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Miles Railway Station
Miles railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Miles. The station has one platform, opening in 1878. it is situated 408 kilometres (253 mi) from the Westlander's western terminus, Charleville and 334 kilometres (207 mi) from the Westlander's eastern terminus, Roma Street. Services Miles is served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly '' Westlander'' service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville. * The westbound service (3S86) passes through early on Wednesday and Friday Mornings * The eastbound service (3987) passes through early on Thursday and Saturday Mornings Until the end of 1993, Miles was served by a rail motor service that travelled from Roma to Roma Street railway station via Wallumbilla, Yuleba, Miles, Chinchilla, Dalby, Oakey and Toowoomba in conjunction with a railbus (Train-link) service operated by McCafferty's (now operating under the auspices of Greyhound Australia Greyhound Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuleba Railway Station
Yuleba railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Yuleba. The original station had one platform, opening in 1879. The Original Station was replaced by the Present structure in 2008 and has subsequently found a new home with the DownsSteam Tourist Railway & Museum. Yuleba is served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly '' Westlander'' service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville Charleville can refer to: Australia * Charleville, Queensland, a town in Australia **Charleville railway station, Queensland France * Charleville, Marne, a commune in Marne, France *Charleville-Mézières, a commune in Ardennes, France ** .... Passengers heading for Wallumbilla Railway Station Queensland's Railways on the Internet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Stations In Australia Opened In 1878
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer facil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generally applied to an area approximating to that of the Condamine River catchment upstream of Condamine township but is now applied to a wider region comprising the Southern Downs, Western Downs, Toowoomba and Goondiwindi local authority areas. The name Darling Downs was given in 1827 by Allan Cunningham, the first European explorer to reach the area and recognises the then Governor of New South Wales, Ralph Darling. The region has developed a strong and diverse agricultural industry largely due to the extensive areas of vertosols (cracking clay soils), particularly black vertosols, of moderate to high fertility and available water capacity. Manufacturing and mining, particularly coal mining are also important, and coal seam gas extracti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greyhound Australia
Greyhound Australia is an Australian coach operator that ran services in all mainland states and territories until reduction of services in the 2000s. It is owned by KordaMentha (85%) and the Chapman Group (15%). The company was established in 1928 and is not affiliated with similarly named companies in other countries. For Greyhound in other Countries see Greyhound Lines or Greyhound (other) History Greyhound Coaches was formed in Toowoomba in 1928 by Russell Penfold with a service between Toowoomba and Brisbane. In 1956 and again in 1962 Greyhound attempted to enter the interstate passenger express field but without success. In 1968, after entering the market a third time, the company succeeded in establishing services between Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide with Perth and Darwin added in the 1970s creating a national coach company. In 1975, the South Australian operations were franchised to Adelaide operators, Murray Valley Coaches, and Stateline ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McCafferty's Coaches
McCafferty's Coaches was an Australian family run interstate coach operator from 1940 to 2004. In October 2004 the McCafferty family sold its shares and its operations were rebranded as part of Greyhound Australia History McCafferty's Coaches was formed in April 1940 when Jack McCafferty began a service from Picnic Point to Rangeville in Toowoomba. In 1955 McCafferty's began operating a service from Toowoomba to the Gold Coast. Over the next few decades McCafferty's expanded to operate long distance services throughout Queensland. In December 1980 McCafferty's entered the interstate coach market with a Brisbane to Sydney service extending to Melbourne in December 1983. In November 1992 McCafferty's commenced operating Melbourne to Adelaide and Adelaide to Darwin services followed by Sydney - Canberra - Adelaide in late 1993 and Darwin - Broome - Perth in May 1995 making it a national operator. The latter service was withdrawn in June 1996. The Brisbane to Charleville service ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toowoomba Railway Station
