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Emu Park/Yeppoon Railway Emu Park/Yeppoon Railway The Emu Park Railway from North Rockhamp- closed several years earlier and the mine's ton to the seaside town of Emu Park was opened traffic also failed after a few years. in 1888, however the Alexandra Bridge link to the Central Railway didn't open until 1899. An extension to Yeppoon via Mt Chalmers opened late 1909, giving area residents access to both seaside towns. The original impetus for the Emu Park line was seaside recreation, responding to Brisbane's Sandgate line. Once connected to the Central Railway traffic developed with the Lakes Creek meatworks and passenger schedules provided a 90 minute commute to work in Rockhampton for coastal residents. A small amount of traffic was generated by the Broadmount Port as well. Freight shed in station precinct, Yeppoon [lz 1043] The daily commute, the seaside trade, some agricultural produce and general freight for locals kept the lines operating until closure (Broadmount in 1929, Emu Park in 1964 and Yeppoon in 2004 -- freight only from 1978). Acknowledgements Bevis, Mary and Cook, Peter (2009). Yeppoon: A Portrait Past and Present, Yeppoon: Capricorn Coast Historical Society Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of Narrow Gauge: A history of Queensland Railways, Brisbane: Boolarong Publications. Source: Mt Chalmers Community History Centre Schneider, Trevor (2008). Emu Park Railway: Its story and its stations, Mt Chalmers: Trevor A branch line from Sleipner Junction to the Schneider, 32 School Road, 4702. mine at Mount Chalmers opened in 1908 with The Emu Park Museum and the Archer Park Rail the extension to Yeppoon completed the Museum have some items from the line(s) in following year. The sugar industry which had their collections. originally requested the Yeppoon line had Heritage listed Yeppoon Station with platform shade but no carriage shade, 2007 [lz panorama 0190-3] Archer Park Rail Museum PO Box 573, Rockhampton Qld 4700 QldRailHeritage.com/ArcherPark Emu Park/Yeppoon Railway July 2009: Pg 1 [email protected].
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