Gundiah railway station

Gundiah Railway Station is a closed railway station on the North Coast railway line in Queensland, Australia.[1] In 1922, a goods train derailed at the railway station.[2]

Gundiah
LocationRailway Street, Gundiah, Queensland
Coordinates25°49′56″S 152°32′35″E
Line(s)North Coast Line
Connectionsno connections
History
ClosedYes
Services
Preceding station Queensland Rail Following station
Paterson
towards Brisbane
North Coast Line Netherby
towards Cairns

1922 Derailment

On Friday 24 November 1922, a train carrying goods derailed while shunting at Gundiah. The brake van fell across the North Coast line, making Gundiah impassable for many days. Several wagons of goods were also derailed. At about 7pm, the driver of the train was moving the entire consist forward, however, the train failed to move up the grade. The driver reversed to make another attempt at the grade, however "part of the train ran back onto the main line, and part onto the siding at Gundiah Station". Nobody was injured.[2]

References

  1. "Gundian". Archived from the original on 16 February 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  2. "Derailment at Gundiah". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 25 November 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2020 via Trove.


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