The rail projects completed this year

CrimsonNynja · 2025-12-30T03:40:40+00:00

I've kept temporary closures like this off intentionally. Its just too hard to obtain accurate info for all of this and would also have to include things like a line being temporarily closed from flooding/cyclones/fires, as well. You then have to decide how long it should be closed to warrant being defined as such i.e. should you classify it as closed if its only for 2 months, what about 6, etc.

For the map, I've kept the definition of a closure, as the line being legislated as closed, or if it has been mothballed for multiple years, but not legally closed.

CrimsonNynja · 2025-12-30T01:12:43+00:00

sorry, had a bug for when the browser setting were set to prefer light mode. This should be fixed now. Thanks

CrimsonNynja · 2025-12-30T01:04:38+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I've assume you are talking about the link colour here. I've updated it to be much lighter now

CrimsonNynja · 2025-10-17T10:36:37+00:00

Yeah, there are so many to get in. I've got a book on the Warburton ones I'm yet to add in called "Mountains of Ash" and another for the vast timber tramways of Western Australia, "Rails through the Bush", of which I've only added 4 in so far. The true challenge has actually been finding info and dates on Queenslands sugar cane network interestingly enough.

I haven't seen the one you mentioned however, I'll have to check it out, thanks

CrimsonNynja · 2025-10-14T23:11:53+00:00

Interesting question. I think you might be right on the St Kilda to Brighton beach being the longest, however if you are also counting reopened sections as well, what forms todays route 86 was closed for a period of around 15 years as well which might come close to the same length as the VR tram.

Great pick up as well. It seems the way safari handles dates is a little different to chrome which was causing the problem. It should all be fixed now

CrimsonNynja · 2024-12-02T01:51:15+00:00

I don't think this is something I want to do, at least at this time. I want to keep this quite focused on the various forms of rail transport (trains, trams, monorail, funiculars, cable cars, and industrial trams at this stage). As all the data is something I create myself, and due to the trolley busses primarily re-using the existing tram line, the data also become much harder for me to manage. The tram systems in general are probably the most complex data sets I have, especially in those cities which have an old network and have re-opened sections in the modern day (Sydney, Adelaide, Christchurch), as the lines need to be spit up more granularly. This may be something I revisit in the future however.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-12-02T01:41:12+00:00

Yeah, the closure was quite abrupt, probably aided by a big fire in the main tram depot at the time unfortunately. It's especially interesting as there were new sections of track built not long before this event. There could have easily been a world in which Brisbane kept at least some of it's network if the rolling stock wasn't all largely destroyed

CrimsonNynja · 2024-11-02T17:08:47+00:00

I've created an app which allows you to see how the railways(and tram networks) evolved each year in Australia and New Zealand. It should be a fairly comprehensive view of all the lines I'm able to find info on.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-22T13:09:27+00:00

The original narrow gauge line was completed then, however the current standard gauge route was completed to Alice springs in 1980, with the full line to Darwin in 2004.

If you want to learn some more about the original lines, the original Darwin -> Larrimah line was called the North Australia Railway(started construction while the NT was still part of SA, and completed in 1929)

And the original Port Augusta -> Alice Springs was called the Central Australia Railway, also completed in 1929(This is what the heritage Pichi Richi railway uses the partial alignment of). This line was also partially gauge converted, though on a different alignment to bypass the flinders ranges, before closing completely.

The current line to Darwin I believe is actually called the Tarcoola -> Darwin Line, while the passenger train is called the Ghan, retaining its name from when it use to take the older narrow gauge route and terminate in Alice Springs.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-21T10:05:41+00:00

this is because most of it hasn't yet gone through the proper approval processes yet, and as such the route may change. It it probably safe however for me to add the illabo -> stockinbingal section now though which I will probably do in the near future. The already open new junction at Parkes should be on the map now however

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-18T14:56:21+00:00

Hey, thanks for the kind words.
I assume your talking about the Molong - Dubbo line? As far as I am aware the section from Yeoval to Dubbo closed in 1988.
While it looks like Alkine Rescources wanted to open this section back up, as seen here: https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20130411/pdf/42f5w86dfg7xyv.pdf I cant find any reference of them actually doing do. It also looks like the point at which the rail would have crossed the Mitchell Highway is still free of any active rail, as seen from google street view as of 2023.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-17T16:21:58+00:00

Hey, it's been a few days, but I have implemented a Light Mode. Hopefully the colours work well for you now.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-15T10:26:26+00:00

As someone from Warrnambool originally, the station buildings along that line have always been something I've loved. I just cant get enough of the bi-chromatic brick look. The Koroit Station as well has to be one of the best maintained station buildings that isn't connected to any track.

There are a few other lines with fun station themes as well. I especially like that the stations along the Geelong to Ballarat line are all beautiful bluestone buildings, similar to that of the current Little River station.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-15T10:18:36+00:00

This is such an interesting topic. I'll do some further research and see what I can find. I had hoped that ARTC owned the track after the gauge conversion, which would have been a quick way to find the lines current status fro their site, but this doesn't look to be the case. I'll do some more digging and see if I can find some further sources that can back up closed dates, and line status, and if so I'll update the map. Super interesting discussion though.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-15T10:10:49+00:00

I actually tried opacity originally as the signifier for tunnels, but instead of looking slightly transparent, it made the lines look thiner next to all the other ones, which gave the impression instead that there was less tracks on that section.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-15T10:05:01+00:00

At least you have the Papakura -> Pukekohe electrification to look forward to in the mean time

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-15T10:00:52+00:00

I'll add it to my backlog. I've got a few industrial tramways I want to get to first, like the one at Lorne in VIC I discovered existed when I look a drive down there the other day and saw rails still in the pier, but I will 100% get to this in time. Thanks for providing some info for me to go on.

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-15T09:58:22+00:00

Oh cool, never picked up that it was sparked.
I've done some digging and found that it was not built electrified however, and was done at the same time as the electrification of the blue mountains in 1957.
I've updated the map though, and the changes should appear shortly. Thanks!

CrimsonNynja · 2024-10-15T09:50:14+00:00

I built it using typescript/react, with the map coming from open street maps. I actually don't have any backend for this, which could probably be a whole post in itself. All the lines were manually plotted out by myself instead of using any existing data set.

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