33-533: Idalia may refer to: Places [ edit ] Idalia, Queensland , suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia Idalia, Colorado , unincorporated community in Yuma County, Colorado, US Idalia, Missouri , unincorporated community in Stoddard County, Missouri, US Idalia Manor , historic home located at Mt. Pleasant, New Castle County, Delaware, US Idalia,
66-451: A Board of three Commissioners was appointed to reduce political influence. This was reduced back to a single Commissioner in September 1895. Note: from 1 July 1991 the position of Commissioner for Railways ceased to exist, replaced by a Chief Executive Officer, reporting to a board of Directors. QR operates urban and interurban rail services throughout South East Queensland as part of
99-510: A Queensland Rail group. Under the revised arrangements Queensland Rail Limited retained assets and liabilities and staff were transferred to the QRTA. As a result of transferring the staff to the QRTA, the government moved those employees from the federal industrial relations system to the state-based industrial relations system, giving the state more control over industrial arrangements. In November 2013, five labour unions commenced legal proceedings in
132-513: A contract from Duralie Colliery to Stratford Mine. Another coal contract was won in late 2003 for the haulage of coal from Newstan Colliery, Fassifern to Vales Point Power Station . In 2004, Interail began running Brisbane to Melbourne and Sydney to Melbourne intermodal services. In June 2005, Queensland Rail acquired the CRT Group . In June 2006, the Western Australian business of
165-522: A name of the ancient city of Idalium in Cyprus People [ edit ] Sobriquet of Greek goddess Aphrodite Idalia Anreus (1932–1998), Cuban actress who worked in both theatre and film Idalia Gumbs (1933–2000), Anguillan politician Idalia Hechavarría (born 1974), Cuban sprinter Other uses [ edit ] Idalia (genus) , genus of moths Hurricane Idalia , 2023 Atlantic Ocean tropical cyclone Topics referred to by
198-728: A number of parks in the area: Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail ( QR ) is a railway operator in Queensland , Australia. Queensland Rail is owned by the Queensland Government , and operates both suburban and interurban rail services in South East Queensland, as well as long-distance passenger train services connecting Brisbane to regional Queensland. QR also owns and maintains rolling stock, in addition to approximately 6,600 kilometres (4,101 mi) of track and related infrastructure. Queensland Railways
231-513: A population of 4,563 people. Idalia has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Oonoonba State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Fairfield Waters Drive ( 19°18′16″S 146°48′44″E / 19.3045°S 146.8122°E / -19.3045; 146.8122 ( Oonoonba State School ) ). In 2017 the school had an enrolment of 524 students with 46 teachers (38 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). In 2018,
264-584: Is a sports cycling centre at 46-92 Stuart Drive ( 19°18′40″S 146°48′31″E / 19.3111°S 146.8086°E / -19.3111; 146.8086 ( TOWNSVILLE VELODROME ) ). It has a banked velodrome and is operated by the Townsville Cycle Club. Townsville District Pony Club operates from Pony Club Reserve at 92 Stuart Drive ( 19°18′34″S 146°48′34″E / 19.3095°S 146.8095°E / -19.3095; 146.8095 ( Pony Club Reserve ) ). There are
297-514: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Idalia, Queensland Download coordinates as: Idalia is a southern suburb in the City of Townsville , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , Idalia had a population of 4,563 people. Idalia is bounded by the North Coast railway line to the east, the median strip of Racecourse Road to
330-472: Is situated between the suburbs of Annandale , Oonoonba , Cluden and Wulguru . Quealban is a neighbourhood ( 19°18′00″S 146°49′00″E / 19.3°S 146.8166°E / -19.3; 146.8166 ( Quealban (neighbourhood) ) ) around the former Quealban railway station ( 19°17′51″S 146°49′02″E / 19.2975°S 146.8171°E / -19.2975; 146.8171 ( Quealban railway station (former) ) ) on
363-803: The Australian Railroad Group was purchased. QR was responsible for all Queensland freight services, and from 2002 operated interstate services under the Australian Railroad Group , Interail and QR National brands. These were all spun out into a separate entity in July 2010, and later privatised as Aurizon . In June 2009, the Queensland Government announced the privatisation of Queensland Rail's freight business. This resulted in Queensland Rail's freight assets being transferred to QR National (now Aurizon ) from 1 July 2010. In April 2013,
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#1733085106707396-688: The High Court of Australia alleging that the QRTA was subject to the federal industrial jurisdiction rather than the state system. In April 2015, the court ruled the QRTA was subject to the Fair Work Act 2009 and the federal industrial relations jurisdiction. The Commissioners of the Queensland Railways were: Note: from 29 April 1869 to 15 July 1870, the Secretary for Public Works was appointed Commissioner for Railways. Note: from 29 July 1889
