Main Range Railway
Main Range Railway is a heritage-listed railway from the end of Murphys Creek railway station, Murphys Creek to the Ruthven Street overbridge, Harlaxton, Queensland, Australia. It forms part of the Main Line railway and was built from 1865 to 1867 by railway builders Peto, Brassey and Betts. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2009.
| Main Range Railway | |
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Tunnel #2 down, Main Range Railway, 2008 | |
| Location | Railway Corridor from the end of Murphy's Creek Station to Ruthven Street overbridge, Harlaxton, Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27.4892°S 152.0063°E |
| Design period | 1840s - 1860s (mid-19th century) |
| Built | 1865-1867 |
| Official name | Main Range Railway |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 5 February 2009 |
| Reference no. | 601480 |
| Significant period | 1865-1867 establishment period |
| Significant components | views from, railway station, pavilion, embankment - railway, quarry, shed - storage, waiting room, formation - railway, building foundations/ruins, trees/plantings, platform, wall/s - retaining, culvert - railway, residential accommodation - workers' housing, abutments - railway bridge, railway, bridge/viaduct - railway, signal box/signal cabin/switch house/mechanical points (rail), garden/grounds, tunnel - railway, signals, cutting - railway, drainage, machinery/plant/equipment - transport - rail |
| Builders | Peto, Brassey and Betts |
Location of Main Range Railway in Queensland Main Range Railway (Australia) | |
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