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Dugandan railway line
railway station and train
Dugandan Railway Station, near Boonah, circa 1930
Overview
Other name(s)Fassifern railway line
Churchill branch railway
LocaleQueensland, Australia
History
Opened1882
Closed1964
Technical
Line length35 mi 28 chains (56.9 km)

route diagram

Dugandan

Boonah

Hoya

Teviotville

Kulgun

Roadvale

Blantyre

Anthony

38
Munbilla

35
Radford

33
Wilsons Plains

29
Harrisville

25
Churchbank

22
Flinders

20
Peak Crossing

19
Rockton

17
Hillside

15
Goolman

13
Purga

11
Hampstead

8
Loamside

3
Churchill

3
Cattle Siding

2
Noble Vale No. 6 Colliery Siding

2
Little Ipswich

1
Spanns Siding

1
Shillito & Sons Siding

0
Main Line/Rosewood Line
← to Rosewood│to Ipswich
km

The Dugandan railway line was a branch railway in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Fassifern railway line. It operated from 1882 to 1964.[1]

Geography

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The line began west of Ipswich station on the Main Line 39 km west of Brisbane and proceeded generally southward for approximately 50 km to the locality of Dugandan now part of the urban settlement of Boonah.

History

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Residents in the Fassifern Valley petitioned the Queensland Government to build a railway line to their district, and the first section was opened on 10 July 1882 as far as Harrisville. This is considered to be Queensland's first branch railway. The branch was extended to Dugandan on 12 September 1887.[1][2]

The Mount Edwards branch line branched off the Dugandan line at Munbilla. The Mount Edwards line opened to Kalbar on 17 April 1916 and to Mount Edwards on 7 October 1922. The Mount Edwards line closed in 1960.[3][4]

During its life, the Dugandan branch carried mixed traffic, including goods trains, mixed trains and rail motors.[2]

The Dugandan branch was closed beyond the Churchill railway station on 30 June 1964 due to increasing competition from road transport.[2][5] The small remaining section was known as the Churchill branch railway.[6]

Route

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Stations and other points of interest on the route
Distance Name Coordinates Altitude Notes
24 miles 07 chains (38.8 km) from Brisbane, 0 miles 0 chains (0 km) from Ipswich Ipswich railway station 27°36′47S 152°45′38E / 27.6131°S 152.7606°E / -27.6131; 152.7606 (Ipswich railway station) 62 feet (19 m) [7][8]
Fassifern Junction where the Dugandan line splits from the Main Line railway 27°36′56S 152°44′58E / 27.61551°S 152.74947°E / -27.61551; 152.74947 (Fassifern Junction) [7]
1 km from Ipswich Shillito & Sons siding
1 km from Ipswich Spanns siding
25 miles 31 chains (40.9 km) from Brisbane Little Ipswich railway station 27°37′18S 152°45′01E / 27.6216°S 152.7504°E / -27.6216; 152.7504 (Little Ipswich railway station) 97 feet (30 m) [7][9][10]
2 km from Ipswich Noble Vale No 6. Colliery siding
3 km from Ipswich Cattle siding
26 miles 21 chains (42.3 km) from Brisbane Churchill railway station 27°38′08S 152°44′55E / 27.6356°S 152.7486°E / -27.6356; 152.7486 (Churchill railway station) 77 feet (23 m) [7][11]
29 miles 28 chains (47.2 km) from Brisbane Loamside railway station 27°40′16S 152°44′11E / 27.6711°S 152.7364°E / -27.6711; 152.7364 (Loamside railway station) 155 feet (47 m) [7]
13 miles 78 chains (22.5 km) from Brisbane Hampstead railway station 27°41′37S 152°44′18E / 27.69364°S 152.73846°E / -27.69364; 152.73846 (Hampstead railway station) 118 feet (36 m) [7]
32 miles 14 chains (51.8 km) from Brisbane Purga railway station 27°42′36S 152°44′19E / 27.71008°S 152.73864°E / -27.71008; 152.73864 (Purga railway station) 162 feet (49 m) [7]
34 miles 0 chains (54.7 km) from Brisbane Goolman railway station 27°44′11S 152°44′30E / 27.7365°S 152.7416°E / -27.7365; 152.7416 (Goolman railway station) 137 feet (42 m) [7]
34 miles 74 chains (56.2 km) from Brisbane, 10 miles 57 chains (17.2 km) from Ipswich Hillside railway station 27°44′59S 152°44′12E / 27.7497°S 152.7367°E / -27.7497; 152.7367 (Hillside railway station) 154 feet (47 m) [12][13][7]
11 miles 687 chains (31.5 km) from Ipswich Rockton railway station 27°45′50S 152°44′17E / 27.7639°S 152.7380°E / -27.7639; 152.7380 (Rockton railway station) 155 feet (47 m) [12][13]
12 miles 73 chains (20.8 km) from Ipswich Peak Crossing railway station 27°46′37S 152°44′01E / 27.7770°S 152.7336°E / -27.7770; 152.7336 (Peak Crossing railway station) 165 feet (50 m) [12][13]
13 miles 72 chains (22.4 km) from Ipswich Flinders railway station 27°47′19S 152°43′18E / 27.7886°S 152.7217°E / -27.7886; 152.7217 (Flinders railway station) 247 feet (75 m) [12][13]
15 miles 77 chains (25.7 km) from Ipswich Churchbank railway station 27°47′21S 152°41′30E / 27.7891°S 152.6916°E / -27.7891; 152.6916 (Churchbank railway station) 155 feet (47 m) [12][13]
18 miles 50 chains (30.0 km) from Ipswich Harrisville railway station 27°48′40S 152°40′00E / 27.8110°S 152.6666°E / -27.8110; 152.6666 (Harrisville railway station) 179 feet (55 m) [12][13]
20 miles 54 chains (33.3 km) from Ipswich Wilsons Plains railway station 27°50′10S 152°39′20E / 27.8362°S 152.6556°E / -27.8362; 152.6556 (Wilsons Plains railway station) 188 feet (57 m) [12][13]
22 miles 09 chains (35.6 km) from Ipswich Radford railway station 27°51′15S 152°38′37E / 27.8541°S 152.6437°E / -27.8541; 152.6437 (Radford railway station) 194 feet (59 m) [12][13]
23 miles 64 chains (38.3 km) from Ipswich Munbilla railway station 27°52′16S 152°39′22E / 27.8711°S 152.6561°E / -27.8711; 152.6561 (Munbilla railway station) 278 feet (85 m) [12][13]
Junction with Mount Edwards railway line 27°52′17S 152°39′23E / 27.8714°S 152.6563°E / -27.8714; 152.6563 (Junction with Mount Edwards line) [12]
25 miles 12 chains (40.5 km) from Ipswich Anthony railway station 27°53′01S 152°40′23E / 27.8836°S 152.6731°E / -27.8836; 152.6731 (Anthony railway station) 398 feet (121 m) [12][13]
27 miles 14 chains (43.7 km) from Ipswich Blantyre railway station 27°54′20S 152°41′00E / 27.9056°S 152.6832°E / -27.9056; 152.6832 (Blantyre railway station) 543 feet (166 m) [12][13]
28 miles 05 chains (45.2 km) from Ipswich Roadvale railway station 27°54′59S 152°41′02E / 27.9164°S 152.6839°E / -27.9164; 152.6839 (Roadvale railway station) 554 feet (169 m) [12][13]
29 miles 07 chains (46.8 km) from Ipswich Kulgun railway station 27°55′53S 152°40′59E / 27.9314°S 152.6831°E / -27.9314; 152.6831 (Kulgun railway station) 570 feet (170 m) [12][13]
30 miles 41 chains (49.1 km) from Ipswich Teviotville railway station 27°56′50S 152°41′12E / 27.9472°S 152.6867°E / -27.9472; 152.6867 (Teviotville railway station) 600 feet (180 m) [12][13]
32 miles 45 chains (52.4 km) from Ipswich Hoya railway station 27°58′14S 152°41′21E / 27.9706°S 152.6891°E / -27.9706; 152.6891 (Hoya railway station) 427 feet (130 m) [12][13]
34 miles 65 chains (56.0 km) from Ipswich Boonah railway station 27°59′49S 152°40′54E / 27.9969°S 152.6816°E / -27.9969; 152.6816 (Boonah railway station) 332 feet (101 m) [12][13]
35 miles 28 chains (56.9 km) from Ipswich Dugandan railway station 28°00′14S 152°40′40E / 28.0039°S 152.6777°E / -28.0039; 152.6777 (Dugandan railway station) 299 feet (91 m) [14][15][13]

