SAR Melrose V1

Revision as of 06:52, 4 April 2024

Map and description for the original SAR Peterborough Narrow Gauge Division (v1.0) version. For the latest updated V2.0 version click here

Commodities:

Passengers

Goods

Distance from Gladstone: 67 kms, 41¾ miles

A manned station on the Gladstone-Wilmington Line until 1983 when all the station staff on the line were withdrawn. The town of Melrose is just over a mile south of the station.

Station and goods loops, with storage/shunting sidings.

The Gladstone-Wilmington Line is unsignalled. Train Order working is in operation on the line.

Passenger services ended in 1969. The line was closed in 1990 and the track has since been removed.

The site of the former Melrose station and yard is now occupied by a large grain receiving and storage facility. The original yard crane is now on display with interpretive panels at the nearby Melrose Showgrounds.

The former right-of-way from just south of Laura to Wilmington is now an 80km walking, cycling and horse riding trail, the Southern Flinders Rail Trail.

Gladstone-Wilmington Strip Map

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+<td align="center"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Map and description for the original <span style="color: blue;">SAR Peterborough Narrow Gauge Division (v1.0)</span> version. For the latest updated <span style="color: blue;">V2.0</span> version click <span style="background-color: yellow;">[[SAR_Melrose|here]]</span></span><br>
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-<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Distance from Gladstone:&nbsp;</span> 67 kms, 41&frac34; miles</span><br>
+<span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Distance from Gladstone:&#160;</span> 67 kms, 41&#190; miles</span><br>
-A manned station on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&nbsp;Gladstone-Wilmington&nbsp;Line&nbsp;</span> until 1983 when all the station staff on the line were withdrawn. The town of '''Melrose''' is just over a mile south of the station.<br>
+A manned station on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;">&#160;Gladstone-Wilmington&#160;Line&#160;</span> until 1983 when all the station staff on the line were withdrawn. The town of '''Melrose''' is just over a mile south of the station.<br>
 Station and goods loops, with storage/shunting sidings.<br>
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 The site of the former '''Melrose''' station and yard is now occupied by a large grain receiving and storage facility. The original yard crane is now on display with interpretive panels at the nearby Melrose Showgrounds.<br>
-The former right-of-way from '''Booleroo Centre''' to '''Wilmington''' has been converted into a rail trail, the '''Southern Flinders Rail Trail''', that will eventually run the entire length of the line to '''Gladstone'''.
+The former right-of-way from just south of '''Laura''' to '''Wilmington''' is now an 80km walking, cycling and horse riding trail, the '''[https://www.railtrails.org.au/trails/southern-flinders-rail-trail/ Southern Flinders Rail Trail]'''.
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 [[Image:SAR_Gladstone-Wilmington_Line.png|link=SAR_Gladstone_Wilmington|alt=Gladstone-Wilmington|Show Gladstone-Wilmington]]<br>
 [[Image:SAR_Gladstone-Wilmington Strip Map.png|link=|alt=Gladstone-Wilmington Strip Map]]

SAR Melrose V1

Revision as of 06:52, 4 April 2024

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