Windera railway line
The Windera Branch Railway is a railway line from Barlil to Windera in Queensland, Australia.
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| Overview | |
| Locale | Queensland, Australia |
| Termini | Barlil Windera |
| Stations | 5 |
| History | |
| Opened | 28 March 1925 |
| Closed | 1 July 1961 |
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| Track gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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History
Contemporaneously with parliamentary approval for the Murgon-to-Proston railway line came authorisation for a branch line from Barlil, the first station on the Proston line, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north to Windera in south-east Queensland, Australia.
The line opened on 28 March 1925 and passed through siding (rail)s at Warnung, Cloyna, and Kitoba. Its existence was never really justified[1] despite handling regular pig and cream traffic plus occasional livestock. The uneconomic branch closed from 1 July 1961.
References
- Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990
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