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)
Closed1 July 1961
Technical
Track gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Route map
Tarong Branch route map
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Kingaroy
To Theebine (left)
To Nanango (right)
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Taabinga Village
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Boonenne
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Goodger
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Archookoora
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Brooklands
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Tarong

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

  1. Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990