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Rosewood Railway

Locality: Rosewood, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 5464 4552

Address: 57A Freeman Rd 4340 Rosewood, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.rosewoodrailway.org.au

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25.01.2022 We hope everyone is having a great Easter long weekend! We have almost reached $2700 on our 2000 class RM relocation and restoration GoFundMe. Any donatations... would be greatly appreciated, as it will assist us in the preservation and restoration of the units. You can make a contribution at the link below https://gofund.me/270c848a

24.01.2022 Between running days the volunteers keep at the tasks to keep the railway working. Track work is very important and is always requires constant attention. The turnout at the entry to the Kunkala yard is receiving some fresh attention. 13 new sleepers costing Many hundreds of dollars have been inserted this week.

21.01.2022 OPEN DAY SUN 25 Feb 18 CANCELLED A decision has been made (18.30PM Fri 23 Feb) to CANCEL the Open Day Event and Monthly Running Day programmed for Sun 25 Feb, due Safety Considerations associated with the probable continued heavy weather over the weekend. The event will be postponed and rescheduled, and advice given to effect these changes by the issue of a new Event via the Rosewood Railway Facebook page and Rosewood Railway Website.

21.01.2022 Many years ago the members of the Australian Railway Historical Society and members of the Rosewood Railway saved many items and spare parts that were destined to be cut up for scrap as Queensland railways disposed of them. Some of these items are to find a new home and to be used by like minded heritage railway operators in Queensland. Recently some carriage bogies were loaded for use at another railway. One of the old steam locomotives which was rescued from a park in Brisbane will be also soon to be craned out and utilsed for spare parts at another heritage railway. A lot goes on behind the scenes due to the hard work of the volunteers.

20.01.2022 Visit RV Friendly Town Rosewood, Qld on your next adventure!

20.01.2022 Training operations were recently undertaken at Kunkala. Some footage of the DH putting on a show!

19.01.2022 RUNNING DAY SUN 24 June 18 CANCELLED and PAUSE in Operations To All of our loyal Rosewood Railway Supporters and to our dedicated Volunteers,... A decision has been made to Pause Operations (both Running Days and Mid-Week Charters) for the foreseeable future, due to emerging Staffing Issues. Please be assured that we will keep you posted on developments.

18.01.2022 This Sunday 27 th August All aboard! Rattle rattle rumble rattle.............. ...... " Red Fred is rolling along the rails of Tallegalla this weekend. Cabanda station Rosemount Lane Tallegalla, first departure 10.00, then every hour with the last return train at 2.00pm from Cabanda. Bring your picnic hampers, bring the kids, bring your cameras for an hour or two of historic branch line travel on 87 year old "Red Fred" (RM55) The trip is 15 mins up and then half an hour lat...er the return journey of 15 mins Ride as often as you wish with your days ticket. Adults $12 Concession $10 Child (4-17) $6 Under 4 $0 Family (2A 2+C) $32

18.01.2022 A home for the "The Bug" progresses. Well done lads, Bravo!

18.01.2022 Further to our previous advice regarding the induction process for volunteers working at the Rosewood Railway, our next induction session will be held this Saturday (15th December) at 2.00pm. We would love to see another positive turnout as we work towards full operation in 2019.

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15.01.2022 **NEW IN STORE** "This was the Railway" by Eric Marggraf $85 A stunning compilation of black and white railway pictures taken by E. Marggraf, known as one of t...he best railway photographer of his generation. It is a truly outstanding pictorial book featuring Queenslands railway during the 60s. See more

14.01.2022 All aboard ! Cabanda station Rosemount Lane Tallegalla, first departure 10.00, then every hour with the last return train at 2.00pm from Cabanda. Bring your picnic hampers, bring the kids, bring your cameras for an hour or two of historic branch line travel on 87 year old "Red Fred" (RM55) The trip is 15 mins up the line and then half an hour later the return journey of 15 mins back. No booking required. Ride as often as you wish with your days ticket. Tip, Morning trains ma...y be busy, lunch time and afternoon trains are less crowded. Adults $12 Concession $10 Child (4-17) $6 Under 4 $0 Family (2A 2+C) $32

13.01.2022 Rosewood Railway Situation Briefing Saturday Afternoon, 6 Oct 18 Kunkala Station Platform As the Weather swept across the Station Yard

13.01.2022 After 9 years in development hopefully it has been worth the wait! Today we welcomed DH38 back to operations on the Rosewood Railway. While there is still more work to do on the cab and obviously painting, it is all mechanically complete and fit for service. This is a great step forwards to our return to operations in the eventual future. We hope to keep you updated as more work progresses.

