Queanbeyan signal box

29th April 2006

Queanbeyan is the junction for the railway line to Canberra, Australia's capital city, and the line that formerly ran to Bombala. Truncated to Cooma in 1987 and again to Michelago in 1989, the former Bombala line is now a 'branch line' with trains only operating as far as Royalla. The line to Canberra is now the 'main line'. CountryLink operates Xplorer services between Sydney and Canberra each day and Pacific National runs fuel trains to Canberra three times per week. This is now the only freight that is carried by rail to the nation's capital. Queanbeyan signal box contains a small lever frame, two miniature electric staff instruments (the sections are to Canberra and Bungendore) and an Ordinary Train Staff and Ticket box for the section to Royalla. 'Tourist' services are now the only trains that run to Royalla, with the line being operated by the Australian Railway Historical Society ACT Division. The ARHS also runs Queanbeyan station.

The lever frame. The red levers are for signals, the blue levers are for point locks ("Annett locks") and the white levers are 'spare'. Queanbeyan_signal_box_frame.JPG	The Ordinary Train Staff and Ticket box Staff_box.jpg	The second miniature electric staff instrument Queanbeyan_signal__box_staff_instrument_1.JPG	One of the miniature electric staff instruments Queanbeyan_signal_box_staff_instrument_2.JPG
The track and signal diagram, showing a number of modifications that have been made over the years Queanbeyan_signal_box_diagram.JPG	Red and green flags and the point clips, complete with SL Locks Queanbeyan_signal_box_flags_and_point_clips_with_SL_locks.JPG	The train working telephone, train control phone and train register Queanbeyan_signal_box_telephone_shelf.JPG	Another view of the frame, note the signal repeaters on the shelf above the levers Queanbeyan_signal__box_equipment.JPG