1898c WORKING PLAN & SECTION FRANCIS ST-TIVOLI YARD
Source: Qld Railways Archives
31E2B Rothwell-Haigh Siding
1912 WORKING PLAN & SECTION ROTHWELL-HAIGH SIDING
Source: Qld Railways Archives
LOOKING NORTH-EAST FROM FRANCIS ST OVERBRIDGE 1950s
Shows a loop siding and Rothwell Haigh siding to the right.
Old photos, 1940s & 50s Folder
Montecello47 posted QRIG Feb 2016
SITE OF FRANCIS STREET OVERBRIDGE LOOKING SOUTH-WEST 2012
Cutting came through at location of house behind the dozer.
Rothwell Haigh Siding veered off to the left around the position of the stump.
Nothing remains.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING BACK NORTH-EAST 2012
Landscaping has changed the site; but dirt track shows where the branch would have curved around to reach New Tivoli Yard.
Some metal mine artefacts can be seen far right.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER NORTH-EAST ALONG THE ALLIGNMENT 2012
A new house has since be built here.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
ROTHWELL-HAIGH COKE OVEN AREA c1908
From left to right:
(1) Sidings linked into the QR network;
(2) Massive firewood pile: probably used to fire the ovens as well as any steam boilers in use (see chimney on right.
(3) The coke ovens; standard beehive type;
(4) Narrow-guage tramway which would have continued underground.
Creator: Taylor, B
Reference code: 7834
State Library of Queensland
ROTHWELL-HAIGH OVENS AND COAL PROCESSING PLANT 1910
Note long rake in the foreground which would have been used in the ovens.
Plate 65. The screens and
ovens at Rothwell Haigh.
Queensland Government
Mining Journal, 1910, Vol. 11,
p, 275,
ROTHWELL-HAIGH SIDING IN USE 1963
P815 No. 355 shunting the Rothwell Haigh siding,
(Photo: J. D. Kerr) p98
"The Tivoli Coal Railway"
by John D.Kerr
ARHS Bulletin, May 1984
LOOKING SOUTH-WEST TOWARDS FRANCIS ST FROM APPROXIMATE PLACE THAT SIDING COMMENCED 2016
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MINING ARTIFACTS IN THE AREA; PROBABLY HAVING BEEN BULDOZED DOWN-SLOPE FROM ORIGINAL POSITION. 2012
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REMAINS OF BOILER NEARBY 2016
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LOOKING UPHILL TO SITE OF MINE 2016
Much of site has been disturbed in a major way so siding allignment is difficult to trace
Photo: Alister J Cameron
EVIDENCE OF COAL OR SPOIL ON SLOPE 2016
In the distance a rivetted water tank can just be seen.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
CLOSEUP OF WATER TANK 2016
Downhill from original location.
These square tanks were commonly associated with mines in the district.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
COAL SPOIL PILES IN SAME AREA 2016
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COAL WAGON AXLE ATTACHMENT ON THE SLOPE 2016
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LOOKING NORTH ACROSS THE SITE OF THE YARD SIDINGS.
The depression running left to right marks the place.
Scrub to left hides a steep slope running down to branch site.
Area is mowed because of power lines.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
CLOSEUP OF THIS SITE 2020
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LOOKING ALONG DEPRESSION TOWARDS THE STEEP BANK 2020
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SCRUB AT EASTERN END OF DEPRESSION 2020
From that point onwards no sign of sidings remain
Photo: Alister J Cameron
ARTEFACTS IN THE DEPRESSION AREA 2020
Broken bricks, some of which are molten.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
ALMOST ENTIRE BRICK VERY MOLTEN ONE END 2016
Evidence of having been used in an oven or fireplace
Photo: Alister J Cameron
MASONRY BLOCK ON EDGE OF EMBANKMENT 2016
Probably left over from the ovens.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
WAGON LINKAGE FOUND NEAR THE SITE 2020
Photo: Alister J Cameron
BRICK ARTEFACTS FROM ROTHWELL-HAIGH SITE
31E2C New Tivoli Yard
LOOKING BACK SOUTH-WEST ALONG FORMER ALLIGNMENT 2012
Francis Street runs behind houses in distance.
As mentioned previously, a house is now located in the foreground.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER NORTH-EAST LOOKING BACK.
