Dawson Valley (Theodore) railway line
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The Dawson Valley Branch Railway was a railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. It branched from the Central Western railway line at Kabra in the Rockhampton Region and went via Mount Morgan to Theodore in the Shire of Banana. It opened in a series of sections between 1898 and 1927, and featured a rack railway section, one of only 3 such systems in Australia.
Abt rack railway up the Razorback Range, near Mount Morgan ~1905
Rack loco descending from Mt Morgan, 1905
Passenger train ascending the Rack section, 1910
Passenger train ascending the Rack section, 1913. Note that adjacent track, with a grade of 1 in 5 (20%)
Central Western railway line
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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.
Celebration at Winton station for the opening of the line from Longreach, 1928
QR loco 1732 hauls a special train on the Drummond Range section, near Bogantungan, September 1989
Recruiting train stopped at Emerald ~1916
QR electric loco 3903 hauling a special train crosses the Nogoa River bridge, east of Emerald, September 1989