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Texas & Inglewood Heritage Railway Society Inc

Locality: Texas, Queensland

Phone: +61 434 088 516

Address: 20 Moore Street 4385 Texas, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.texasrailwaymuseum.com.au

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25.01.2022 DD17 Class tank loco 951 rolls a 'Down' suburban service bound for Bowen Hills off the Indooroopilly Bridge on November twenty second, 1966. Photo credit: Weston Langford - https://www.westonlangford.com/images/photo/108519/

25.01.2022 Open-air drying of tobacco leaves at Texas, near Goondiwindi, taking place in 1924.

24.01.2022 Vulture Street Station 1986. Image credit: Courtney Pedersen

23.01.2022 Steam locomotive known as the Pacific built from 1926 - 1950. The B18 1/4 - 230 locomotives were famous for mail train work. A total of eighty-three were put into service. The locomotive 230 was built in Ipswich in 1935. (SLQ)

20.01.2022 An FM Class tram meets a double headed Goods train at Woollongabba Five Ways on October twenty ninth, 1966. Stopped at the kerb is a Leyland Royal Tiger Worldmaster bus. Photographed by Weston Langford - https://twitter.com/ozbo/status/1288665214330654720/photo/1

17.01.2022 Bullock team going under the railway line near Lowood - 1907 (Fryer Library photo by Henry Mobsby)

17.01.2022 One of the last trains to cross at the Gabba Fiveways ca. 1967. (Image in copyright). John Oxley Library, SLQ. Neg 161195

17.01.2022 Vulture Street Station 1950's PB15 Qld Govt Railways Above the station to the left is the rear of Collins House (still there but up a little higher) and to the ...right is the terraces removed for Expo 88 where the Nepalese Peace Pagoda was. Picture from Australian Railway Historical Society, New South Wales Division

16.01.2022 A PB15 Class 4-6-0 steams easily through Gloucester Street Station in 1966. Photo credit: Weston Langford - https://highgatehill-historical-vignettes.com//gloucester/

15.01.2022 The Vintage Motoring Club and Model T visited Texas and were going to have lunch in the park. As it was raining one of the car society members is a member of the Texas and Inglewood Heritage Railway Society. So we were able to supply a dry spot to have lunch and a good catch up. Thank you Robert Nowland for your photos.

14.01.2022 As we approach remembrance day it’s important to remember the sacrifices made. An often forgotten part of the World War One is the involvement of the light rail...way. During the First World War, motor transport was still in its infancy. Roads didn’t exist, particularly that close to the front. Railways played a vital role in transporting supplies, personnel and wounded. Before the start of the First World War, the British Military plans for a major conflict anticipated a war of movement, where a small mobile expeditionary force on the European continent could be supported by road transport. By contrast, The Germans and French had anticipated the possibility of fighting to defend their own soil. Part of their strategy was to build up fixed defensive positions and amass large stocks of 600mm (narrow gauge) light railway equipment which could be used to supply them. At the outbreak it was apparent that the front lines in Flanders and northern France had ground to a halt, with both sides becoming entrenched. This required the concentration of supplies to maintain defences, as a minimum. As the war progressed mass armies and the fearsome artillery was brought to bear. In this environment, the mainline railways could not get any closer than four or five miles from the front, as they were prime targets for artillery and were very expensive to both install and maintain. The Germans and French forces saw the potential to redirect their stocks of light railway equipment to serve the vital connection between the mainline and front line. This became an advantage for both the Germans and French, as they now had a way to move mass supplies with a somewhat reliable mode of transport. This advantage became quickly apparent to the British War department, who were struggling to ensure that supplies made it to the front. The Hunslet Steam locomotive is one of a class of 155 built during the First World War to the order of the British War department; for use by the British, Canadian and ANZAC forces. They were used to fill a vital supply role in the fields of the Western Front in France and Belgium by bridging the gap between the main line railways and the front. This role was critical, transporting huge quantities of soldiers, casualties, shells, rations, fodder, trenching supplies and other supplies over a vast network. By the end of the First World War this network was over six thousand kilometres of track in the Commonwealth sector alone. The locomotives were designed for a brief and brutal life. In service they had an average life expectancy of three weeks, becoming easy targets for artillery. It is estimated that less than a third of the ordered 155 survived the war, of that third 20 were spares that never saw service. The use of the light railway virtually turned the tide for the allies, by 1917 an average of 165,530 tons of war materials was moved per week on allied light railways. The peak reached 210,808 tons by October 1917. The advantages became quickly apparent, the ability to lay light rail over virtually any ground, with minimal earth works & engineering, with speed and the ability to push forward and bring a constant and consistent amount of supplies for the effort. One of these AIF locomotives survives at Woodford, still baring many of its battle scars to this day. After surviving the war it was brought to Queensland to haul sugar cane working in Mackay. Hopefully one day we might meet a politician that will help us obtain funding to restore it back to glory. Whilst no one alive today remains to tell the stories of the suffering, endurance, and seeming chaos of the battle zone of the Western Front, this locomotive has its own story to tell of those days. We will remember them.

