Signal Cabin Types:
Signal cabins in Queensland can be categorized into a number of different building types. Although there is no evidence to suggest these signal cabin types were officially recognized types, for the purpose of illustration they have been grouped as shown below.
Signal cabins in Queensland can be categorized into a number of different building types. Although there is no evidence to suggest these signal cabin types were officially recognized types, for the purpose of illustration they have been grouped as shown below.
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Albert, Albion, Archer Park (1st), Baddow, Beaudesert Rd (2nd), Beerburrum, Bororen, Bowen, Brookhill, Brunswick St (1st), Bulimba Junction, Bundamba, Cairns, Cannon Hill, Central EP, Chinchilla (2nd), Cloncurry (1st), Coopers Plains, Coorparoo, Corinda (1st), Corinda (2nd), Dalby, Dinmore, Dutton Park, Eagle Junction, Emerald, Eudlo, Eumundi, Exhibition, Gladstone A, Gladstone B, Glenapp (UG), Glenmore Junction, Goodna, Gowrie Junction, Grantham, Greenmount, Gundiah, Gympie (1st), Harristown, Holmes, Ipswich (1st), Ipswich (present), Isis A (1st), Kadina, Kagaru, Kinkuna, Landsborough (2nd), Lockyer, Lota Junction, Lowmead, Mackay B (1st), Manly, Maryborough, Mayne (1st), Merinda, Milton, Mitchelton, Mt Larcom, Mungar, Murarrie, Nambour (1st), Nandroya, Netherby, Newmarket, Northgate, Nundah, Oakey, Oakhurst, Owanyilla, Oxley (1st), Palmwoods, Park Road, Petrie A, Pomona, Port Curtis Junction, Rangeview, Redbank A, Rockhampton A, Rockhampton B, Roma Street B (2nd), Sherwood (1st), South Brisbane, South Brisbane (UG), Strathpine (1st), Stuart, Tandur (1st), Tandur (2nd), Theebine, Toowong, Toowoomba A (2nd), Toowoomba B (1st), Townsville A, Townsville Fork Line, Vulture St, Wacol (2nd), Walloon, Willowburn, Wooloowin, Wynnum, Wyreema (1st), Yarongmulu, Yeerongpilly (1st), Yeerongpilly (2nd), Yengarie, Zillmere (2nd)
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Acacia Ridge (1st), Acacia Ridge (2nd), Alton Downs Junction, Aramac Junction, Avondale (Aux), Ayr, Baanga, Ballard (1st), Ballard (2nd), Beaudesert Rd (1st), Bemerside, Bethania, Blaxland, Bowen Bridge Road, Bowen Hills, Boyne Valley Junction/Byellee, Brunswick St (2nd), Calobra, Central A, Central B, Chelmer, Clapham, Cooran (2nd), Darra, Drayton, Duaringa, Edmonton, El Arish, Elimbah, Enoggera, Gatton (1st), Gladstone (hybrid), Gloucester St, Hughenden East, Hughenden West, Gordonvale, Gore, Gracemere, Graceville, Greenmount B, Gympie (2nd), Harvey's Siding, Helidon B, Home Hill, Hughenden, Indooroopilly, Ingham (1st), Innisfail, Innisfail A, Innisfail B, Ipswich (Fassifern Jctn), Ipswich (Bell Street), Ipswich (West Street), Isis A (temp), Jandowae Junction, Julago, Kabra (2nd), Laidley (1st), Lanefield, Mackay Frame A, Mackay Frame B, Magoon, Mareeba, Mareeba Aux, Mayne EP, Miles, Mingela, Mooloolah, Moura, Normanby, Normanby Coal Stage, North Arm, Nudgee, Parana, Petrie B, Redbank (Deviation), Reid River, Rocklea (2nd), Roma Street, Roma Street A (1st), Roma Street B (1st), Roma Street C (1st), Roma Street D (1st), Roma Street A (2nd), Roma Street (UG) (GF), Rosedale, Sandgate, Silkwood, Spring Bluff (3rd), Springsure Junction, Sunnybank B, Taringa, Tennyson, Toolburra, Tooloola, Toowoomba (1st), Townsville B, Tully, Wacol (1st), Warwick, Warwick A (1st), Warwick A (2nd), Warwick B (1st), Westwood, Woombye, Woondum, Yukan, Yurol, Zillmere (1st)
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Signal Cabin Status:
The table below shows the present status of all the known signals cabin which exist or have existed in Queensland. So far 286 signal cabins have been identified as existing in Queensland at some time between the 1880's and today. Click on the Menu sub-pages for brief details about each cabin and photographs.
(GF = Ground Frame which utilised a signal cabin interlocking machine)
(UG = Uniform or Standard Gauge)
(1st = First signal cabin at this location)
(2nd = Second signal cabin at this location)
The table below shows the present status of all the known signals cabin which exist or have existed in Queensland. So far 286 signal cabins have been identified as existing in Queensland at some time between the 1880's and today. Click on the Menu sub-pages for brief details about each cabin and photographs.
