SAR Booleroo Centre

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'''Booleroo Centre''' was the terminus of the line from 1910 to 1915 which explains the presence of the turning WYE. It was also the busiest station on the line with both terminating and through freight services.<br>
 
'''Booleroo Centre''' was the terminus of the line from 1910 to 1915 which explains the presence of the turning WYE. It was also the busiest station on the line with both terminating and through freight services.<br>
  
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There were no rail passenger services after 1969 with passengers now served by an infrequent bus service. The line was closed in 1990 and the track has since been removed. A variety of items, including a station nameboard, water column, goods crane and a switchstand, have been preserved as part of an interpretive display.
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Passenger services ended in 1969. The line was closed in 1990 and the track has since been removed.<br>
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A variety of items, including a station nameboard, water column, goods crane and a switchstand, have been preserved in the yard as part of an interpretive display.
 
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'''Booleroo Centre''' was the terminus of the line from 1910 to 1915 which explains the presence of the turning WYE. It was also the busiest station on the line with both terminating and through freight services.<br>
 
'''Booleroo Centre''' was the terminus of the line from 1910 to 1915 which explains the presence of the turning WYE. It was also the busiest station on the line with both terminating and through freight services.<br>
  
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There were no rail passenger services after 1969 with passengers now served by an infrequent bus service. The line was closed in 1990 and the track has since been removed. A variety of items, including a station nameboard, water column, goods crane and a switchstand, have been preserved as part of an interpretive display.
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Passenger services ended in 1969. The line was closed in 1990 and the track has since been removed.<br>
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A variety of items, including a station nameboard, water column, goods crane and a switchstand, have been preserved in the yard as part of an interpretive display.
 
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Revision as of 14:31, 10 September 2022

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Gladstone-Wilmington
Yandiah		 Location Index
Scenarios
Peroomba		 Gladstone-Wilmington
Booleroo_Centre map
 Commodities: 
Passengers
Passengers
Station Label.png		 Goods
Goods
Goods Label.png		 Grain
Grain
Grain Label.png		 Livestock
Livestock
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 Loco Services: 
Water
Water
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 Facilities: 
WYE
Turning
WYE Label.png		      

 Distance from Gladstone:  50¾ kms, 31½ miles

A manned station on the  Gladstone-Wilmington Line  until 1983 when all the station staff on the line were withdrawn.

A station and goods loop. Two grain loading facilities, storage sheds for bagged grain and grain sidings. A stockyard siding. Loco watering facilities and a turning WYE. An engine shed was present on the WYE until 1915.

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

Booleroo Centre was the terminus of the line from 1910 to 1915 which explains the presence of the turning WYE. It was also the busiest station on the line with both terminating and through freight services.

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

A variety of items, including a station nameboard, water column, goods crane and a switchstand, have been preserved in the yard as part of an interpretive display.

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Gladstone-Wilmington
Gladstone-Wilmington Strip Map


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