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Moura railway line
The Moura railway line is a railway in central Queensland, connecting several coal mines to the port of Gladstone. It connects the remnants of several lines that previously connected to Rockhampton, originally by a rack railway.
==History==
A branch line was built from near Rockhampton, opening in 1898, and another opened in 1917, both having a north-south alignment. In 1953 a spur line opened to serve the Callide Mine, and another to serve the Moura coal mine opened in 1963, both mines shipping coal to Gladstone via Rockhampton, a ~270 km distance. As coal volumes grew a direct line to Gladstone was proposed, and the 151 km 'Moura Short Line' opened in 1968, being the first 'S' (Special) class line in Queensland, with an 18 tonne axle load at the time.〔Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Publications 1990〕 It commenced at Graham on the Monto line, connecting to the Callide Valley line (and the Callide Coalfields) at Earlsfield, and connecting to the Dawson Valley line at Moura Mine Junction, 12 km east of the town of Moura.
Before the Moura Short Line opened, the largest QR steam locomotive, known as a Garratt, could haul a 750-ton coal load to Gladstone via Rockhampton. After the line opened, triple headed diesel hauled trains took 4000 ton coal loads direct to Gladstone.
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