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 gauge1,067 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.
Goonyella Line, Queensland
QR electric loco 3136 (in Bicentennial paint scheme) on the Goonyella line
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]
goonyella, railway, line, goonyella, railway, system, located, central, queensland, australia, services, coal, mining, area, bowen, basin, carrying, coal, point, dalrymple, coal, terminals, southeast, mackay, well, products, other, destinations, connections, n. 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 Goonyella Line QueenslandQR electric loco 3136 in Bicentennial paint scheme on the Goonyella lineOverviewStatusOperationalOwnerAurizonLocaleQueensland AustraliaTerminiHay PointNorth Goonyella MineWebsitehttp www aurizon com au ServiceTypeHeavy Rail Coal Freight Operator s Aurizon Pacific National BHP Mitsubishi Alliance East Coast RailDepot s JilalanHistoryOpened5 November 1971TechnicalLine length477 km 296 mi Track gauge1 067 mm 3 ft 6 in Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLEOperating speed100 km h 62 mph 1 Route mapLegend0km Hay Point0 Dalrymple Bay20 Jilalan22 Cane Tramway22 North Coast Line to north28 Yukan29 Yukan29 North Coast Line to south32 Bruce Hwy46 Black Mtn 211m49 Hatfield100 Waitara109 Peak Downs Hwy119 Mindi127 South Walker Mine and Hail Creek Mine137 Macarthur Coal144 Coppabella0 Oaky Creek branch2 Peak Downs Hwy8 Moorvale16 Millenium46 Peak Downs 248m47 Peak Downs68 Saraji MineLake Vermont89 Dysart111 Norwich Park Mine134 German Creek Mine152 Oaky Creek Mineto Gregory and Central West System157 Broadlea160 Carborough Downs168 Burton Coal169 Mallawa170 Isaac Plains174 Wotonga0 Blair Athol branch7 Isaac River18 Moranbah39 Villafranca60 Mt McLaren86 Blackridge 359m103 to Clermont and Central West System108 Blair Athol Mine191 Isaac River192 Moranbah North198 Goonyella Mine203 Riverside Mine212 Future Newlands Goonyella Link214 North Goonyella 310m217 North Goonyella MineDistance in km Distance shown from beginning of branch line Contents 1 Mines 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksMines EditThe Goonyella Coal Chain services 25 mines carrying coal from BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Anglo Coal Bravus Mining amp 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 nbsp QR loco 1740 hauls a special train through a coal loading facility Goonyella lineThe 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 Edit nbsp Queensland portal nbsp Trains portalRail transport in QueenslandReferences Edit QR Goonyella System Information Pack Issue 2 1 February 2007 Goonyella rail system celebrates 42nd anniversary Loco Express 14 January 2014 Retrieved 18 October 2022 Goonyella System Information Pack PDF Aurizon March 2017 Retrieved 18 October 2022 QR Limited Network Access division 2009 Goonyella system Archived from the original on 19 October 2009 Retrieved 26 July 2009 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goonyella railway line Map of North Queensland Rail Coal Network 1925 map of the Queensland railway system nbsp nbsp This article about rail transport in Queensland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Goonyella railway line amp oldid 1155652653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,