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Darlimurla - Boolarra Up Goods J 539
Weston Langford 31 December 1964
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Mirboo North branch line
Mirboo North Up Goods J 539
Weston Langford 31 December 1964
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Mirboo North Up Railcar 8 RM and J 539
Weston Langford 13 February 1962
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Passenger services ceased in 1968, goods 1974 on the branch.
Mirboo North 102 HP DRC and Up Goods J 539
Weston Langford 31 December 1964
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Mirboo North Down Goods T 397
Weston Langford 25 April 1974
westonlangford.com/images/photo/1…
Not long before the branch line closed on 24 June 1974.
Mirboo North T 397 shunting at end of track
Weston Langford 25 April 1974
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#SEQQRbranchlines
Dugandan railway opened Ipswich to Harrisville 1882, to Dugandan in 1887. First ' branch line ' in Queensland. Also known as the Fassifern railway, Boonah railway. Churchill to Dugandan closed 1964.
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#SEQQRbranchlines
Mount Edwards branch - was intended to form part of a via recta "straight route" between Brisbane and Sydney via break-of-gauge border town of Wallangarra.
Map 1939 nla.gov.au/nla.obj-232952…
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'Roma Street Railway Station', Brisbane, ca. 1876 - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/76… - #slqdigital @slqld
Roma Street station was not known as that until 1889 when Central opened. At this time the station was known as Brisbane Terminal Station. It was a terminus, opened 1875.
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Brisbane trolley bus routes
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Horsedrawn carriages parked in Ann Street, Brisbane, ca. 1895 - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/82… - #slqdigital @slqld
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