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RAIL Back On Track @railbot.bsky.social · Apr 9
For your information, RAIL Back On Track has gone into retirement. In place is a new advocacy group ' Better Transport Queensland (BTQ)'. BTQ members advocate for public and active transport as well as regional transport, and freight rail.
See > bettertransportqueensland.org
Better Transport Queensland
Better Transport Queensland champions sustainable public and active transport while promoting efficient regional transport and freight rail solutions for a connected and greener future.
bettertransportqueensland.org
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Burleigh to Border Light Rail Cancellation “Bitterly Disappointing”
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Better Transport Queensland
Burleigh to Border Light Rail Cancellation “Bitterly Disappointing”
Better Transport Queensland Monday, 1 September, 2025 For Immediate Release Better Transport Queensland has described the Crisafulli Government’s decision to can Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 4...
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September 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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And today, 38 years plus one day since that photo on the Sandridge Bridge, here's the modern day incarnation of that same preserved Tait with a chuffy thing on the back, running a Steamrail Belgrave to Ringwood shuttle between Upper Ferntree Gully and Ferntree Gully.
July 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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Last day for revenue service of the Queensland Rail
EMUs. EMU 59 is doing a farewell tour today. Details > queenslandrail.com.au/forcustomers...
EMU 59 at Roma St station
July 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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BTQ Media release: Brisbane’s New Bus Network a Positive Step, but Many Still Left Waiting
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Brisbane’s New Bus Network a Positive Step, but Many Still Left Waiting - Better Transport Queensland
Stay informed with the latest official media releases from Better Transport Queensland—covering public, active, and sustainable transport updates fresh from the source!
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June 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Today's historic pic: A Queensland Rail goods train heads south-west along the side-of-road track in Spence Street, Cairns, Qld, July 27 1986. The line curving towards us led to Cairns station. Tracks along Spence St were removed in the 1990s and trains nowadays run south via Portsmith instead.
A Queensland Rail goods train hauled by a blue and white liveried diesel locomotive runs away from us on a track that runs alongside the far side of a suburban street. A second track branches from the track on which the train is travelling and curves towards us across the street and through the grassy verge one which I was standing when taking this photo. A hotel and various suburban industrial buildings and facilities fill the background behind the train.
June 17, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Today's historic pic: A Queensland Rail goods train headed by what I think is 2470 class diesel 2475 and a 1502 class at Kawana, Queensland, July 18 1986. Kawana is in the northern suburbs of Rockhampton about 640km north of Brisbane on QR's 1067mm gauge Brisbane to Cairns North Coast main line.
A goods train, double-headed by two diesel locomotives in QR light blue livery heads away from us along a single track mainline in a peri-urban location with a grassy paddock in the lower foreground.
May 27, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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You’ve Been Lied To About Roads For 60 Years
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May 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Wave goodbye to heavy rail to Maroochydore.

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How do you feel about having BRT use the reserved corridor to Maroochydore?
Wave goodbye to heavy rail to Maroochydore - Better Transport Queensland
Stay informed with the latest official media releases from Better Transport Queensland—covering public, active, and sustainable transport updates fresh from the source!
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May 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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It’s fascinating to know how others see us, so urbanist Youtuber Ray Delahunty @nerd4cities.bsky.social reports from his recent visit to this corner of the world were eagerly awaited

