Cerberus1 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Wen't out for Breakfast this morning to the Dutch Pancake Cottage at Spring Bluff Railway Station with @The Pom Queen. The station is around 40 minutes from where we live, just North of Toowoomba. The station was opened in 1867 and lies on the Ipswich-Toowoomba line. Construction on the line began in 1864 with the project being tackled in five stages, culminating in the sixteen mile section from Murphy’s Creek to Toowoomba known as the “Main Range”. The Main Range was regarded as a notoriously difficult section of rail to construct, given the steepness of the area. Approximately 1,600 men were involved in the project. On April 12 1867, the first train from Ipswich reached Toowoomba, (The journey from Ipswich to Toowoomba took 5 hours). Highfields Station, commonly known as the Main Range Station in its early days, was the principal crossing and watering station because of its suitable gradient and abundant water supply. It was renamed to Spring Bluff in 1890. The station served as an outlet for timber, dairy and other produce for the Highfields area. It played an integral role in community life and after the construction of a dance hall in 1907 was an important centre for social activities. The station was decommissioned in August 1992. and it's a big for the pancakes, top quality 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amibovered Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Looks lovely, have to file that one away for " if ever in the area" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus1 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Spring Bluff in 1907 As 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 I used to travel the New England Hwy. almost every weekend from working on the Tarong Coal Project for a year (1982) and never knew Spring Bluff existed! A very nice spot, indeed. Is that the place @The Pom Queen got her photo of the crepe myrtle from? Cheers, Bobj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 4 hours ago, Bobj said: I used to travel the New England Hwy. almost every weekend from working on the Tarong Coal Project for a year (1982) and never knew Spring Bluff existed! A very nice spot, indeed. Is that the place @The Pom Queen got her photo of the crepe myrtle from? Cheers, Bobj. I will send you one of me with the sunflowers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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