Railways

Railways

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  • First railway track in NSW built

    The Sydney Railway Company began building the first railway track in NSW in 1849.

  • South Australia's horse drawn Railway.

    In 1854, South Australia had a Horse drawn railway running at the mouth of murry river.

  • First Railway Line in Australia

    In 1854, the first railway in Australia opened on the 12 of September. It opened between Melbourne's Flinders street station and Sandbridge in Port Melbourne.

  • Sydneys First Locomotive

    Sydneys first locomotive was built in 1855.

  • Sydney to Parramatta railway Line opens

    This was a distance of 22km. this project ran into financial troubles and therefore was taken up by the NSW Colonial Government. The project was underway again and it opended on the 26 September 1855.

  • The First Railway to carry steam powered trains opens

    The first line to carry steam powered trains opened in 1856. This line operated between Adelaide and Port Adelaide.

  • Railway in Melbourne

    Railway in Melbourne built in 1861.

  • 72km long railway in Tasmania built

    This railway was between the northen towns of Launceston and Deloraine. It was 72km long.

  • Private timber railway commenced

    A Private timber railway commenced in 1871. This was from Lockville to Yoganup, South of perth. It was the first railway to work in Western Australia.

  • First railway in Queensland connected to brisbane

    This railway ran from ipswich Inland to grandchester. The system then went further and connected to Darling Downs before connecting with brisbane in 1875.

  • First Government Railway Opened

    The firt government railway opened in 1879. This was between Geraldton and Northampton.

  • Railway became functioning in Northern Territory

    A 253km long railway became operational in Northern territory in 1889.

  • Branch Line Opened in ACT

    In 1914 a 10km branch line opened in ACT. It travelled from Queanbeyan (NSW) to Canberra.