Signal Cabins - Partial Remains
The details below show signal cabins where only part remains, either in situ, or relocated to another site. The remains vary considerably from very small/hard to see remains to complete buildings that still exist but have another use. In some cases only the concrete foundation slab remains beside the track to mark the location of the former cabin. Any information to add to this list would be greatly appreciated.
The details below show signal cabins where only part remains, either in situ, or relocated to another site. The remains vary considerably from very small/hard to see remains to complete buildings that still exist but have another use. In some cases only the concrete foundation slab remains beside the track to mark the location of the former cabin. Any information to add to this list would be greatly appreciated.
Ayr: The signal cabin had a 10 lever frame which was decommissioned and subsequently donated to the Gympie Mining Museum. The lever frame has been placed in the remaining part of Monkland signal cabin, attached to the part of the Monkland station building relocated to the museum. Mining Museum open daily for public viewing.
Baddow: Former signal cabin building remains on private property near Maryborough as an office for Riding for the Disabled. Cabin had a 56 lever frame with 4 additional double-wire levers which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Bajool (2nd): The station building which housed the signal cabin with associated signal panel still exists in situ at the station but is out of use. The lever frame and signal panel were both removed and the lever frame was presumably scrapped. The signal panel however still exists in a private collection.
Ballard (2nd): Former signal cabin building remains on private property. Had a 10 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Beerburrum: Signal cabin became redundant when CTC signalling was installed, the building remained however the lever frame was presumably scrapped. Signal cabin building subsequently purchased for a private collection and removed. Station building later removed and used as accommodation at Secrets on the Lake at Montville.
Blaxland: Only part of the concrete foundation for the signal cabin remains in situ adjacent the Main Line.
Bluff East Ground Frame: The concrete foundation which supported the Bluff East Ground Frame has been pushed aside and is in private property beside the railway corridor. Previously had a 10 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Bluff West Ground Frame: The concrete foundation which supported the Bluff West Ground Frame has been pushed aside and is sitting vertically against a tree within the railway corridor at the eastern end of the yard. Previously had a 10 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Boondall: This station did not have a signal cabin by definition, but it did have signals and was a Block Station. The platform face shows evidence where the signal wires left the platform and a signal pulley still exists, however the signals were operated from Pull Over levers, not a lever frame, and there was no signal cabin building over them.
Booval: Signal cabin was open building on Ipswich side of station building. Both buildings demolished after electrification but lever frame remains in a private collection in a poor condition. Had a 8 lever frame.
Bundamba: The original signal cabin survived until 1980 when it was decommissioned due to re-signalling between Darra and Ipswich for electrification. The building is known to have been demolished, the lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned. The only evidence remaining is the opening in the platform face where point rodding and signal wires left the signal cabin. The black section in the platform face opposite the locomotive marks the position of the former signal cabin.
Burpengary (1st): The concrete station building at Burpengary which housed the original signal cabin still remains in use. The cabin was located in the Brisbane end of the building, the area has since been converted into the ticket office.
Burpengary (2nd): The former signal cabin building remains in situ in railway corridor. Had a 15 lever frame. Signal cabin located within operation railway yard, no public access.
Caboolture: Former signal cabin building (no lever frame) remains at the Caboolture Historical Village as a general display building, and open for public viewing. Had a 40 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned. There are plans to restore and place another lever frame in this building for display purposes. Ignore the 'STORTH' station nameboard in the image below.
At Caboolture station (Queensland Rail) the location where the signal cabin shown above once stood is still evident with the opening in the platform for points rodding and signals wires just visible above the ballast. The space has a piece of wood filling in the gap as shown in the images below.
Charters Towers A: The building which was previously Charters Towers A cabin was removed and relocated after it was decommissioned. The image below shows the building with Southern Cross station building. The station building has since been placed near Charters Towers station, the location of the former signal cabin building is unknown.
Cloncurry (2nd): The location within the station building where the signal cabin existed remains, but is used as a locker room. Lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Cooroy: Former signal cabin building remains as part of station building. The signal cabin portion was re-purposed for handling parcels by removing the windows and replacing them with doors to allow parcels to be brought in and out from both the platform side and the rear of the building. The 26 lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Duchess: Only the concrete foundation of the former signal cabin remains, filled with dirt, adjacent the station building.
Durroburra: The foundation of the former signal cabin existed adjacent the main North Coast Line, however recent track duplication work may have destroyed it. Had a 10 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Gatton (2nd): The lever frame from the former Gatton signal cabin exists, dismanteled, in a private collection. The diagram also remains in a different private collection. The former signal cabin building was presumably demolished with the foundation now used as a tank stand. Had a 25 lever frame.
Glenapp (Standard Gauge): Decommissioned when CTC was installed between Casino and Acacia Ridge. Lever frame and building preserved in situ and now restored and maintained by local interest group.
Goodna: The station at Goodna was destroyed by fire in 1982 with the cabin also being damaged. A new station was built on the site with the only evidence of the former cabin being the opening in the Down platform face where the point rodding and signal wires left the cabin. Photographed from the adjacent car park.
