millaa Millaa - Tablelands railway line, Queensland#Millaa Millaa branch line
Mt Crosby - Main Line railway, Queensland#Branch lines
Mt Garnet - Tablelands railway line, Queensland#Private railways
Mt Molloy - Tablelands railway line, Queensland#Private railways
Mt Mulligan - Tablelands railway line, Queensland#Private railways
Phosphate Hill - Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line)#Branch lines
Port Alma - North Coast railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Ravenswood - Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line)#Branch lines
Ridgelands - North Coast railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Rumula - Tablelands railway line, Queensland#Private railways
Quilpie - Western railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Springsure - Central Western railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
Tivoli - Main Line railway, Queensland#Branch lines
Trekalano - Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line)#Branch lines
Yaraka - Central Western railway line, Queensland#Branch lines
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The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughly parallel to the east coast of Australia and forms the fifth-longest land-based mountain chain in the world, and the longest entirely within a single country. It is mainland Australia's most substantial topographic feature and serves as the definitive watershed for the river systems in eastern Australia, hence the name.
The Australian state of New South Wales has an extensive network of railways, which were integral to the growth and development of the state. The vast majority of railway lines were government built and operated, but there were also several private railways, some of which operate to this day.
The Main North Line is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through Strathfield to Armidale. The line is the main line between Sydney and Armidale. As of 1988, the line closed progressively north of Armidale with services gradually withdrawn till 2004, with the main route between Sydney and Brisbane now the North Coast line. The end of these services marked a significant shift in rail transport in the region, leading to an increased reliance on road transport and altering the dynamics of movement and passenger accessibility between these major cities..
Australians generally assumed in the 1850s that railways would be built by the private sector. Private companies built railways in the then colonies of Victoria, opened in 1854, and New South Wales, where the company was taken over by the government before completion in 1855, due to bankruptcy. South Australia's railways were government owned from the beginning, including a horse-drawn line opened in 1854 and a steam-powered line opened in 1856. In Victoria, the private railways were soon found not to be financially viable, and existing rail networks and their expansion were taken over by the colony. Government ownership also enabled railways to be built to promote development, even if not apparently viable in strictly financial terms. The railway systems spread from the colonial capitals, except for a few lines that hauled commodities to a rural port.
Tolga is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tolga had a population of 3,177 people.
The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. Cultural and official perceptions and definitions of the various regions differ somewhat depending on the government agency or popular group by which they are being applied.
Malanda is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Malanda had a population of 2,000 people. The economy is based upon agriculture and tourism.
Millaa Millaa is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Millaa Millaa had a population of 523 people.
Millaa Millaa Falls is a heritage-listed plunge waterfall at Theresa Creek Road, Millaa Millaa, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 December 2005.
The rail network in Queensland, Australia, was the first in the world to adopt 1,067 mm narrow gauge for a main line, and, in 2013, was claimed to the second largest narrow gauge network in the world, consists of:
Queensland's railway construction commenced in 1864, with the turning of the first sod of the Main Line by Lady Diamantina Bowen, the wife of Queensland's first governor Sir George Bowen at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. A narrow gauge of 3 ft 6 in was selected due to cost savings in providing a rail link to Toowoomba. Despite being built with bridges wide enough for standard gauge, and the fact that most other lines did not require heavy earthworks, the gauge remained the Queensland system norm.
The Great Northern Railway is a 1067 mm gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. The line stretches nearly 1,000 kilometres linking the port city of Townsville, Australia to the mining town of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. Along with a passenger service called the Inlander, it is a major freight route connecting the Mount Isa Mines to the Port of Townsville. In 2010, the line moved 5.8 million tonnes of cargo, and this is expected to increase significantly in coming years.
The Hughenden-Winton railway line was a railway line in Queensland, Australia, branching from the Mt Isa line at Hughenden and connecting to the Central West line at Winton.
The Blackall and Yaraka Branch Railways are railway lines in Central West Queensland, Australia. The former branch connected the small town of Jericho on the Central Western railway line with Blackall and the latter branch connected Blackall to the even smaller town of Yaraka. Blackall was named after Sir Samuel Wensley Blackall who from 1868 to 1871 was the second Governor of Queensland.
The Central Western railway line is a railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1867 and 1928. It commences at Rockhampton and extends west 863 kilometres (536 mi) to Winton.
The Great Western Railway was a railway development proposal involving a total of five new lines in western Queensland, Australia. Construction started in 1911 on sections of four of the lines, and three were opened in part before the project was effectively abandoned in 1920.
The Tablelands railway line is a railway line in North Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1887 and 1916. It commences at Cairns and at its maximum extent, reached Ravenshoe at the southern end of the Atherton Tableland. The rail system served by this line was unusual for Queensland in that the majority of lines that connected to it were built by private companies and later purchased by the Queensland Government.
Minbun is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Minbun had a population of 60 people.
Tarzali is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tarzali had a population of 431 people.
Moregatta is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Moregatta had a population of 62 people.