(GF = Ground Frame which utilised a signal cabin interlocking machine)
(UG = Uniform or Standard Gauge)
(1st = First signal cabin at this location)
(2nd = Second signal cabin at this location)
Commissioned:
(6/298 = 2.0%) Ascot
Callemondah (GF) Ingham (2nd) Innisfail Kuranda Mackay (GF) |
Decommissioned:
(17/298 = 5.7%) Archer Park (2nd)
Burpengary (2nd) Charters Towers Clifton Glenapp (UG) Goondiwindi Grandchester Helidon A Helidon B Laidley (2nd) Mill Hill Spring Bluff Toowoomba A (2nd) Toowoomba B (2nd) Wallangarra Warwick A (2nd) Warwick B (2nd) |
Decommissioned & Relocated:
(7/298 = 2.3%) Chinchilla (2nd)
Glenmore Junction Ipswich Lowmead Miles Oakey Roma Street (UG) (GF) |
Partial Remains:
(72/298 = 24.2%) Ayr
Baddow Bajool (2nd) Ballard (2nd) Beerburrum Blaxland Bluff East (GF) Bluff West (GF) Booval Burpengary Caboolture Cloncurry (2nd) Cooroy Duchess Durroburra Gatton (2nd) Gordonvale Grantham Gympie (1st) Harlaxton Holmes Hughenden East Hughenden West Kabra (2nd) Kaili Kilkivan Kuraby Landsborough (2nd) Mackay A Magoon Mareeba Mareeba Aux Monkland Moura Murarrie Murphy's Creek Nambour (2nd) Normanby North Bundaberg Oonoonba Oxley (2nd) Paget Parana Petrie A Pomona Rockhampton B Rocklea South Brisbane (UG) Sunnybank A Tandur (2nd) Tennyson Theebine Tiaro Townsville A Townsville Bulk Sugar Tully Wacol (2nd) Wulkuraka (2nd) Wynnum Wyreema (2nd) Yandina Yarongmulu Yukan Yurol |
No Remains:
(196/298 = 65.8%) Acacia Ridge
Albert Albion Alton Downs Junction Aramac Junction Archer Park (1st) Avondale Avondale (Aux) Ayr Baanga Bajool (1st) Ballard (1st) Beaudesert Rd (1st) Beaudesert Rd (2nd) Beenleigh Beerwah Bemerside Bethania Bingera Bororen Bowen Bowen Bridge Road Bowen Hills Boyne Valley Junction/Byellee Brookhill Brunswick St (1st) Brunswick St (2nd) Bulimba Junction Bundamba Burpengary (1st) Cairns Calobra Cannon Hill Central A Central B Central EP Chinchilla (1st) Chelmer Clapham Collinsville Colton Columboola Comet Coopers Plains Cooran Coorparoo Cordalba Corinda (1st) Corinda (2nd) Curra Dalby Darra Dinmore Drayton Duaringa Dutton Park Eagle Junction Edmonton El Arish Elimbah Emerald Enoggera Ernest Junction Eudlo Eumundi Exhibition Forest Hill Gatton (1st) Gladstone A Gladstone B Gladstone (hybrid) Glass House M'tains Gloucester St Goodna Gore Gowrie Junction Gracemere Graceville Greenmount A Greenmount B Gunalda Gundiah Gympie (2nd) Harristown Harvey's Siding Home Hill Hughenden Indooroopilly Ingham (1st) Innisfail A Innisfail B Ipswich (1st) Ipswich (Fassifern Jctn) Ipswich (Bell Street) Ipswich (West Street) Isis A (1st) Isis A (temp) Isis A (2nd) Isis B Jandowae Junction Julago Kadina Kagaru (UG) Killarney Junction Kingston Kinkuna Kuttabul Laidley (1st) Landsborough (1st) Lanefield Lockyer Lota Junction Lytton Junction Mackay Frame A Mackay B (1st) Mackay Frame B Manly Maryborough Merinda Milton Mingela Mitchelton Mooloolah Mt Larcom Mungar Nandroya Nambour (1st) Netherby Newmarket Normanby Normanby Coal Stage North Arm Northgate Nudgee Nundah Oakhurst Owanyilla Oxley (1st) Palmwoods Park Road Petrie B Pinkenba Port Curtis Junction Pring Rangeview Redbank A Redbank B Redbank (Deviation) Reid River Rockhampton A Rockhampton B Roma Street Roma Street A (1st) Roma Street B (1st) Roma Street C (1st) Roma Street D (1st) Roma Street A (2nd) Roma Street B (2nd) Rosewood (1st) Salisbury Sandgate Sherwood (1st) Silkwood South Brisbane Springsure Junction Strathpine (1st) Strathpine (2nd) Stuart Sunnybank B Tamaree Tandur (1st) Taringa Tolga Toolburra Tooloola Toowong Toowoomba (1st) Toowoomba B (1st) Torbanlea Townsville B Townsville Fork Line Tweed Heads Vulture St Wacol (1st) Walloon Warwick Warwick A (1st) Warwick B (1st) Westwood Willowburn Wooloowin Woombye Woondum Wulkuraka (1st) Wyreema (1st) Yengarie Yeerongpilly (1st) Yeerongpilly (2nd) Zillmere (1st) Zillmere (2nd) |
Signal Cabin Data:
The following table and data sheets give more detailed information about signal cabins mentioned on these pages.
The following table and data sheets give more detailed information about signal cabins mentioned on these pages.
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