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Wulkuraka - Brassall Rail Trail - Trail Description
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Wulkuraka - Brassall Rail Trail
| Type: | Rail trail |
| Location: | Brassall near Ipswich 41 km west of Brisbane. |
| Start/end: | Brassall to North Ipswitch |
| Status: | Open |
| Length open: | 3km |
| Surface: | Sealed |
| Terrain: | Flat |
| Best seasons: | All seasons |
| Public transport: | Bus |
| Features: | tourist |
| Contact Region: | S.E. Queensland |
Details
Features
- A high standard rail trail in the major population centre of Ipswich
- Great history connections with the first rail line in Queensland, a coke mine, the Rail Workshop Museum and the Smith Street bike route to Ipswich.
Description
- The trail starts at Vogel Road and heads north east towards the Brassall shopping centre (Workshops Street) then travels behind the shopping centre, then crosses Haig street.
- Mihi Junction is reached soon after crossing Haig St. There are picnic tables, which are under cover.
Soon after the rest area an 80m long steel bridge spans Mihi Creek This section of the trail is in bushland. - A short distance on you will come to the next rest stop (Klondyke Junction.) Here you will see the remains of the old coke mine that supplied the QGR.
- The Current end of this trail is at W.M Hughes Street, North Ipswich at the Workshop Rail Museum
This trail has lighting and 24 hr camera surveillance and a 3.5m wide concreted surface.
Background Information
This is on the route of the first rail line from Ipswich to Wulkuraka, on the west of Ipswich, which closed in 1868.
This beat the rail line from Ipswich to Brisbane in 1875. Ipswich was a prime candidate for becoming the capital of Queensland,but lost out to Brisbane in 1859. This is why the direction of the first rail is this way.
It was built in 2008 and opened in 2009 with a proposed extension in the future further along the line which hugs the Bremer river toward the centre of Ipswich.
Links
The trail is managed by the Ipswich City Council
Please report any issues to the council
December 2011
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Contact Us About This Trail
Email or click here: qld@railtrails.org.au.
Photos
Wulkuraka - Brassall Rail Trail - Photos
Comments
Comments
24 January , 2012 by Harriet67
This is a great little rail trail! For anyone that is interested in industrial history there is another 'rail trail' of sorts nearby that follows the old Tivoli Rail Line. There used to be a colliery on the other side of the Warrego Highway at Tivoli and a railway used to go through the suburbs from North Ipswich. It is marked on a 1960's street directory I have and the route can be seen on Google Earth. It roughly goes from the Rail Museum on North Street and goes up the lane opposite the carpark. It then crosses Pine Mountain Road, goes over Wyndham Street, then Liverpool Street, goes parallel to Frost Street, crosses Hill Street, Albert Street, Simmons Road ,Kay Street and onwards to Francis Street. It's not an official 'rail trail' but the council has used the easement for a bike path and may appeal to history buffs
News
News
Wulkuraka to Brassall opens ( Brisbane Valley Rail Trail)
(Posted: 06/09/16)
Another stage of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, in Ipswich, was opened in August.
More...Work is progressing well on the Wulkuraka to Brassall section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail
(Posted: 10/06/16)
Work is progressing well on the Wulkuraka to Brassall section of the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail.
More...Brassall Trail Extensions opened
(Posted: 15/07/13)
Brassall Rail Trail has opened toward Wulkuraka Railway Station More...