429-545: The Queensland Parliament passed the Queensland Rail Transit Authority Bill 2013 that restructured Queensland Rail. The explanatory notes published for the bill outlined that the existing Queensland Rail Limited entity would remain although no longer be a government-owned corporation and that entity would become a subsidiary of a new Queensland Rail Transit Authority (QRTA), in effect creating
462-643: The Translink network. Rail services operate on twelve lines, Beenleigh , Caboolture , Cleveland , Doomben , Exhibition , Ferny Grove , Gold Coast , Ipswich-Rosewood , Redcliffe Peninsula , Shorncliffe , Springfield and Sunshine Coast . QR operate these with the Electric Multiple Units (EMU) , Suburban Multiple Units (SMU) , Interurban Multiple Units (IMU) and New Generation Rollingstock (NGR) class electric multiple units . Queensland Rail operate five long-distance passenger rail services, under
495-554: The Brisbane network with the coal networks via the North Coast line . The project was to be carried out in four stages: In September 1999, Queensland Rail was rebranded as QR. In March 2002, Queensland Rail purchased Northern Rivers Railroad and rebranded it Interail , fulfilling a long-held ambition of expanding beyond its state borders. In March 2003, Queensland Rail entered the Hunter Valley coal market when Interail commenced
528-624: The North Coast railway line. Two other abandoned railway stations on that line in the suburb are: The name Quealban was assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 22 May 1914 and is an Aboriginal word meaning curlew . Oonoonba State School opened on 15 November 1920. Idalia was once a light-industrial suburb of the city, but in recent years , with the initiation of the Fairfield Waters subdivision development,
561-1103: The United Kingdom, Baldwin Locomotive Works of the United States, as well as Australian manufacturers Clyde Engineering , Evans, Anderson, Phelan & Co , Islington Railway Workshops , Newport Workshops , Phoenix Engine Company, Toowoomba Foundry and Walkers Limited . It also built some in-house at North Ipswich Railway Workshops . In 1936, the company owned 750 locomotives, 67 railcars, 998 coaches, 94 mail cars , 177 brake vans and 18.699 goods wagons. Dieselisation commenced in 1952 with early purchases being imported from GE Transportation and English Electric , before standardising on locally made products from A Goninan & Co , Clyde Engineering, English Electric and Walkers Limited. Electric locomotives were purchased from Clyde Engineering, Walkers Limited and Siemens . Electric multiple units have been purchased from Walkers Limited, Downer Rail and Bombardier Transportation ,
594-797: The brand name Queensland Rail Traveltrain: Connecting road coach services are operated. Annual patronage all travel and tourism servies in 2022-23 was 690,000. In 2007/08, the subsidy for the Brisbane-Cairns route (NCL) was $ 130 million, or $ 900 per passenger. In 2001/02 it was $ 270 million. Queensland Rail also operate two tourist services: Queensland Rail operated many named trains including: QR sourced steam locomotives from many manufacturers including Armstrong Whitworth , Avonside Engine Company , Beyer, Peacock & Company , Dübs & Co , Kitson & Co , Nasmyth, Wilson & Co , Neilson and Company , North British Locomotive Company , Vulcan Foundry and Yorkshire Engine Company all of
627-572: The decision was made, it is understandable. The network evolved as a series of isolated networks. It wasn't until the completion of the North Coast line in December 1924 that all were joined. The exception was the Normanton to Croydon line which always remained isolated. At its peak in 1932, the network totaled 10,500 kilometres (6,524 mi). Changing transport patterns resulted in the closure of many development branch lines from 1948 onwards, but at
660-690: The fleet and retiring of the remaining EMU and ICE units. 4 Stored 1 Under overhaul QR owned locomotives include 1724, 1725 (stored), 1732, 1734 (overhaul)*, 1738, 1744*, 1746, 1751 (stored)*, 1752 (stored), 1754 (stored), 1764*, 1771* and 1774* *Locomotives in Kuranda Scenic Railway livery 2 Rebuilt 1 Rebuilt 1 Stored 1 Under construction 1 Planned 1263 donated by ARHS(QLD). Stored in Townsville pending transport. SXV from Set 38 stored in bogie shop. 1650 donated by ARHS(QLD). Stored in good condition after partial restoration initiated by
693-413: The government's desire for the fastest possible construction timeframe at the least cost. This resulted in the adoption of sharper curves and a lower axle load than was considered possible using the standard gauge, and an assessment at the time put the cost of a narrow gauge line from Ipswich to Toowoomba at 25% of the cost of a standard gauge line. In a colony with a non-indigenous population of 30,000 when