Gordonvale: Former open signal cabin building remains in situ under awning at station.
Grantham: Former signal cabin building was on island platform at station, unused and boarded up. Lever frame obtained by ARHSQ and relocated to Kunkala for future restoration project. Had a 12 lever frame. Platform and signal cabin building removed in 2014 - presumably demolished.
Gunalda: Gunalda cabin was decommissioned when CTC was commissioned. The building remained as part of the station building until the station closed. The building was sold and relocated to Tiaro and is used at the sports ground in Inman Street Tiaro.
Gympie (1st): Building presumed to be the original Gympie signal cabin exists as a store room at the northern end of the platform. Visible from station platform and used as a storeroom.
Harlaxton: Concrete foundation from former signal cabin remains in situ within station yard. The foundation has a roof added to act as a store room. Had a 32 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Holmes: Lever frame resides at the Murphy's Creek station museum in a dismantled state, in the former Murphy's Creek signal cabin. Had a 10 lever frame. The photo below shows the building decommissioned before removal.
Hughenden East: Lever frame resides in storage at The Workshops Rail Museum North Ipswich in a dismantled state.
Hughenden West: Lever frame resides in storage at The Workshops Rail Museum North Ipswich in a dismantled state.
Kabra (2): Concrete foundation from former signal cabin remains in situ within station yard. The foundation has a roof added to act as a store room. Had a 45 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Kaili: The foundation of the former signal cabin existed adjacent the main North Coast Line, however recent track duplication work may have destroyed it.
Kuraby: Although the signal cabin itself is gone, presumably the lever frame and building were both scrapped when decommissioned, the location of the cabin is still obvious in the platform faces of the island platform. The opening where point rodding and signal wires left the cabin can be seen, although it was been blocked up with concrete.
Landsborough: Former signal cabin building remains as annex to northern end of station building. Had a 30 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Mackay A: The station building which incorporated Mackay A Cabin still exists but is no longer in railway use. The station building remains in position in Boddington Street Mackay.
Magoon: Part of the concrete foundation for the war-time crossing loop and signal cabin at Magoon remains in situ adjacent to the main line between Murphy's Creek and Holmes. The concrete foundation has since been partly demolished leaving just a flat concrete slab remaining. The last two photo's show the rails which supported the ten-lever frame which was positioned at one end of the building.
Mareeba: The concrete foundation of the former signal cabin remains in situ at the station site. The building and lever frame were presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Mareeba Aux: The concrete foundation and building which was the former signal cabin remains in situ at the station, however the building has been converted for another purpose. Lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
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Mitchelton: The signal cabin at Mitchelton was decommissioned when colour light signalling was introduced with the electrification of the Brisbane Suburban Area. The building and lever frame are thought to have been demolished. The image below shows in the distance behind the rail motor the signal cabin building at Mitchelton, still standing several years after electrification was commissioned. The signal cabin was located adjacent to the Ferny Grove end of the present station building. The second and third photos below show a modern day scene. The platform face shows where the point rodding and signals wires left the cabin. A similar and smaller opening exists on the opposite platform face but has been filled in and is much less visible.
Monkland: Part of the signal cabin building remains attached to the part of the station building which was relocated to the Gympie Mining Museum. Had a 35 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned. The lever frame on display in this building is actually from Ayr. The signal cabin diagram from Monkland is also on display.
Moura: Concrete foundation of signal cabin remains in situ adjacent Moura station. Signal cabin building remains in a private collection, pending reconstruction. Had a 10 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Murarrie: The location of the signal cabin is still obvious with the opening in the platform on the Cleveland end of the inbound platform face for the signal wires and point rods.
Murphy's Creek (2nd): Former signal cabin building remains at Ipswich end of station building. Had a 25 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned. A replacement lever frame from Holmes is inside the cabin but not assembled.
Nambour (2nd): Location within brick station building where signal cabin was still exists however just as a public waiting area. Had a 45 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned. A slightly blurred view below from a passing train on the Main Line shows where the point rodding and signals wires left the signal cabin.
Newmarket: The signal cabin at Newmarket was adjacent to the Brisbane end of the station building. The location of the former signal cabin is still marked by the opening in the platform face where the point rodding and signal wires left the cabin. A similar opening exists on the other platform face but has been filled in and is much less visible. Photographed from a temporary platform erected during station renovation works in 2017.
Normanby: The concrete foundation from Normanby signal cabin remains in situ on the embankment high above the railway lines at Normanby - near Kelvin Grove Rd Normanby Fiveways. Had a 40 lever double-wire frame.
North Bundaberg: The small signal cabin at North Bundaberg was built onto the northern end of the station building. The lever frame was decommissioned and presumably scrapped when CTC signalling was commissioned. The part of the building where the lever frame once existed still remains at North Bundaberg station which is now relocated slightly to the North Bundaberg Railway Museum. In the photo below it is the part of the building attached to the station building, behind Lowmead cabin which is in the foreground.
