Railways

By Harry S

  • First Railway in NSW

    The first railway in NSW was started. It was planned to go from Sydney to Parramatta but ran into financial difficulty and was taken over by the colonial government.

  • First Railway

    In Victoria the first railway was created. It went from Flinders Street Station to Port Melbourne.

  • First Railway in NSW is opened

    The railway that was started six years earlier was finally opened

  • South Australia's First Railway

    While South Australia already had a horse drawn railway operating at the mounth of the Murray River. The first line carrying steam engines was built from Adelaide to Port Adelaide.

  • Tasmanias First Railway

    The first railway on Tasmania was a 72 kilometre line from Launceston to Deleraine.

  • The first railway in Western Australia

    The first railway in Western Australia was a privately owned timber railway from Lockville to Yoganup

  • Queenslands first railway

    The first railway in Queensland traveled from Ipswich to Grandchester. It then extended to the Darling Downs and then eventually to Brisbane, then capital.

  • First Government owned railway

    The first government owned railway was opened between Geraldton and North Hampton.

  • First Railway in Norhern Territory

    The first railway in the Northern Territory ran from Darwin to Pine Creek which is 253 kilometres and opened on 1 October 1889.

  • ACT Railways

    The first ACT Railway was a small 10 kilometre line from Queanbeyan,NSW to Canberra.