Glenapp

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Type : Loop
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 887.655km
Opened : 28 September 1930
Closed : n/a
Status : In use (loop), signal box closed (2007) (reused)
Name meaning : After the castle of the same name in Scotland
Notes: Opened with an interlocked crossing loop. A 10.9 metre employye platform was provided on the Up side of the line. Water facilities were provided at each end of the platform and water was pumped from the nearby Running Creek. Platform was added 21/6/1947.

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A view looking back to the rear of No.1, " Brisbane Limited Express" as it drops down the 1 in 66 grade of the McPherson range, near Glenapp, Qld. 2-11-1972. (Graeme Kirkby)

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Glenapp signal box was the first reached by standard gauge trains heading for South Brisbane after crossing the NSW border (Terry Boardman)

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Glenapp pumphouse and shows the steam boiler and steam driven pump that were the backup for the diesel motor and diesel driven pump. The water came from the adjacent Running Creek. (Terry Boardman)

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Changing the staff at Glenapp, 1983 (flickr)

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Glenapp signal box, 2016 (Queensland Country Life)

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Glenapp was home to 31 Gang, whose vehicles were periodically maintained by the trike mechanics. These are their trikes in the loop. The stairs on the right lead to residence No.4. The station quad is on the left. (Peter Lee)

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Station buildings and signal box in the centre of the photo. Water supply reservoir is upper left-hand side above departmental residences (Terry Boardman)

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Before the loop was lengthened and before CTC (Terry Boardman)

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Location of Glenapp (Queensland Globe)

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Photo by Cheech Cat

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Glenapp signal box, 2016 (Queensland Country Life)

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44238 plus a very grubby 45 class stop for safe working at Glenapp on an up freight in June 1994 (Steve McElroy)

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Chis Harrison: After successfully leaving the slippery slope of Border Loop, Glenapp was the next stop for my January 1994 trip.  Another pure delight of infrastructure and equipment from another era.  Finding a complete and operational JAP Wickham car, and ST2 Fairmont were unexpected.  The mix of NSW and QLD was all too apparent.  It seemed remarkable to find that QLD had not removed the small waiting sheds here and further on.

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Chris Harrison: Moving on with my January 1994 trip to the North, this post concludes my segment on Glenapp.  I was fairly certain I had covered as much as I could at the time with limited film.  It was interesting to find as well as the track inspection vehicles, the downed water columns from the steam era.  I should also pay tribute to my father who assisted and accompanied me on some of these ventures, even if we did differ in opinion on some aspects of direction and timing.  He can be seen in one pic, and we still try to see the last remnants from the great rail period wherever possible.