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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.
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Approved by Parliament
Laura - 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 -
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.
Miriam Vale – Glassford copper mine, approved 1900
Great Western Railway and connecting lines, approved 1910
Via Recta (
Mt Edwards –
Maryvale ), proposed to provide a direct
Brisbane –
Warwick line, approved 1914
Burketown –
Lawn Hill silver mine, approved 1914
Wandoan –
Taroom , approved 1914
Extension of the
South Western line from
Dirranbandi to
Boomi (
New South Wales ), approved 1914.
Extension of the
Brisbane Valley railway line from
Yarraman to
Nanango , approved 1914
Texas –
Silver Spur mine, approved 1914
Glenmorgan –
Surat , approved 1914
Lawgi –
Monto , approved 1920
Brooloo –
Kenilworth , approved 1920
Dobbyn – 80 km towards
Burketown , approved 1920
Peeramon – Boonjie, approved 1920
Croydon –
Georgetown , approved 1929.
Other proposals
Cooyar –
Tarong , mentioned in the parliamentary approval debate concerning the Tarong line
Rosewood –
Rosevale , shown on a 1925 map as ‘Approved of by Parliament’
Gatton –
Mount Sylvia , shown on a 1925 map as ‘Approved of by Parliament’
External links
See also
References
^ Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990
Proposed or under construction
Tourist and heritage railways