(Warwick) - Inglewood - Texas
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Fast
facts about the Branch- Background
- Timetable
- Stations built on the line
- Description of the line
- Train services and line workings
- Closure of the line
Background
The line from Inglewood to Texas was surveyed from 17th July 1911 and opened on 3rd November, 1930.
This branch line joined the South-Western Line at Inglewood (between Warwick and Goondiwindi), and headed in a southerly direction towards the New South Wales Border.
1931 - Trucking Yards, Texas. – Trucking yards, suitable for cattle, sheep, and pigs, have been erected at Texas, and are available for use. In addition to freight royalty charges at the rate of 2s. per 100 head of sheep or part thereof and £1 per 100 head of cattle are to be collected. Smaller consignments of cattle are to be charged at the rate of 2s. for every ten head. The minimum charges are 2s. per “IC” wagon and 4s. for other cattle wagons. (Weekly Notice No. 4/31).
Timetable
The time-table was as follows:
| UP TRAINS | DOWN TRAINS | ||||
| Stations | Mondays a.m. |
Thursdays p.m. |
Stations | Tuesdays a.m. |
Fridays p.m. |
| Warwick dep | *3.20 | 7.25 | Texas | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Inglewood arr | 8.30 | 12.25 | Mundoey | d | d |
| Inglewood dep | †9.15 | 1.15 | Magee | d | d |
| Magee | d | d | Inglewood | 8.45 | 7.50 |
| Mundoey | d | d | Inglewood | 9.50 | 8.25 |
| Texas | 11.55 | 4.0 | Warwick | **3.20 | ††11.35 |
* Connects with the 8.0 a.m. Mail Train from Brisbane.
** Connects with the 5.30 p.m. Mixed Train from Warwick to Toowoomba and
11.00 p.m. Mixed Train from Toowoomba to Brisbane.
† Connects with 7.40 a.m. Train from Dirranbandi.
†† Connects with the 11.50 a.m. Mail Train to Brisbane.
Stations built on the line
| Location | Miles | Chains | Feet above sea level |
| Magee | 17 | 49 | 910 |
| Mundoey | 26 | 72 | 967 |
| Texas | 34 | 2 | 933 |
Description of the line
Particulars of station arrangements and signaling are as under:-
- Magee – loop siding, 8 chains over points. Rail level platform 150 feet long, side loading bank, 2 feet 6 inches above the rail level, on siding, shelter shed, 12 feet x 12 feet.
- Mundoey - loop siding, 11 chains over points. Rail level platform 150 feet long, side loading bank, 2 feet 6 inches above the rail level, on siding, shelter shed, 12 feet x 12 feet.
- Texas – station buildings, 30 feet x 12 feet, containing booking office, waiting shed and ladies room, rail level platform 150 feet long, goods shed 30 feet x 20 feet, with outside platform 30 feet x 12 feet, residence, lamp room and sanitary conveniences, loop siding 11 1⁄2 chains over points with dead end to loading bank, 2 feet 6 inches above rail level, side and end loading to siding and side loading to main line, fork line with dead end 7 chains long from apex.
With regards to signalling, the “Down Stop” signal on the
Texas Branch at Inglewood is a 20 feet rail signal, erected on the right
side of the line, 440 yards from junction points, and is worked from a
lever installed at points.
The “Up Stop” signal at Texas is a 20 feet rail signal, erected
on right side of line, 200 yards from points, and is worked from platform.
Train services and working
The 1932 Timetable shows only a couple of train services a week on the
Texas branch. The services being:-
Mon 184 Up Mixed arrive texas 7.40pm
Tue 185 Down Mixed depart texas 8.55am
Thu 180 Up Mixed arrive Texas 3.40pm
Fri 187 Down Mixed depart texas 5.25am
Trains would arrive in the afternoon and leave the next morning. The branch
also took 2 hours and 25 mins to travel
1963 shows:
Mon 180 Up Goods arr 9.15am
Mon 181 Down Goods dep 11.15am
Tue 182 Up Goods arr 4.55pm
Tue 183 Down Goods dep 6.50pm
Thur 180 Up Goods arr 9.15am
Thur 181 Down Goods dep 11.15am
In 1969 and 1970, the timetable showed an additional train in each direction.
Hence;-
Tue 180 Up Goods arr 6.10am
Tue 181 Down Goods dep 8.00am
Wed 182 Up Goods arr 1.10pm
Wed 183 Down Goods dep 3.00pm
Fri 180 Up Goods arr 6.10am
Fri 181 Down Goods dep 8.00am
By 1977, Wednesday Trais 182 and 183 were removed from the timetable
And By 1990, all trains were removed from the timetable. Trains were run
on a as required basis for grain loading.
Closure of the line
The Inglewood to Texas branch line was closed on 1st January 1994.