13.01.2022 As advised at our recent briefing no work can be undertaken by anyone at the Rosewood Railway until they have undertaken our workplace safety induction. This process will take approximately 1 hour and provides members, volunteers and workers with an overview of the relevant information to ensure the safety of all workers on our sites. Our first induction session will be carried out at 10.30am on Saturday the 20th October at the Kunkala Station - Freeman Road Ashwell. We encourage everyone who has an interest in working at the Rosewood Railway to attend this session so we can return to carrying out site work including mowing, painting and facilities maintenance.

13.01.2022 As part of shunting today DL3 was moved into the platform loop

12.01.2022 The "Bug" shed is coming along. To give the new shed a resemblance to the original Bug (RM64) shed which was located at the Mayne Junction Railway yard the Rosewood volunteers are using recycled corrugated iron on a brand new frame. Mean while the Bugs detailed restoration is underway at the Ipswich Railway Historical Workshops.

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12.01.2022 All the volunteers at the Rosewood Railway hope you had a great Christmas! Red Fred is having a little break over New Year, and there will be : *No trains running this Sunday, Dec 31st*... Have a great New Year and well see you at the next running day, January 28th, 2018!

11.01.2022 Front Row seat in Red Fred. This Sunday is Runday at the Rosewood Railway. Historic 87 year old Railmotor Red Fred is in action. To experience yesteryear travel on country branch lines see you this Sunday.

10.01.2022 Whatever happened to the old Marburg Railway Station? Where has it gone? This is a great read on the mystery of it all.

10.01.2022 This Sunday All aboard! Rattle rattle rumble rattle.............. ...... " Red Fred is rolling along the rails of Tallegalla this weekend. Cabanda station Rosemount Lane Tallegalla, first departure 10.00, then every hour with the last return train at 2.00pm from Cabanda. Bring your picnic hampers, bring the kids, bring your cameras for an hour or two of historic branch line travel on 87 year old "Red Fred" (RM55) The trip is 15 mins up and then half an hour later the retur...n journey of 15 mins Ride as often as you wish with your days ticket. Adults $12 Concession $10 Child (4-17) $6 Under 4 $0 Family (2A 2+C) $32

10.01.2022 A New, and Revised Edition of the book THE MARBURG BRANCH Available when next you visit the Rosewood Railway or by using the ORDER Form attached (Post or Telephone Sales) and on Sale, this Weekend, 12-13 May on the Australian Railway Historical Society (ARHSQD) Stand at the Brisbane Model Train Show

09.01.2022 Queensland railway historian Gregory Cope discusses the unique story of how railways in Queensland were proposed and developed and highlights the significance o...f State Librarys historical collections. You can watch the full 12 minute digital story via our One Search catalogue - https://bit.ly/2Bm4YRs See more

08.01.2022 B13 No.398 or more affectionately known as ‘Pompey’, was the mainstay shunter of Ipswich Workshops for many years. In 1968, close to the end of its career (along with steam in general on the QGR) it was put on a number of enthusiast specials. One of these being on the Marburg Branch (by then shortened to Birru). This later became the Rosewood Railway. It can be seen here coming into the curve at Kunkala. There are great views from the top of this ridge that can still be en...joyed today. Photo republished with permission by Ian Stephens

07.01.2022 Come join us, meet some new mates and be part of bringing the Rosewood Railway back to life! As works continue to reopen we need your help! Our to do list is ...varied, and as such we are looking for people with a wide range of skills, but the plan is moving forward is as follows with much excitement. Rolling stock work priorities will be covered in their respective posts, but currently this is where we stand with Infrastructure. Track Infrastructure: We are currently working on grass clearing and poison spraying of the track. Work will then be required for the installation of steel sleepers, so we can work towards track inspection and certification. Between Cabanda and Kunkula an electric staff system will be implemented. This will require the repair of lineside wires to and the instruments certified. The Frogs Hollow area where some rolling stock is stored will also have work done for vegetation management. Stations: At Cabanda Station we will need to repair vandalism and damage to male toilet and station office. At Kunkala Station a clean up will be required in order for a new toilet block to be installed. If you or anyone else are able to assist us with these works, please contact us at https://www.rosewoodrailway.org.au/contact-us/ We are always looking for people with a wide range of skills to come along to our work days and help reopen one of the West Moretons best attractions.