Toowoomba railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Western line at Russell Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It serves the city of Toowoomba, which is the junction for the Western, Main and Southern lines. The station has one platform with a passing loop, opening in 1867. It was designed by FDG Stanley and built in 1873 by R. Godsall. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. Services Toowoomba is served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly '' Westlander'' service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville. Following the cessation of the ''Dirranbandi Mail'' in February 1993 and the diversion of ''The Westlander'' to call at Willowburn in August 1994, Toowoomba was served by no regular passenger services. This was redressed when ''The Westlander'' reverted to calling at the station from 8 April 1997. Transport links Toowoomba station is served by Bus Queensland Toowoomba services. It is also a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakey Railway Station
Oakey railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Oakey. The station has one platform with a passing loop and two sidings, opening in 1868. In addition to it being used as an operational passenger railway station, the Oakey Railway Station is utilized by the Toowoomba Regional Council as the Oakey Visitor Information Centre. Services Oakey is served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly '' Westlander'' service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville Charleville can refer to: Australia * Charleville, Queensland, a town in Australia **Charleville railway station, Queensland France * Charleville, Marne, a commune in Marne, France *Charleville-Mézières, a commune in Ardennes, France ** .... References External links *Oakey stationQueensland's Railways on the Internet {{Queensland Rail railway stations, Westlander=y, state=collapsed Darling Downs Railway stations in Australia opened in 1868 Regional ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalby Railway Station
Dalby railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia, serving the town of Dalby. The station has one platform with a passing loop and opened on 16 April 1868. The Dalby station has had 3 station building over its lifetime, the first built at the western end of the platform. This was removed and a new building built at the eastern end of the platform so that an additional platform could be constructed to service the newly created branch lines to Tara (which would eventually stretch to Meandarra and Glenmorgan), Jandowae and Bell (the Bell branch railway was mothballed in 1994, the Jandowae line was closed in 2013 and the Glenmorgan Line was closed to rail traffic past Meandarra in 2013 and remains "booked out of use" as of 2022). The wooden station building built in 1913 was burned down in 1930, to be replaced later in that year by a pre-cast concrete building using the same foundations and floor plan of the original building. As of 1 December 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinchilla Railway Station
Chinchilla railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Chinchilla. The station has one platform, opening in 1878. Until 1994, it had a locomotive depot. Services Chinchilla is served by Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly '' Westlander'' service travelling between Brisbane and Charleville Charleville can refer to: Australia * Charleville, Queensland, a town in Australia **Charleville railway station, Queensland France * Charleville, Marne, a commune in Marne, France *Charleville-Mézières, a commune in Ardennes, France ** .... References External links *Chinchilla stationQueensland's Railways on the Internet {{Queensland Rail railway stations, Westlander=y, state=collapsed Darling Downs Railway stations in Australia opened in 1878 Regional railway stations in Queensland Chinchilla, Queensland Western railway line, Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallumbilla Railway Station
Wallumbilla railway station is a disused station located on the Western railway line, Queensland, Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Wallumbilla, Queensland, Wallumbilla. The station has one platform. History The station opened in 1879.Wallumbilla Centre for the Government of Queensland On 1 December 1956, The Westlander collided head-on with the Western Mail (Queensland), Western Mail which was stationary at Wallumbilla station. The crash killed 5 people and injured 11 or 13 people. There is a memorial at the railway station commemorating the crash. Services Wallumbilla was served by Queensland Rail#Long Distance Trains, Queensland Rail Travel's twice weekly ''The Westlander, Westlander'' service travelling between Roma Street railway station, Brisbane and Charleville railway station, C ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles, Queensland
Miles is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Miles had a population of 1,746 people. Geography The town is on the Warrego Highway, west of Brisbane, the state capital, 211 kilometres (131 mi) west of Toowoomba, 127 kilometres (79 mi) west of Dalby and 48 kilometres (29 mi) west of Chinchilla. It is situated east of Roma, 221 kilometres (137 mi) east of Mitchell, 306 kilometres (190 mi) east of Morven and east of Charleville. History Formerly known as Dogwood Crossing, the town is situated on Dogwood Creek, named by German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt in 1844. The town was renamed Miles in honour of the Queensland Colonial Secretary, William Miles. Miles Post Office opened on 3 January 1878. Miles Provisional School opened on 31 May 1880, becominMiles State Schoolon 18 January 1886. Holy Cross School opened in 1926. It closed on 15 December 1989. The Miles War Memorial and Wall of Remembrance was erec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
