Great Western Railway Line dreams celebrated a century down the track

Sally Gall
Updated April 25 2017 - 9:12am, first published April 24 2017 - 8:00pm
Signals open: Longreach Regional Council mayor, Ed Warren, Queensland Rail chief financial officer, Jim Benstead, Kathie and Bob Long, Yaraka's last rail employee, rail museum organiser Susan Glasson, and the Member for Gregory, Lachlan Millar. Photo: Sally Cripps.
Signals open: Longreach Regional Council mayor, Ed Warren, Queensland Rail chief financial officer, Jim Benstead, Kathie and Bob Long, Yaraka's last rail employee, rail museum organiser Susan Glasson, and the Member for Gregory, Lachlan Millar. Photo: Sally Cripps.

A century ago, nation-builders planned a transcontinental rail system to facilitate the country’s development, part of which was the proposal known as the Great Western Railway, a system of five new lines in western Queensland.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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