06.01.2022 Whilst our volunteers are still working hard to repair track infrastructure and rollingstock for the Rosewood Railway to return to service the ARHSQD is still operating mainline tours with the QR Heritage Fleet. Our next trip is on Sunday the 23rd February to Grandchester. Please visit https://www.sunshineexpress.org.au//s/bigges-camp-express/ for all the details and to book tickets...

06.01.2022 This Sunday 24th Sept, Red Fred is rolling along the rails. Cabanda station Rosemount Lane Tallegalla, first departure 10.00, then every hour with the last return train at 2.00pm from Cabanda. Bring your picnic hampers, bring the kids, bring your cameras for an hour or two of historic branch line travel on 87 year old "Red Fred" (RM55) The trip is 15 mins up and then half an hour later the return journey of 15 mins Ride as often as you wish with your days ticket. Adults $12... Concession $10 Child (4-17) $6 Under 4 $0 Family (2A 2+C) $32 See more

03.01.2022 Keeping the wheels rolling. The RR volunteers have many tasks to keep the trains rolling and one of the most important tasks is track work. Recently Greg and Fuzzy replaced the hard wood sleepers (expensive) in the busiest turnout at the Rosewood Railway which is the entry into the Kunkala yard. Well done lads!

02.01.2022 Mark your diary, 29th October is Red Fred run day. First train is 10.00am. See you there

02.01.2022 Even though the Rosewood Railway is taking a "pause" in operations the ARHSQD is running mainline Steam Train Tours utilising the Queensland Rail Heritage Fleet. We still have tickets available for our trip this Saturday to Sandgate. For all the details and to book visit https://www.sunshineexpress.org.au//st/rail-and-sail-2019/

02.01.2022 Next run day is the 26th November. Mark the diary for a Red Fred experience. Cabanda station Rosemount Lane Tallegalla, first departure 10.00, then every hour with the last return train departing at 2.00pm from Cabanda. Bring your picnic hampers, bring the kids, bring your cameras for an hour or two of historic branch line travel on 87 year old "Red Fred" (RM55) The trip is 15 mins up the line and then half an hour later the return journey of 15 mins back. No booking required.... Ride as often as you wish with your days ticket. Adults $12 Concession $10 Child (4-17) $6 Under 4 $ 0 Family (2A 2+C) $32

02.01.2022 Keates Road Crossing, looking up towards Kunkala from Cabanda on the Rosewood Railway (which is formed on a remnant of the former Rosewood to Marburg Branch Line.) For those that may be interested there is a briefing at the Kunkala Station precinct on Saturday 6th October at 1.00pm. All with an interest in the future of the Rosewood Railway are welcome to attend....

01.01.2022 This Sunday is Red Fred Day

01.01.2022 "All aboard" , the bell rings, Red Fred run day this Sunday at the Rosewood Railway. Where, Cabanda station Rosemount Lane Tallegalla, first departure 10.00, then every hour with the last return train at 2.00pm from Cabanda. Bring your picnic hampers, bring the kids, bring your cameras for an hour or two of historic branch line travel on 87 year old "Red Fred" (RM55) The trip is 15 mins up the line and then half an hour later the return journey of 15 mins back. No booking req...uired. Ride as often as you wish with your days ticket. Adults $12 Concession $10 Child (4-17) $6 Under 4 $ 0 Family (2A 2+C) $32

01.01.2022 Yesterdays Courier Mail "Extra" insert incorrectly reported that the Rosewood Railway would be operating Train Services between Cabanda and Kunkala Stations this Sunday. Unfortunately the Rosewood Railway remains closed while work is carried out onsite to allow the Railway to re-open. We are always seeking additional volunteers to assist with this work. If you are interested please contact our Secretary Shane Urquhart via email to [email protected]