Bromelton, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Bromelton is a small village in southern Queensland
, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Bromelton and the surrounding area had a population of 536.
railway network. Because land is available at this site, it is proposed to construct a transport hub, where freight trains can be unloaded, or transshipped from standard gauge
to narrow gauge
. It is also the case the existing hub at Acacia Ridge is full and the owners of that hub are not prepared to make space available for other users.
The line between Acacia Ridge and Bromelton would be converted to dual gauge
.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Bromelton and the surrounding area had a population of 536.
Transport
The town has a crossing loop on the national standard gaugeStandard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
railway network. Because land is available at this site, it is proposed to construct a transport hub, where freight trains can be unloaded, or transshipped from standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
to narrow gauge
Narrow gauge
A narrow gauge railway is a railway that has a track gauge narrower than the of standard gauge railways. Most existing narrow gauge railways have gauges of between and .- Overview :...
. It is also the case the existing hub at Acacia Ridge is full and the owners of that hub are not prepared to make space available for other users.
The line between Acacia Ridge and Bromelton would be converted to dual gauge
Dual gauge
A dual-gauge or mixed-gauge railway has railway track that allows trains of different gauges to use the same track. Generally, a dual-gauge railway consists of three rails, rather than the standard two rails. The two outer rails give the wider gauge, while one of the outer rails and the inner rail...
.