Remains of the old branch lines arounds the Ipswich and Beaudesert areas

[Sunbus610]

The photos I've posted below were taken from a bus tour I attended last weekend (10/10/10 onboard BT's MAN diesel bus L1010) showing some remains of railway track or infrastructure from some old branch lines around the Ipswich and Beaudesert areas. Hope you enjoy viewing!!


Viking Drive railway crossing of the old Wacol industrial area branch siding



The visible rail corridor near the old Viking Drive level crossing at Wacol industrial branch siding with the Ipswich Motorway now crossing over it



The visible rail corridor at Viking Drive which was part of the old Wacol industrial branch siding a shot of our tour bus L1010 from Brisbane



Near the start of the old Brisbane Valley branch line taken from Grace Street at Wulkuraka looking back towards the main line



Near the start of the old Brisbane Valley branch line taken from Grace Street at Wulkuraka looking back towards Fernvale



Remains of the old Churchill branch line as it crosses Tiger Street facing towards where it meets the main line



Remains of the old Churchill branch line as it crosses Challinor Street in West Ipswich



Remains of the old Churchill line at the Challinor Street railway crossing looking towards where it meets the main western line



Over grown remains of the old Logan Village station on the old Beaudesert line



The remains of Beaudesert railway station which is now uses by a local community radio station



Beaudesert station again looking south towards the end buffers



A railway crossing at Veresdale (a bit north of Beaudesert)



The railway crossing at Veresdale (a bit north of Beaudesert) looking west ward



Another view of the railway crossing at Veresdale (looking towards Beaudesert)



The remains of the Beaudesert line near Jimboomba looking towards the Beaudesert direction



Old buffers at a siding not too far from the once Jimboomba railway station



The Beaudesert line crosses the Waterford-Tamborine Road at Logan Village



The Beaudesert line crosses the Waterford-Tamborine Road at Logan Village looking towards Brisbane



Near the Waterford-Tamborine Road at Logan Village level crossing looking back toward Beaudesert



Remains of the level crossing at Easterly Street, Waterford (NB: just on the other side of the bridge creek crossing is where the Beaudesert railway derailment happened back in 2003)





On the opposite side of the road at Easterly Street, Waterford, heading north towards Brisbane

[ButFli]

I'm not normally one to take a swing at foaming gunzels, but is that guy in the 12th photo really wearing a safety vest?

Looks like an interesting little trip though. Pity they built a motorway over the old rail corridor at Wacol.

[Sunbus610]

I'm not normally one to take a swing at foaming gunzels, but is that guy in the 12th photo really wearing a safety vest?

We visited the Logan Coaches depot at Logan Village a bit earlier...........hence that gent still has the high-vis vest on.

[colinw]

Nice photos, thanks for posting them.

At least some of those locations are proposed for re-opening in the long term.

The proposed Ipswich to Ripley line would roughly follow the Churchill Branch.

The proposed Salisbury to Beaudesert line would re-use the original Beaudesert line corridor from Beaudesert to Gleneagle, before tooling off to the North West to meet the interstate line around Undullah..

Brisbane Valley is probably gone forever, except as a nice rail trail.

Likewise Gleneagle - Versedale - Jimboomba - Logan Village is definitely a goner and will make a good rail trail.

Bethania to Logan Village - with Yarrabilba going ahead who knows?  Would need a lot of straightening 'though.

[QGT]

My Photos from this Tour of the Beaudesert Line
http://sites.google.com/site/queenslandgreattrains/Home/closed-railways-in-qld/beaudesert-line