Main Range Railway

Main Range Railway
Tunnel #2 down, Main Range Railway, 2008
LocationRailway Corridor from the end of Murphy's Creek Station to Ruthven Street overbridge, Harlaxton, Murphys Creek, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates27°29′21″S 152°00′23″E / 27.4892°S 152.0063°E / -27.4892; 152.0063
Design period1840s - 1860s (mid-19th century)
Built1865-1867
Official nameMain Range Railway
Typestate heritage (built)
Designated5 February 2009
Reference no.601480
Significant period1865-1867 establishment period
Significant componentsviews from, railway station, pavilion, embankment - railway, quarry, shed - storage, waiting room, formation - railway, building foundations/ruins, trees/plantings, platform, wall/s - retaining, culvert - railway, residential accommodation - workers' housing, abutments - railway bridge, railway, bridge/viaduct - railway, signal box/signal cabin/switch house/mechanical points (rail), garden/grounds, tunnel - railway, signals, cutting - railway, drainage, machinery/plant/equipment - transport - rail
BuildersPeto, Brassey and Betts
Main Range Railway is located in Queensland
Main Range Railway
Location of Main Range Railway in Queensland
Main Range Railway is located in Australia
Main Range Railway
Main Range Railway (Australia)

Main Range Railway is a heritage-listed railway from the end of Murphys Creek railway station, Murphys Creek to the Ruthven Street overbridge, Harlaxton, Queensland, Australia. It forms part of the Main Line railway and was built from 1865 to 1867 by railway builders Peto, Brassey and Betts. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2009.[1]

  1. ^ "Main Range Railway (entry 601480)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.