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#1733085106707726-683: The latter of two which are still present in Queensland to this day. With the closure of many rural branch lines in the 1990s there was excess motive power on the QR and it was chosen to standardise by using Clyde based diesel locomotives. Most, if not all of the English Electric locomotives were withdrawn by 2000. In June 2021 QR announced that it had shortlisted 3 applicants ( Alstom , CAF and Downer Rail ) to manufacture 20 (later expanded to 65) new electric multiple units . These will allow for expansion of
759-483: The line largely followed the alignment surveyed by a private company, the Moreton Bay Tramway Company , which had proposed to build a 1,435 mm ( 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in ) standard gauge horse-drawn tramway but had been unable to raise funds to do so beyond an initial start on earthworks. The adoption of a narrow gauge was controversial at the time and was largely predicated by
792-449: The networks, an ageing diesel-electric locomotive fleet and the increase in diesel fuel costs. By early 1983, a decision had been made to electrify the networks and by early 1984, contracts were already starting to be let for the new locomotives and other works for the project. The decision was made to electrify with the 25 kV AC railway electrification system as used on the Brisbane suburban network. This would allow future connection of
825-540: The previous custodian. 1651 donated by ARHS(QLD). Stored pending restoration. This table only includes locomotives owned by Queensland Rail. QR also hires locomotives from Aurizon as required. From its inception, QR's primary workshops were the North Ipswich Railway Workshops . It was replaced by the Redbank Railway Workshops in the 1960s. The Mayne Yard rail precinct is now
858-466: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Idalia . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Idalia&oldid=1173145053 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
891-551: The same time the main lines were upgraded to provide contemporary services, and from the 1970s an extensive network of new lines was developed, particularly to service export coal mines. Commencing in November 1979, the Brisbane suburban network was electrified . In 1978, discussions were commenced on the possible electrification of the Blackwater and Goonyella coal networks. This was due to an expected increase in coal traffic across
924-651: The school had an enrolment of 501 students with 40 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 27 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. There are no secondary schools in Idalia. The nearest secondary school is William Ross State High School in neighbouring Annandale to the south-east. Fairfield Central shopping centre is at corner of Waterfront Parade and Lakeside Drive ( 19°18′55″S 146°49′04″E / 19.3153°S 146.8177°E / -19.3153; 146.8177 ( shopping centre ) ). Townsville Velodrome
957-532: The south, the median strip of Stuart Drive to the south-west, and by the Ross River to the north-west. The Bruce Highway runs along the southern boundary, Townsville Connection Road along the westhern boundary, and South Townsville Road along the eastern. There are three saltwater lakes in Idalia, created as part of the Fairfield Waters subdivision to manage excess water during the wet season. Idalia
990-421: The suburb has rapidly expanded (in terms of establishments) and nearly tripled in size. The suburb was significantly impacted by the 2019 Townsville flood with a majority of residential and commercial properties inundated to some extent. The velodrome was damaged and received a $ 2 million grant to replace it. In the 2016 census , Idalia had a population of 4,438 people. In the 2021 census , Idalia had
1023-559: Was seen as a priority. As adequate river transport was already established between the capital Brisbane and the then separate settlement of Ipswich , the railway commenced from the latter locality and the initial section, built over the relatively flat, easy country opened to Bigge's Camp , at the eastern base of the Little Liverpool Range , on 31 July 1865. Called the Main Line , the only significant engineering work on that section
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1056-602: Was the bridge over the Bremer River to North Ipswich. Tunneling excavation through the Little Liverpool Range delayed the opening of the next section to Gatton by 10 months, but the line was opened to Toowoomba in 1867, the ascent of the Main Range being the reason for the adoption of narrow gauge. Built by the Queensland Government to the unusual (for the time) gauge of 1,067 mm ( 3 ft 6 in ),
1089-427: Was the first operator in the world to adopt a narrow gauge (in this case 1,067 mm or 3 ft 6 in ) for a main line, and this remains the system-wide gauge in Queensland. The colony of Queensland separated from New South Wales in 1859, and the new government was keen to facilitate development and immigration. Improved transport to the fertile Darling Downs region situated west of Toowoomba
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