Railway roads

Railway Roads

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  • First Railway line in Australia opened

    The First railway road in Australia started running in Victoria. The railway line went from Melbourne's Flinders St Station to Port Melbourne.

  • The NSW railway track opened

    The Sydney railway company began building their first railway track inNSW. The railway track was 22km long, from Sydney to Parramatta. However, the railway was taken over by the NSW colonial government due to financial problems.

  • First Railway in SA

    The first railway in Sa was a steam powered train running from Adelaide to port Adelaide.

  • First railway in TAS

    The first railway that opened in Tasmania was a 72 km track from Launceston to Deloraine.

  • First railway in WA

    The first railway in WA was a private timber railway theat ran in Perth from Lockville to Yoganup.

  • First railway in QLD

    The first railway in QLD was built in 1875, from Ipswich inland to Grandchester. Using the 1067millimetre gauge, the railway track was further extended from Brisbane to Darling Downs.

  • First government railway

    The first government railway was in WA, which ran from Geraldton to Northampton.

  • First railway in NT

    The first railway in The Northern Territory was 253km from Darwin to Pine Creek.

  • First Railway in ACT

    The first branchline in ACT was opened between Queanbeyan to Canberra.