14.01.2022 On your marks, get set, go! Two steam locomotives hauling special excursion trains on the Indooroopilly Bridge, 19/1/1975. Brian Martin. #RailBridges

14.01.2022 All aboard Today the Texas & Inglewood Heritage Railway Society Inc celebrated the 90th anniversary of the first train to arrive in Texas. It was a lovely morning, celebrating with the hard working committee and community #texasqld #goondiwindiregion #choochoo

12.01.2022 A train crosses the Logan River bridge heading back from Beaudesert, 28 March 1965. Brian Martin. #Railbridges

10.01.2022 Toowong Railway Station and Patterson's Sawmill prior to construction of the Toowong Shopping Village in 1984. The hardware and timber yard is being demolished. PHotos are courtesy of the Brisbane City Council LIbrary.

08.01.2022 It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Yvonne Roberts. Ian (deceased) and Yvonne were foundation members.

08.01.2022 TEXAS RAIL 90TH ANNIVERSARY On Tuesday 3rd November 2020 will be the 90th Anniversary of the first train to arrive in Texas. Texas & Inglewood Heritage Railway Society invite you to celebrate with us.... There will be morning tea at 10.00am at the Texas Museum Site. You ca enter from 20 Moore Street or 40 Flemming Street, Texas. We were hoping to have our Rail Motor RM 14 and Rolling Stock running but unfortunately due to covid-19 we were closed down for 3 months hence the line is not ready. We will have photos of The Times Past from 1930 onward and photo of the last Train leaving Texas which was on 25th April 1988. HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!

06.01.2022 THE HONOURABLE LAWRENCE JAMES SPRINGBORG - Member of the Order of Australia in the General Division For significant service to the Parliament of Queensland and ...to the community of the Southern Downs, as a Member of Parliament, Minister for Natural Resources and Minister for Health, Leader of the National Party (Queensland Branch), Deputy Leader and Leader of the Liberal/National Party of Queensland, and as member and chair of parliamentary committees. See more

06.01.2022 This week's #RailBridges series is a bit of a risky crossing. Rising waters of Somerset dam lap the beams of the bridge as B18 1/4 Loco 913 hauls the Caboolture-Kilcoy goods train in 1964. Brian Martin.

05.01.2022 It has been a busy Sunday here at Texas & Inglewood Heritage Railway. We had our anual AGM meeting then the men laid the foundation for the new tank. Things are really going ahead now. Power is getting installed, our own toilet and shower will be started to be constructed shirtly also. If in Texas you are most welcome to visit. As we are appointment only please contact Reg 0427 035 672

02.01.2022 Good morning... Hope you didn't get blown away yesterday in the blustery conditions. As always enjoy your weekly read and stay safe...

01.01.2022 A perfectly good #RailBridges photo but the location is not noted on file. Where do you think this is? c1965. RG Henderson