RAILWAY ARCHAEOLOGY IPSWICH (QLD)

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Cape Horn Deviation to Hampstead

TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP CAPE HORN DEVIATION TO PURGA 1928 1029 Queensland 1:63,360 Scale Military Maps Qld State Archives
WORKING PLAN & SECTION CAPE HORN DEVIATION 1886 Source: Item: 117350 Series 17676 QSA
CAPE HORN TO LOAMSIDE FROM ABOVE Underlay: Qld Globe (Ausmap) Overlay: QGIS Vectors (Alister J Cameron)

Cape Horn Deviation Area

Original Allignment

LOCATION WHERE WARWICK RD CROSSES ASH ST AND TURNS TO THE SOUTH-WEST 2015 The original line passed roughly along the right hand side of Warwick Rd. The deviation continued south from left to right. Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING BACK THE OTHER WAY SOUTH-WEST 2015 The line continued to left of road before veering south after Leonard Street Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOCATION WHERE ORIGINAL LINE HEADED SOUTH AT ANGLE TO LEONARD STREET WHICH IS ON LEFT 2015 Recently constructed buildings now cover the site. Photo: Alister J Cameron
LINE PASSEED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT ACROSS THIS PADDOCK AND HEADED TO LEFT OF SHED 2019. No evidence of this remains. Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER SOUTH-WEST AND LOOKING BACK 2019 At this point the former alignment passed over the corner of the property in foreground. Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER SOUTH AND LOOKING NORTH 2022 Line crossed over this paddock diagonally from right to left. Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING BACK SOUTH-WEST TOWARDS CURRENT COLES COMPLEX 2022 Former alignment met up with later line at location of current road at end of paddock. Photo: Alister J Cameron

Cape Horn Deviation

LOOKING SOUTH ACROSS INTERSECTION WITH ASH STREET 2015 Deviated line crossed Warwick Rd at this point and headed through what is now a school. Photo: Alister J Cameron
RAILS FROM THE FORMER ROAD CROSSING DUMPED ON A SMALL PLOT OF LAND NEARBY 2015 Note the double rails, one with bitumin still attached. Photo: Alister J Cameron
ON SOUTHERN SIDE OF SCHOOL LOOKING ALONG FORMER ALIGNMENT TOWARDS REAR OF SCHOOL 2012 Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING BACK SOUTH ALONG FORMER ALIGNMENT 2012 Photo: Alister J Cameron
FORMER LINE PASSED BY WHAT IS NOW A WRECKERS' YARD 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
AT THIS POINT LINE ENTERED A CUTTING: STARTING TO CURVE ROUND TO THE WEST 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
VIEWED FROM ANOTHER ANGLE 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
WHAT IS POSSIBLY THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARY FENCE ON SOUTH-EAST EDGE OF CUTTING 2012 Photo Alister J Cameron
FURTHER ALONG THE CUTTING 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
STILL FURTHER ALONG A NEIGHBOUR HAD SET UP A PRIVATE RETREAT 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
NOW HEADING ALMOST DUE WEST THE FORMER LINE NOW STARTS TO EXIT THE CUTTING 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
AT THIS POINT EVIDENCE OF THE FORMER LINE DISAPPEARS AS THE RESULT OF THE RELATIVELY NEWLY CONSTRUCTED PISSALE DRIVE Photo: Alister J Cameron
AT THIS LOCATION LINE PROCEED ALONG RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF ROAD BEFORE CURVING TO LEFT ACROSS ROAD TO PASS IN FRONT OF MOBILE TOWER 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING SOUTH ACROSS ROAD WHERE LINE CURVED TO SOUTH-WEST (ROUGHLY TO RIGHT OF ROAD SIGN) 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron

Yamanto Area

LOOKING NORTH ACROSS THE ALIGNMENT WHICH AT THIS POINT WAS CURVING TO THE SOUTH-WEST 2019 Much has been disturbed but towards top left a concrete pipe can be seen sticking out of a small embankment. Probably relates to former line. Note mobile phone tower behind it. Photo: Alister J Cameron
PHOTO TAKEN FROM FURTHER SOUTH LOOKING NORTH-EAST 2019 Whole area has been flattened. Photo: Alister J Cameron.
NOW LOOKING SOUTH-WEST TOWARDS THE NEWLY-COMPLETED COLES SHOPPING COMPLEX 2022. All has changed except for the tower. The former line crossed to the left of it. Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER SOUTH AND FACING SOUTH-WEST 2019 The line passed to the right of the row of trees. The older Yamanto Shopping Centre is on far right. Photo: Alister J Cameron
STILL FURTHER ALONG THE FORMER ALIGNMENT 2019 Fence on left looks quite old. Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER SOUTH-WEST ALONG ALIGNMENT 2019 In the distance the Cunningham Highway crosses over and obliterates any evidence of former line. Photo: Alister J Cameron

