This is a list of the known railway proposals in
Queensland, Australia, either formally approved by the
Queensland Parliament or otherwise recorded in some formal way, that were never built.
[Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990]
Approved by Parliament
*
Laura
Laura may refer to:
People
* Laura (given name)
* Laura, the British code name for the World War I Belgian spy Marthe Cnockaert
Places Australia
* Laura, Queensland, a town on the Cape York Peninsula
* Laura, South Australia
* Laura Bay, a bay on ...
- 48 km towards
Maytown, approved 1888
*
Croydon - 85 km towards
Georgetown, approved 1895, being the amount of rail in storage at Croydon following the diversion of the line from
Cloncurry. The rail was later used to construct part of the
Mt Isa line to Cloncurry.
*
Gladstone
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Callide Coalfields, approved 1900. A different line to Callide Coalfields was built in 1952 via the
Callide Valley line, and connected to Gladstone in 1968 when the
Moura Short Line was opened.
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Miriam Vale – Glassford copper mine, approved 1900
*
Great Western Railway
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and connecting lines, approved 1910
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Via Recta
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(
Mt Edwards –
Maryvale), proposed to provide a direct
Brisbane –
Warwick line, approved 1914
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Burketown –
Lawn Hill silver mine, approved 1914
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Wandoan –
Taroom, approved 1914
*Extension of the
South Western line from
Dirranbandi
Dirranbandi is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the border of Queensland with New South Wales. In the , Dirranbandi had a population of 640 people.
Geography
Dirranbandi is on the ...
to
Boomi (
New South Wales), approved 1914.
*Extension of the
Brisbane Valley railway line from
Yarraman
Yarraman is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yarraman had a population of 1,064 people.
Geography
Yarraman is located northwest of the state capital, Brisbane on the junction of the New England ...
to
Nanango
Nanango is a rural town and locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Nanango had a population of 3,599 people.
Geography
Nanango is situated north-west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junc ...
, approved 1914
*
Texas –
Silver Spur
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mine, approved 1914
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Glenmorgan –
Surat
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, approved 1914
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Lawgi –
Monto, approved 1920
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Brooloo
Brooloo is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Brooloo had a population of 348 people.
Geography
The town is located in the hinterland behind the Sunshine Coast, north of the state ...
–
Kenilworth, approved 1920
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Dobbyn – 80 km towards
Burketown, approved 1920
*
Peeramon
Peeramon is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Peeramon had a population of 628 people.
Geography
The locality is bounded to the east by Lake Barrine Road and to the south-east ...
– Boonjie, approved 1920
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Croydon –
Georgetown, approved 1929.
Other proposals
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Cooyar –
Tarong, mentioned in the parliamentary approval debate concerning the Tarong line
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Rosewood –
Rosevale, shown on a 1925 map as ‘Approved of by Parliament’
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Gatton –
Mount Sylvia
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, shown on a 1925 map as ‘Approved of by Parliament’
External links
1925 map of the Queensland railway system
See also
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Rail transport in Queensland
References
{{Railway lines in Queensland , state=expanded
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