Legacy

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Fassifern Branch Railway Memorial, 2020

There is a memorial to the railway line in Yeates Street, Boonah at the back of the Commercial Hotel (27°59′50S 152°40′54E / 27.99714°S 152.68176°E / -27.99714; 152.68176 (Fassifern Branch Railway Memorial)). The memorial is on the site of the former Boonah railway station.[16]

Some evidence of the line's existence remains today. An embankment which carried the railway over a floodplain immediately north of Boonah is still readily visible from the Boonah-Fassifern Road. The station building at Harrisville is still intact, as is a small cutting immediately south of Harrisville station. Part of the alignment between Boonah and Dugandan along a cut-and-fill embankment is now a paved footpath through an urban park.

As of 2009, the Scenic Rim Region is developing a rail trail in partnership with the Queensland state government. The trail for the use of bushwalkers, cyclists and horse riders will follow some of the former alignment between Ipswich and Boonah.[17]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. pp. 57–58, 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  • ^ a b c Johnson, M.; Saunders, K. (2007). "Working The Land: An historical overview of Boonah and its northern district" (PDF). State of Queensland. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
  • ^ QR Limited. "Rail as foremost mode of travel". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  • ^ Southern Downs Steam Railway (2009). "'Via recta' – The line that never was". Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  • ^ Fassifern Branch Railway Memorial, Boonah, 31 May 2020, archived from the original on 22 December 2020, retrieved 8 June 2020
  • ^ "1880s". Queensland Rail. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i "Map 40: Two-mile series" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  • ^ "Ipswich – railway station in City of Ipswich (entry 39186)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  • ^ "Little Ipswich – railway station in City of Ipswich (entry 19597)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  • ^ Gregory's Street Directory of Brisbane and Suburbs and Metropolitan Road Guide (11 ed.). 1975. pp. Map 111 H10.
  • ^ "Churchill – railway station in City of Ipswich (entry 7229)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Flinders" (Map). Queensland Government. 1927. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Map 38: Two-mile series" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  • ^ "Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1935. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  • ^ "Towns of Boonah and Dugandan" (Map). Queensland Government. 1981. Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  • ^ Fassifern Branch Railway Memorial, 18 April 1982, archived from the original on 22 December 2020, retrieved 30 May 2020
  • ^ Scenic Rim Region. "SEQ Regional Recreational Trails Program". Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
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