Railways in Australia

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    Building of First Railway in NSW

    In 1849, the Sydeny Railway company started building the first railway track in NSW between Sydney and Paramatta. The project however ran into financial difficulty and was fnially openind on 26th of October 1855

  • First Railway Opened

    On the 12th of September 1854, the first railway line opened between Melbourne's Flinders Street Station and Port Melbourne.

  • First SA Railway carrying Steam Trains

    THe first railway line carrying steam trains in SA was opened on the 21 of April, 1856. It operated between Adelaide and Port Adelaide

  • First Railway in WA

    In 1871,private timber railway from Lockville to Yoganup was the first railway to operate in WA.

  • Queensland Railway Connects to Brisbane

    In 1875, the Queensland Railway finally connected to Brisbane

  • First Government Railway

    In 1879, the first government railway opened between Geraldton and Northamption.

  • First Railway in Tasmania

    In Tasmania, a railway line opened between Launceston and Deloraine in 1889.

  • Railway in NT

    On October the 1st, 1889, a railway between Darwin and Pine Creek in NT became operational.

  • Railway opened in ACT

    In 1914, a railway opened between Queanbeyan, NSW and Canberra.