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The Cecil Plains Branch was a branch railway line on the
1925 map of the Queensland railway system
{{Railway lines in Queensland , state=expanded Closed railway lines in Queensland Darling Downs Railway lines opened in 1915 1915 establishments in Australia Railway lines closed in 1994 1994 disestablishments in Australia
The Cecil Plains Branch was a branch railway line on the 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 general ...
in Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia. It branched from the Western railway line at Oakey and terminated at Cecil Plains, a distance of . It operated from 1914 to 1994.
History
On 5 December 1911, the Parliament of Queensland approved the construction of a line to run from the Darling Downs town of Oakey southwest to the Mount Russell region. Work began in May 1914 and the line to Mount Russell opened on 20 September 1915 terminating at the newly named town of Evanslea. Intermediate stops were established at Tangkam, Yargullen, Aubigny, Purrawunda, Motley, Boora-Mugga, Mount Tyson and Mondam. In 1917, work began on a extension of the line further west to Cecil Plains, with intermediate stops established at Norillee, Bongeen, Norwin, Mywybilla, Nangwee and Horrane. That section of the line opened on 29 April 1919. A passengerrail motor
Railmotor is a term used in the United Kingdom and elsewhere for a railway lightweight railcar, usually consisting of a railway carriage with a steam traction unit, or a diesel or petrol engine, integrated into it.
Steam railcars
Overview
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service plied the line fortnightly during the 1940s, and weekly during the 1950s, until withdrawn.
The line closed in 1994.
A 1.3-kilometre section of the Cecil Plains line was rebuilt in 2016, using more than 1900 sleepers and 2,300 tonnes of ballast. this was undertaken so as to allow Oakey Beef Exports to move cattle by rail (through Watco Australia
Watco Australia is a rail haulage operator that was formed in 2010 to haul grain for the CBH Group in Western Australia. In 2019, it commenced operating in Queensland under a contract with GrainCorp. It is a subsidiary of Watco.
History
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) from Quilpie
Quilpie ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the , Quilpie had a population of 595 people.
The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire local government area. The town of Toompine ...
, 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
** ...
, Morven, Roma and Mitchell.
References
External links
1925 map of the Queensland railway system
{{Railway lines in Queensland , state=expanded Closed railway lines in Queensland Darling Downs Railway lines opened in 1915 1915 establishments in Australia Railway lines closed in 1994 1994 disestablishments in Australia