Oonoonba: Former station building which contained signal cabin, relocated to live steam railway in Townsville. Lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Oxley (2nd): The second cabin to be built at Oxley was inside the station building at the Darra end. The location still exists but is now only part of the station office. The opening in the platform face where the signal wires and point rodding left the cabin is still evident in the platform face. Lever frame presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Paget: Former signal cabin building relocated to Mackay Society of Model Engineers. Lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Parana: The concrete foundation of Parana signal cabin remains in situ beside the main North Coast Line at Parana. Lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Petrie A: Former signal cabin building relocated to North Pine Market site at Petrie. Lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Pomona: Former signal cabin building relocated to western side of Main Line and used as an art gallery. Had a 28 lever frame with 2 additional power levers which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Rockhampton B: Lever frame only relocated to Rockhampton Historical Village, the former signal cabin building was demolished. Had a 80 lever frame, the largest in Queensland along with Toowoomba A cabin.
Rocklea: The signal cabin itself is long gone, but two things remain to mark where it once stood. The platform face shows where the point rodding and signal wires left the building, and a door in the end of the station building shows where there was a covered passageway from the station office to the signal cabin. The cabin had 22 levers and was at the Beenleigh end of the station building. The photograph below was taken the week prior to the station closing for re-building under the Cross River Rail program.
Sarina: The signal cabin building remains on Sarina station platform however the levers have long since been removed and the building is now a store room only.
South Brisbane Interstate: Two lever frames from South Brisbane are known to exist, both in private collections. The later lever frame is being restored and will be placed on public display at the Caboolture Historical Village, in the former Caboolture signal cabin building.
Sunnybank A: The signal cabin was built into the Beenleigh end of the station building. The station building remains in use however signal cabin portion is now just part of the station office. The opening in the platform face where the signal wires and point rodding left the cabin is still evident in the platform face. Lever frame was probably scrapped when decommissioned.
Tandur: The concrete foundation of Tandur signal cabin remains in situ beside the old formation at the station site. The main North Coast Line has been deviated and now bypasses the old station site. The signal cabin building is thought to exist, but its location is unknown. The photograph below shows the building after the lever frame had been removed and before the building was sold for removal.
Tennyson: The concrete foundation of Tennyson signal cabin remains in situ beside the line, adjacent to Tennyson Memorial Road.
Theebine: Former signal cabin building, which was last used as a roadside/parcels building relocated to the Gundiah Sports ground, un-used and severely deteriorated. Had a 40 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned. The building has recently appeared to have been demolished or relocated.
Tiaro: The signal cabin was built into the Brisbane end of the station building as shown by the position of the windows in the first image below. The 27 lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned concurrent with the commissioning of CTC. The second and third images below show the relocated station building, now a Tourist Information office in the main street of Tiaro. Again the position of the windows indicate where the signal cabin once existed.
Torbanlea: The concrete foundation of Torbanlea cabin remains beside the main North Coast Line at Torbanlea. The low-level frame was supported on rails similar to Lanefield. Two semaphore signals from Torbanlea previously existed at the petrol station but have since been removed to a nearby museum.
Townsville A: Former signal cabin building remains in situ, fully restored as part of heritage walk. Had a 19 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned. Prior to restoration the building was empty and vandalised.
Townsville Bulk Sugar: Former signal cabin building remains in situ however now disused, was previously used as an office. Had a 10 lever frame.
Tully: Part of the concrete foundation where the cabin was, adjacent to the northern end of the station building, can still be seen.
Wacol: Former signal cabin building relocated to Rosewood Railway Museum at Kunkala and presently under restoration with part of the Wulkuraka lever frame to be installed. Photographed at Wacol just prior to removal.
Wulkuraka (2nd): Lever frame obtained by ARHSQ and presently being restored as part of the Kunkala signal cabin project. Had 45 lever frame with 4 additional double wire levers, however only 25 levers with 4 double wire levers are being reused in the former Wacol signal cabin. Part of the concrete foundation still existed at Wulkuraka, adjacent to the Up main line, but recent construction works may have destroyed what little remained.
Wynnum: The former signal cabin building remains on station platform used only as a store room.
Wyreema (2nd): The former lever frame existed until about 2013. Frame dismantled for restoration project in private collection. Had a 3 lever frame. Photographed below when still operational, 6H24 empty cotton train has just left the station.
Yandina: Part of station building where signal cabin was remains as office on the station platform. Had a 30 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
Yarongmulu: Signal cabin building removed to Grandchester Live Steam group for use as office area. Had a 10 lever frame which was presumably scrapped when decommissioned. The images below show the cabin after it was decommissioned but still at Yarongmulu, and after relocation and restoration at Grandchester.
Yukan: Lever frame last known to exist at QR training centre. Had a 20 lever frame.
Yurol: Concrete foundation for signal cabin remains in situ at station site between Cooroy and Pomona. Lever frame was presumably scrapped when decommissioned.
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