Managing fire on the rail trail
A plan or module for the management of fire on the Boyne Burnett Rail Trail. This will mesh with other modules for Rail Trail Management. … Continue reading
2018 – the year in review
Two very good pieces of news – TMR retains 51 bridges along the corridor and GAWB moves to develop a section of the Trail … Continue reading
Rail Trail with river views
Images of river views from the southern end of the Trail. … Continue reading
The proposed Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail – a way forward (Funding is always the problem).
The proposed Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail – a way forward (Funding is always the problem). … Continue reading
Rail Trail with lake views
Bridges across creeks which flow into Lk Awoonga. The trail will provide unmatched views across the lake. … Continue reading
Feasibility Study in place for Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail
This week saw a major step forward in progressing our proposed Rail Trail.
Our thanks to all who have helped achieve this progress … Continue reading
Is preserving rail and hogbacks in the Boyne Burnett Tunnels and bridges along the corridor important?
The interest in, and enhanced experience of seeing the hogbacks in place is remarkable. Leaving these hog-backs in place would would leave a testament to a society and people who lived along the corridor and a way of life now gone. … Continue reading
Boyne, Burnett cycling.
The thought of having a rail trail on my doorstep is an exciting one and I was keen to see what the Boyne / Burnett had to offer. … Continue reading
A letter to the Editor from Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail Inc.
Our group has been active since before Christmas 2017, and has recently come together as an incorporated association. BBIRT Inc wrote to the Gladstone Observer, and the Central North Burnett Times to outline the position of the new body. … Continue reading
Railway Tunnels, Dawes Range between Golimbal and Barimoon sidings
Walking the rail tunnels which are located in the southern end of the Boyne Valley and easily accessed from Kalpowar at the top of the range, is a remarkable experience.
You are taken into another world via a remarkably easy gentle gradient walk through some very rugged Australian bush. The tunnels are a tribute to the excellent engineering skills and sheer hard labour of our forebears. … Continue reading