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| Title: |
QR 1761 |
| Description: |
Kuranda tour train |
| Photo Date: |
9/13/1988 Upload Date: 11/4/2017 2:22:31 AM |
| Location: |
Freshwater, QLD |
| Author: |
Steve Jeffs |
| Categories: |
Station,Passenger |
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79 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
Tourist trans departs from his station near sea level |
| Description: |
and work thier way into the mountains and the town of Kuranda |
| Photo Date: |
6/27/2010 Upload Date: 8/1/2010 10:11:13 AM |
| Location: |
Freshwater, QLD |
| Author: |
John McCluskey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger |
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97 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
unused signal |
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| Photo Date: |
6/27/2010 Upload Date: 8/1/2010 10:11:17 AM |
| Location: |
Freshwater, QLD |
| Author: |
John McCluskey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger |
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74 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Queensland Rail National 1720 Class, 1751, 1076mm Gauge |
| Description: |
Clyde-EMD model GL18C |
| Photo Date: |
6/27/2010 Upload Date: 8/1/2010 10:11:20 AM |
| Location: |
Freshwater, QLD |
| Author: |
John McCluskey |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger |
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88 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Kuranda Scenic Railway |
| Description: |
The tourist train of Kuranda Scenic Railway is a narrow gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) line. The boarding station at Freshwater includes two cars, used as restaurant and souvenir shop. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2015 Upload Date: 12/16/2015 4:47:58 AM |
| Location: |
Freshwater, QLD |
| Author: |
Peider SwissTrip |
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100 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Kuranda Scenic Railway |
| Description: |
The class 1720 locomotive is relatively lightweight, a total of approximately 60 ton with an approximate 10-ton axle load. This allowed QR to operate them on lightweight branch line or suburban passenger train services. A 745 kW/1000 hp is generated by the units' diesel engine, Model 8- 645E. It is a two-stroke V8 General Motors Engine that has solid fuel injection with blower scavenging. The engine operates at speeds from 315 rpm to 900 rpm. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2015 Upload Date: 12/16/2015 4:48:01 AM |
| Location: |
Freshwater, QLD |
| Author: |
Peider SwissTrip |
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| Locomotives: |
QR 1734(UNKNOWN) |
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129 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
Sugarcane train |
| Description: |
In 2014 there were 19 sugar cane systems in Queensland (18 of which use 610mm gauge) with a combined trackage of ~3000 km hauling approximately 36M tonnes of sugar cane each season. |
| Photo Date: |
10/17/2015 Upload Date: 12/22/2015 4:08:56 PM |
| Location: |
Freshwater, QLD |
| Author: |
Peider SwissTrip |
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80 Comments: 2 |
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