Haden railway line

Haden Branch Railway was a branch railway line from Kingsthorpe to Goombungee and Haden in the Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Haden railway line
History
Opened21 December 1910 (1910-12-21)
Closed1 May 1964 (1964-05-01)
Technical
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

Kingsthorpe is about twenty kilometres from Toowoomba on the Western railway line. The Queensland Parliament approved a 33-kilometre (21 mi) branch line north to Goombungee and Haden in December 1908.

First used on 21 December 1910, but officially opened in January 1911, the line terminated at Wahoon which was later renamed Haden after the maiden name of the railway minister's wife.[2][1] Between Goombungee and Haden, sidings were established at Weelu and Neuve. A thrice weekly mixed service was replaced in 1930 by a daily rail motor and a twice weekly goods train.

The branch closed from 1 May 1964 due no doubt to economic reasons.

References
  1. "NEW RAILWAYS.: Drayton Deviation". The Telegraph (11869). Queensland, Australia. 1 December 1910. p. 8 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 30 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990
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