Traveston railway station, Queensland
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Traveston Station is a railway station at Traveston on the Nambour and Gympie North Line of South East Queensland
, Australia
. It is part of the Queensland Rail
City network.
The station is in Zone 23 of the TransLink
integrated public transport system.
Traveston has a short platform and can only accommodate one car at a time. Passengers wishing to use Traveston should always ensure that they are in the front car of the train.
near Traveston of the Rockhampton Mail train on a high timber trestle bridge
. Ten people were killed and 48 injured when a passenger car and the luggage van plunged off the bridge, and another passenger car was pulled on its side. It resulted in baggage car
s being specially built for passenger trains and ended the use of certain types of goods vehicles on passenger trains.
South East Queensland
South East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...
, Australia
Australia
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. It is part of the Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail
Queensland Rail, also known as QR, is a government-owned railway operator in the state of Queensland. Under the control of the Queensland Government, Queensland Rail operates the inner-city and long-distance passenger services, as well as some freight operations and gives railway access to other...
City network.
The station is in Zone 23 of the TransLink
TransLink (South East Queensland)
The TransLink Transit Authority is the authority introduced by the Queensland Government in June 2003 as a section of Queensland Transport to coordinate and integrate rail, bus and ferry services. TransLink works with Airtrain, Brisbane Transport, Brisbane Ferries, QR Citytrain and 17 other...
integrated public transport system.
Traveston has a short platform and can only accommodate one car at a time. Passengers wishing to use Traveston should always ensure that they are in the front car of the train.
1925 derailment disaster
On 9 June 1925 there was a derailmentDerailment
A derailment is an accident on a railway or tramway in which a rail vehicle, or part or all of a train, leaves the tracks on which it is travelling, with consequent damage and in many cases injury and/or death....
near Traveston of the Rockhampton Mail train on a high timber trestle bridge
Trestle
A trestle is a rigid frame used as a support, especially referring to a bridge composed of a number of short spans supported by such frames. In the context of trestle bridges, each supporting frame is generally referred to as a bent...
. Ten people were killed and 48 injured when a passenger car and the luggage van plunged off the bridge, and another passenger car was pulled on its side. It resulted in baggage car
Baggage car
A baggage car or luggage van is a type of railway vehicle often forming part of the composition of passenger trains and used to carry passengers' checked baggage, as well as parcels . Being typically coupled at the front of the train behind the locomotive, this type of car is sometimes described...
s being specially built for passenger trains and ended the use of certain types of goods vehicles on passenger trains.