TL;DR he glows about Melbourne though myki gets a dry roast

His Sydney report next apparently

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What Is Livability? Melbourne Has Ideas
YouTube video by Ray Delahanty | CityNerd
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April 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
railbot.bsky.social
For your information, RAIL Back On Track has gone into retirement. In place is a new advocacy group ' Better Transport Queensland (BTQ)'. BTQ members advocate for public and active transport as well as regional transport, and freight rail.
See > bettertransportqueensland.org
Better Transport Queensland
Better Transport Queensland champions sustainable public and active transport while promoting efficient regional transport and freight rail solutions for a connected and greener future.
bettertransportqueensland.org
April 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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Today's historic pic: Exactly 40 years ago today, Adelaide Redhen diesel railcar 436 runs an Adelaide-bound trip from Belair or Bridgewater near Keswick, SA, April 9 1985. Redhen railcars ran Adelaide's broad gauge suburban trains from 1955 until the last few were withdrawn in late 1996.
A single car Redhen diesel railcar in Indian Red livery with distinctive orange tiger stripes on the aprons beneath the two front windows and a route indicator plate at its front bottom right displaying a yellow X on a black background, heads along the furthest of four main line tracks running is a railway alignment. Behind the train is an additional pair of tracks on a slightly higher alignment, and beyond that, behind the railway property, is a water tank on a tall tankstand.
April 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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December 13, 2024 at 2:02 AM
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Re: Olympics Games for SEQ 2032
But I'm saying that large destination open spaces are definitely valued by people. Brisbane has lots of small and medium sized parks already. This is probably the only chance we will have in our lifetimes to get a large open space like this anywhere ne...
dlvr.it
December 13, 2024 at 12:57 AM
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Re: Olympics Games for SEQ 2032
Nathandavid88 is right, that was the point I'm making. Many people do come a long way to New Farm Park, but that isn't a good thing. More high quality parks in more places means shorter journeys.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 8:48 AM
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Re: Cross River Rail Project
Quote from: HappyTrainGuy on Today at 17:29:37 PMOnly stops legal action against the person. You can still take recourse with the department. Boy would I like to see that. For my own amusement of course.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 7:51 AM
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Re: Cross River Rail Project
Only stops legal action against the person. You can still take recourse with the department.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 7:51 AM
railbot.bsky.social
Re: Cross River Rail Project
^^ Pretty sure parliamentary privilege largely indemnifies politicians in cases like that.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 6:54 AM
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Re: Freight and long distance passenger rail items of interest
Queensland Rail has completed siding restoration works at Ballandean, which will allow heritage services to travel 2/3 of the way from Stanthorpe to Wallangarra from February 2025. [url="https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/about%20us/Media%20Centre/Medi...
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 5:57 AM
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Re: Olympics Games for SEQ 2032
^^ I think you've misread the point Cygnus is making. It would be nice if there were more similar quality parks more evenly spread around the suburbs, so that so many people wouldn't need to travel a long way to visit major inner city parks like New Fa...
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 5:57 AM
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Re: Olympics Games for SEQ 2032
Have you ever tried to park at New Farm Park on a weekend in nice weather? I can guarantee there are many many people using it who have come a long way.
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 4:03 AM
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Re: Olympics Games for SEQ 2032
Quote from: Habitant on Today at 09:34:12 AMBut this concept with the Athlete's Village illustrate perfectly why VP is a nightmare location for a new stadium: it will directly incentivised developing the rest of the green space into restaur...
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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Re: Olympics Games for SEQ 2032
I would be extremely surprised if they actually moved the Village there, and I wouldn't support them doing so either. However, locating a single stadium in the park I think is viable, while keeping an adequate amount to green space. If anything, the st...
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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Re: Cross River Rail Project
On the topic of the supposed 2029 completion date, coincidentally a CRRDA job came through the office yesterday showing an internal timeline document that runs to the projected completion date. While I can't talk about its contents in any detail (I did...
dlvr.it
December 12, 2024 at 12:15 AM
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Re: Queens Wharf Development
Bike riders were asked to dismount for 100m. Now they plan to protest in the casino's driveway By Felicity Caldwell DECEMBER 11, 2024…
dlvr.it
December 11, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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Re: Olympics Games for SEQ 2032
Quote from: Jonno on December 09, 2024, 16:11:15 PMQuote from: Gazza on December 09, 2024, 13:58:22 PMQuoteottom left hand corner sure looks ugly! Pity they can't remove that eyesore!Yeah well, we kinda need electricity to run a dense in...
dlvr.it
December 11, 2024 at 12:51 PM