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Wooloongabba Branch railway line

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The South Brisbane Wharf Branch beyond Stanley Street closed in January 1960. Woolongabba locomotive depot closed on 22 September 1967. Wheat traffic to the South Brisbane flour mills was transferred to South Brisbane station and limestone to
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from December 1969 and much of the line closed on the 19th of that month. The line beyond Albert was dismantled in early 1970. The last section between Dutton Park and Albert closed in 1989.
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from October 1969. Much of the goods traffic was transferred from Woolongabba to the new goods yard at
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The South Brisbane Wharf Branch extension was proposed in 1889 and costings were made in 1892.
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was first proposed in 1878. A railway from South Brisbane Junction (now
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Stanley Street was the terminus for passenger trains south of the
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Queensland Railways Weekly Notice WN 50/69, 22 December 1969.
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Queensland Railways Weekly Notice WN 51/69, 22 October 1969.
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There was passenger station at 937:in the inner southern suburbs of 795: 291: 35:South Brisbane coal wharf, c1889. 1803:1884 establishments in Australia 1748:Queensland Pioneer Steam Railway 1253: 835: 813: 794: 788: 787: 761: 754: 746: 738: 729: 722: 700: 692: 684: 640: 632: 624: 615: 573: 565: 557: 548: 506: 498: 490: 481: 461: 453: 443: 435: 395: 387: 378: 370: 362: 340: 332: 322: 314: 290: 269: 268: 261: 239: 231: 223: 216: 208: 207: 183: 174: 152: 29: 762: 755: 730: 723: 701: 262: 240: 175: 153: 1675:Proposed or under construction 1126:"South Brisbane Wharf Railway" 379: 1: 1718:Tourist and heritage railways 836: 87:Progressive from 1960 to 1989 1793:Railway lines closed in 1989 1788:Railway lines opened in 1884 1783:Public transport in Brisbane 996:and a passenger terminus at 1558:Mackay Railway and branches 1513:Great Western line proposal 1260:Railway lines in Queensland 1115:Boolarong Publications 1990 814: 1829: 1152:. 13 April 1897. p. 4 1064:Australian Railway History 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and Yaraka 1132:. 20 February 1892. 961:A railway from the 929:railway line was a 927:Wooloongabba Branch 65:Queensland Railways 50:Queensland Railways 24:Wooloongabba Branch 1503:Gladstone to Monto 1488:Dajarra and Selwyn 1297:South Western Line 923: 407:Wooloongabba 1765: 1764: 1761: 1760: 1708: 1707: 1665: 1664: 1661: 1660: 1372:Cairns-to-Kuranda 1330: 1329: 915: 914: 911: 910: 907: 906: 871: 870: 670: 669: 603: 602: 536: 535: 421: 420: 1820: 1714: 1685:Cross River Rail 1671: 1613:Redbank-Bundamba 1347: 1336: 1302:North Coast Line 1268: 1258: 1257: 1246: 1239: 1232: 1223: 1204: 1201:Sunshine Express 1198: 1192: 1189:Sunshine Express 1186: 1180: 1177: 1171: 1168: 1162: 1161: 1159: 1157: 1140: 1134: 1133: 1122: 1116: 1109: 1103: 1102: 1091: 1085: 1084: 1083:. 13 March 1878. 1073: 1067: 1055: 921:Coal wharf ~1898 899: 892: 885: 879: 839: 838: 817: 816: 798: 797: 791: 790: 765: 764: 758: 757: 750: 749: 742: 741: 733: 732: 726: 725: 704: 703: 696: 695: 688: 687: 653: 644: 643: 636: 635: 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Queensland Railways
Queensland Railways
Track gauge
3 ft 6 in
Legend
Stanley Street
Stanley Street
tram line
Logan Road
tram line
Ipswich Road
tram line
Albert
Cleveland line
Dutton Park
Beenleigh line
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branch line
South Coast railway line
Brisbane
Brisbane River
Woolloongabba
South Brisbane
Western line
Woolloongabba
Corinda station

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