Yahmahnto Station

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Loamside

LOAMSIDE FROM ABOVE 1959 Underlay: 1959 Aerial Photo Overlay: QGIS Vectors (Alister J Cameron)
LOAMSIDE AREA FROM ABOVE: CURRENT Underlay: Qld Globe (Ausmap) Overlay: QGIS Vectors (Alister J Cameron)
ARHS Bulletin 376 February 1969, p37
LOOKING NORTH ALONG ALIGNMENT AT FORMER LOCATION OF LOAMSIDE STATION 2019 The tiny station building was located roughly at the position of the nearest pole. It's uncertain whether the utility pit in foreground dates back that far. Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING SOUTH ALONG ALIGNMENT AT SITE OF LOAMSIDE STATION 2019 The line continued for a considerable distance on the eastern side of the road to beyond Peak Crossing. Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER ALONG THE EMBANKMENT 2019 The tree line on the left marks the beginning of the workings of the Good Hope Colliery. Photo: Alister J Cameron
ARHS Bulletin 376 February 1969, p37
AS FORMER ALIGNMENT APPROACHES SIDDON RD SPOIL HEAPS OF COLLIERY CAN BE SEEN ON THE LEFT 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
VIEWED FROM ANOTHER ANGLE 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING BACK NORTH-EAST FROM SIDDANS RD CORNER 2019 Siding departed from main line to left and proceeded north-east to right of spoil heaps. Photo: Alister J Cameron
A FULL VIEW OF THE MINE SITE LOOKING IN THE SAME DIRECTION 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
CLOSEUP FROM A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE 2019 The spoil heaps are all that remains of the former colliery Photo: Alister J Cameron
NORTH OF SPOIL HEAPS COLLIERY SIDING RAN NORTH (FROM RIGHT TO LEFT IN PHOTO): ENDING OPPOSITE MAIN SHED BEHIND HOUSE. Photo: Alister J Cameron
ARHS Bulletin 376 February 1969, p37
LOOKING SOUTH ACROSS SIDDANS RD INTERSECTION 2019 Main branch line embankment can clearly seen. Good Hope Colliery site is out of sight on left. Sidings for Speedwell Colliery commenced in far distance and tracked back to run in front of farm sheds to left. Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER SOUTH ALONG THE MAIN LINE 2019 Location of former bridge is in the near distance. Photo: Alister J Cameron
SITE OF FORMER RAIL BRIDGE 2019 The main road on the right has a concrete culvert at this location. Photo: Alister J Cameron
SOUTH OF BRIDGE SITE AND LOOKING NORTH-EAST 2019 The Speedwell siding commenced here. Photo: Alister J Cameron
IN MIDDLE OF PHOTO EMBANKMENT OF FORMER SIDINGS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN RUNNING RIGHT TO LEFT 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
SIDING EMBANKMENT FURTHER NORTH 2019 The two farm sheds mark the approximate location of the former coal stage. Photo: Alister J Cameron

Hampstead

"To The Scenic Rim" Greg Cash ARHS(QLD) 2019 p87
ALMOST TWO KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SPEEDWELL SIDING AND LOOKING SOUTH Path of former line is difficult to discern at this point. Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER SOUTH A MODERN DRAINAGE CHANNEL DOMINATES THE SITE 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
APPROACHING THE SITE OF HAMPSTEAD STATION 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
AT THE SITE OF HAMPSTEAD STATION 2019 Building was on right-hand side of main line between it and road. There was also a paralell siding that continued for some distance. The siding to the Noblevale Colliery veered off to the right and further along there was yet another siding to a loading bank in paddock top left. Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING SOUTH-EAST FROM WHERE LOADING BANK SIDING ENTERED PADDOCK 2019 There is disturbed ground at various places but nothing that can definitively be identified as siding or bank remains. Photo: Alister J Camerkon

Noblevale 7 Colliery

POSITION WHERE NOBLEVALE 7 SIDING LEFT THE MAIN LINE 2019 It headed south-west to right of trees approximately where medical centre sign is. Photo: Alister J Cameron
LOOKING SOUTH OVER THE MAIN COLLIERY AREA 2019 There were two sidings at the point, a coal stage and orther structures. Photo: Alister J Cameron
AT GROUND LEVEL, APART FROM COAL THERE IS EVIDENCE OF THE RAILWAY PAST, IE. TWO DOG SPIKES 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
TO THE WEST OF THE SIDING AN UNIDENTIFIED APPARATUS IS POSITIONED IN FRONT OF A SPOIL HEAP. Photo: Alister J Cameron
QUITE CLOSE TO THE MEDICAL CENTRE THERE ARE MORE SPOIL DENOTING ACTIVITY IN THIS AREA AS WELL 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
TO THE NORTH OF THE NOBLEVALE 7 AREA BUT ON THE SAME PROPERTY ARE THE MEAGRE REMAINS OF THE BLUE BELL MINE 2019 Alister J Cameron
VIEW OF ALLIGNMENT HEADING SOUTH ON OTHER SIDE OF FENCE 2019 Taken from loading bank paddock Photo: Alister J Cameron
FURTHER SOUTH THE ALLIGNMENT APPROACHES FORD LANE Photo: Alister J Cameron
CLOSER TO THE LANE THERE IS THE LIKELY SITE OF A SMALL BRIDGE OR CULVERT 2019 Photo: Alister J Cameron
CLOSER TO THE LANE A LARGE SECTION OF LONG GRASS CAN BE SEEN IN THE DISTANCE 2019 This is the site of a cream shed that was obviously a stopping place but not an official station. Photo: Alister J Cameron
THE CREAM SHED SITE 2019. A farm road is on the left and Ford's Lane is opposite on the other side of the main road. Photo: Alister J Cameron
VIEW FROM THE SOUTH OF CREAM SHED AT FORD'S LANE Photo: John Armstrong "To The Scenic Rim 1" AHRS(Qld) 2019 p25