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Rosewood - Marburg branch completed 1911 official opening 1912. Length 9 miles (14.4km) extended from Marburg one mile to Woodlands Sugar mill ext. closed 1916. Line served a number of small coal mines. Regular passenger trains.
Map 1949
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Rosewood - Marburg branch completed 1911 official opening 1912. Length 9 miles (14.4km) extended from Marburg one mile to Woodlands Sugar mill ext. closed 1916. Line served a number of small coal mines. Regular passenger trains.
Map 1949
nla.gov.au/nla.obj-820413…
The Marburg branch
Highest point on the line was at Kunkala
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This line is very well documented and numerous historical photographs are available.
Highest point on the line was at Kunkala
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This line is very well documented and numerous historical photographs are available.
The line closed in sections Marburg to Birru in 1964, to Kunkala in 1970, Cabanda in 1973 and to Perry's Knob in 1979. ARHS-Qld leased part of line from Kunkala to Cabanda and then to Perry's Knob.
Established 'The Rosewood Railway'
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C17 720 – “KEN BIGGS”
Established 'The Rosewood Railway'
rosewoodrailway.org.au/about/
C17 720 – “KEN BIGGS”
WW1 Marburg was renamed as Townshend but the Marburg name was reinstated in 1920.
Opening ceremony of the first train to Marburg from Rosewood 26 January 1912
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PB 15 4-6-0
Opening ceremony of the first train to Marburg from Rosewood 26 January 1912
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PB 15 4-6-0
Queensland Government Railways - Townshend station c. 1917-1920 temporary name for Marburg
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PB 15, heaviest loco allowed on the line was the C17 class.
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PB 15, heaviest loco allowed on the line was the C17 class.
People in front of train at station at Marburg, Ipswich, ca. 1912 ipswich.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus…
B13 4-6-0 number 127
B13 4-6-0 number 127
Wagons loaded with sugar cane awaiting unloading at the Marburg Sugar Mill, ca. 1910 - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/22… - #slqdigital @slqld
Train in front of Marburg Railway Station, Marburg, Ipswich, late 1950s ipswich.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus…
C17 4-8-0 this was probably an enthusiast tour.
C17 4-8-0 this was probably an enthusiast tour.
C16 on Marburg branch
Leonard J Matthews
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A Queensland Railway's C16 (4-8-0) locomotive heads a special passenger train along the Marburg branch from Rosewood. 1960s.
Right of the locomotive a line coal hoppers amongst the trees.
Leonard J Matthews
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A Queensland Railway's C16 (4-8-0) locomotive heads a special passenger train along the Marburg branch from Rosewood. 1960s.
Right of the locomotive a line coal hoppers amongst the trees.
Hauling sugar cane, Marburg, ca. 1910 - hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/83… - #slqdigital @slqld
Railway tracks can be seen in the background.
Railway tracks can be seen in the background.
Loading sugar cane at Rosewood railway station, Ipswich, ca. 1912 ipswich.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus…
The former branch line to Marburg .
At Rosewood R Dow 2019
At Rosewood R Dow 2019
'The Last Train from Marburg'
'Stopped briefly under the old Oakleigh coal wash plant at Perrys Nob, a beautifully clean C17 972 still in brown and willow green lining leads the ARHSQD special on its return from Marburg on 21 March 1964.
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'Stopped briefly under the old Oakleigh coal wash plant at Perrys Nob, a beautifully clean C17 972 still in brown and willow green lining leads the ARHSQD special on its return from Marburg on 21 March 1964.
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