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.
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)
Glenapp signal box was the first reached by standard gauge trains heading for South Brisbane after crossing the NSW border (Terry Boardman)
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)
Changing the staff at Glenapp, 1983 (flickr)
Glenapp signal box, 2016 (Queensland Country Life)
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)
Station buildings and signal box in the centre of the photo. Water supply reservoir is upper left-hand side above departmental residences (Terry Boardman)
Before the loop was lengthened and before CTC (Terry Boardman)
Location of Glenapp (Queensland Globe)
Photo by Cheech Cat
Glenapp signal box, 2016 (Queensland Country Life)
44238 plus a very grubby 45 class stop for safe working at Glenapp on an up freight in June 1994 (Steve McElroy)
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.
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.
Ron Webb photo. Regarding previous posts of RM402. Again RM402 heading to Border Loop for radio testing in late 80's. Here RM402 pauses at Glenapp, before continuing up to the border.
3801 on a visit to Glenapp. I think it was '89. My mum is holding my daughter Emily Green. Mum worked the railway gates at 892-500 and was the last full time gatekeeper in Qld on the NSW line. (Suzi McGuiness)
Glenapp, shown below in the pre-CTC era, is the first crossing station on the Queensland side of the NSW border on the uniform gauge line to Brisbane (Terry Boardman)
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)
Trip on NL2 from cab of 44201/44??, from Yeerongpilly to Grafton. When I rode passenger with Barry Shaw & Alan Goodwin (Yeerongpilly depot). on approach to Glenapp at base of border range. Glenapp with ballast in loop. Glenapp station with ballast gang on platform & 442 on lead of ballast. (Philip Tatarinov)
The buildings at Glenapp were built in the QR style. The platform and waiting room behind the Monaro is now in the park in Rathdowney. The concrete building on the left included the lamp room. 1983. (Peter Lee)
An Up train pulling to the loop at Glenapp. In 1983, not all of the 80 class were yet in service, while the 48 is sporting the new candy colours.
The second photo is of an Up train powering up after having exchanged staffs.
Both photos taken from Residence No 4. (Peter Lee)
6228 was an express goods carrying perishables, and had priority over most other trains. On a foggy morning in 1984, it powers up before exchanging staffs on the hand at Glenapp, while a down train carrying steel on flat wagons waits in the loop. (Peter Lee)
I used to don the cap but not always a shirt - L to R - Reg Sibson the loco pumper, Alan Sibson, me (Terry Boardman) with cap, Rob Sibson with tin hat, and probably Yvonne Sibson bottom right corner. We are at the door of Sibsons' house across the line from the signal box at Glenapp. Photo from Rob Sibson
Glenapp - credits on photo
William Henry Knight on the standard gauge near GlenApp. c1940.Queensland rail maintained the track from the border to South Brisbane in those days.I believe even engine crews changed to QR staff at the border. (Max Knight)
From Peter Lee, Glenapp, early 80s
Brisbane Express taking water at Glenapp 17/4/1954 (N F Reed)
Passenger trains crossing at Glenapp 8/7/1936 (Cardew collection)
Glenapp Alkalinity Tank Stand diagram
Trains crossing at Glenapp, 19/4/1954 (Noel Reed)
No. 3 Brisbane Express at Glenapp, 17/4/1954 (Skinner)
Relocated shelter at Rathdowney, November 2023 (Greg Rabnott)
Glenapp 6342 14-11-92
Looks like Grafton Driver Ian Harris (Leon Batman)
Glenapp - 25/05/2024 (Michael Brown)