A culvert still runs from left to right under the foreground.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
NORTH-WEST PORTAL OF CULVERT 2019
Note different design: ie. rock wall
Photo: Alister J Cameron
NEW TIVOLI YARD LOOKING SOUTH 1950s
Constructed when Warrego Highway was built and branch truncated.
Coal-loading stage can be seen clearly on right-hand siding. The left-hand siding also had one closer to the buffer.
Old photos, 1940s & 50s Folder
Montecello47 posted QRIG Feb 2016
SOUTHERN PART OF FORMER YARD 2012
A huge excavation has removed all evidence at this point.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
PHOTO TAKEN FROM OPPOSITE DIRECT LOOKING NORTH 2012
Excavation can clearly be seen in foreground. Tall trees are growing within the remaining cutting. Embankment for highway can just be seen in background along with structures of Abermain Substation on far side.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER NORTH WITHIN OVERGROWN AREA.
Embankment of the highway is at the end.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER BACK FROM EDGE OF HIGHWAY LOOKING SOUTH 2019
At this point cutting remains, but is entirely overgrown.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING ACROSS THE CUTTING AT AN ANGLE 2019
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ON EASTERN SIDE OF CULVERT A LINE OF SAWN-OFF STUMPS CAN BE SEEN 2019.
Seems to relate to fence in 1950s photo.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FORMER ALLIGNMENT OF BRANCH LOOKING NORTH 2019.
Formerly a small vehicle overbridge crossed the line. Warrego Highway has removed all evidence.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
31E2D Rothwell-Haigh Extended Siding Area
1927 WORKING PLAN & SECTION ROTHWELL-HAIGH EXTENDED SIDING
Source: Qld Railways Archives
LOOKING SOUTH ALONG ALLIGNMENT ON THE NORTHERN SIDE OF WARREGO HIGHWAY 2012
Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING BACK NORTH ALONG THE ALLIGNMENT 2012
Passed between gum and yellow-flowered tree.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
EXCAVATED SITE OF CULVERT FURTHER NORTH 2019
Photo: Alister J Cameron
CLAY PIPE FRAGMENT IN CULVERT AREA 2012
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RAIL ALLIGNMENT CURVING ROUND NORTH EAST APPROACHING JUNCTION WITH FORMER SIDING 2012
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER ALONG ALLIGNMENT 2019.
Siding branched off to the left just in front of the layer of vegetation.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FACING BACK THE OTHER WAY TWO SHALLOW EMBANKMENTS CAN BE SEEN 2016
The one on the left was the main branch; the other was the siding.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER ALONG SIDING 2016
At the tree line it is much more difficult to track.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
SIDING HEADS INTO OPENCUT AREA AND DISAPPEARS 2016
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PART OF OPENCUT AREA 2016
Only evidence of mining is piles of soil
Photo: Alister J Cameron
SITE OF THE FORMER COLLIERY TUNNELS 2012
Looking west from excavated culvert area of branch.
Here too nothing remains because of opencut activity.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
Abermain Substation Area
EMBANKMENT HEADING NORTH-EAST AROUND SITE OF THE MODERN ABERMAIN SUBSTATION 2012
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FAR BELOW: NORTH-EASTERN PORTAL OF CULVERT 2019
Note the neatly laid stone outflow area
Photo: Alister J Cameron
CULVERT FROM FURTHER BACK 2019.
It can be seen that the embankment is very high at this point.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER ALONG THE RAILWAY EMBANKMENT 2012
Photo: Alister J Cameron
DOWN THE NORTHERN SIDE THE PORTAL OF ANOTHER CULVERT IS EVIDENT.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
THE CULVERT IN CONTEXT 2019
Although the old culvert is still in use, the newer, large one outflows in the same area.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER ALONG THE EMBANKMENT WHICH IS HEADING ALMOST DIRECTLY EAST NOW 2012
Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING DIAGONALLY ACROSS THE ALLIGNMENT TOWARDS ABERMAIN SUBSTATION 2012
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FURTHER ALONG ALLIGNMENT LOOKING TOWARDS SITE OF TIVOLI YARD IN FAR DISTANCE 2012
The star picks mark the position of another cult
Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING BACK SOUTH-WEST ALONG ALLIGNMENT FROM METAL MINE GATE 2023
This is approximate place that Tivoli Yard began.
Photo: Alister J Cameron
