Goonyella Line, Queensland
QR electric loco 3136 (in Bicentennial paint scheme) on the Goonyella line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerAurizon
LocaleQueensland, Australia
Termini
Websitehttp://www.aurizon.com.au/
Service
TypeHeavy Rail (Coal Freight)
Operator(s)Aurizon, Pacific National, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, East Coast Rail
Depot(s)Jilalan
History
Opened5 November 1971
Technical
Line length477 km (296 mi)
Track gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)[1]
Route map
0km
Hay Point
0
 Dalrymple Bay
20
 Jilalan
22
 Cane Tramway
22
 North Coast Line to north
28
 Yukan
29
 Yukan
29
 North Coast Line to south
32
 Bruce Hwy
46
 Black Mtn 211m
49
 Hatfield
100
 Waitara
109
 Peak Downs Hwy
119
 Mindi
127
 South Walker Mine and Hail Creek Mine
137
 Macarthur Coal
144
Coppabella
0
 Oaky Creek branch
2
 Peak Downs Hwy
8
 Moorvale
16
 Millenium
46
 Peak Downs 248m
47
 Peak Downs
68
 Saraji Mine
 Lake Vermont
89
 Dysart
111
 Norwich Park Mine
134
 German Creek Mine
152
 Oaky Creek Mine
 to Gregory and Central West System
157
 Broadlea
160
 Carborough Downs
168
 Burton Coal
169
 Mallawa
170
 Isaac Plains
174
Wotonga
0
 Blair Athol branch
7
 Isaac River
18
 Moranbah
39
 Villafranca
60
 Mt McLaren
86
 Blackridge 359m
103
 to Clermont and Central West System
108
 Blair Athol Mine
191
Isaac River
192
 Moranbah North
198
 Goonyella Mine
203
 Riverside Mine
212
 Future Newlands - Goonyella Link
214
 North Goonyella 310m
217
North Goonyella Mine
Distance in km. Distance shown from beginning of branch line.

The Goonyella railway system is located in Central Queensland, Australia. It services the coal mining area of the Bowen Basin, carrying coal to the Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminals 20 km southeast of Mackay, as well as products to other destinations by way of connections to the North Coast Line at Yukan and the Central Line at Burngrove via the Gregory coal mine branch. It is also connected to the coal loading terminal at Abbot Point (20 km northwest of Bowen) by the GAP line. The line opened on 5 November 1971 and runs for 477 kilometres.[2] The Goonyella system is narrow gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) and electrified using 25 kV 50 Hz.[3] The line has been duplicated from Hay Point to Wotonga (174 km) and features CTC signalling over the entire system.

Mines

The Goonyella Coal Chain services 25 mines, carrying coal from BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Anglo Coal, Bravus Mining & Resources, Macarthur Coal, Peabody Energy Australia, Xstrata and ANCI. The system currently operates under a demand-pull model, with rail haulages being designated by the ports, and the shipping stem.[4]

QR loco 1740 hauls a special train through a coal loading facility, Goonyella line

The rail line transports coal from the German Creek coal mine, Foxleigh coal mine, Norwich Park coal mine, Lake Vermont Mine, Saraji coal mine, Peak Downs Mine, Millennium Mine, Poitrel Mine, Moorvale Mine, Burton Downs Mine, Carborough Downs Mine, Issac Plains Mine, Moranbah North coal mine, Goonyella Riverside Mine, Hail Creek coal mine, Clermont Mine, Riverside Mine, North Goonyella coal mine, South Walker Creek coal mine, and Blair Athol coal mine.

See also

References

  1. ↑ QR Goonyella System Information Pack, Issue 2.1 February 2007
  2. ↑ "Goonyella rail system celebrates 42nd anniversary". Loco Express. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Goonyella System: Information Pack" (PDF). Aurizon. March 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. ↑ QR Limited (Network Access division) (2009). "Goonyella system". Archived from the original on 19 October 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
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