Salisbury

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Type : Siding
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 976.389
Location : -27.553497, 153.022406
Opened : June 1964
Closed : unknown, before 2014
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Unknown
Notes : Salisbury was a freight facility on the Queensland Railways network, with a NSW standard gauge connection provided from 1 June 1964 to the Cargo Distributors Siding on the Up side of the QR lines. The NSW main line connection was controlled by Frame B (worked from No. 2 lever) with Releasing Switch B electrically released by No. 12 lever in the QR Salisbury Signal-box — an unusual arrangement where a Queensland Railways signal-box controlled the release of NSW rolling stock. Later tenants included TNT Contrans (Salisbury). The narrow gauge (3ft 6in) QR line from Salisbury to the GMH plant at Acacia Ridge crossed the NSW 4ft 8½in gauge connections at two points (1966). The Cargo Distributors Siding was also referred to as "Salisbury Siding" in operational notices from 1971 onwards.

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1767 with an empty stock train passing Salisbury Cabin. Meanwhile, just a few minutes later on the standard gauge, back to back 44s bring in the northbound Brisbane Limited, 1971. (John Elsol)

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Salisbury, 1966

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TNT siding in 1978

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Salisbury, 7/5/1966 (Lee-ann Keefer)

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Salisbury, 1965 (Eric Marggraf)

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# Salisbury (North Coast Line — Border Loop to South Brisbane)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1964–1986

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**Type:** Freight Terminal (Private Sidings — standard gauge on Queensland Railways infrastructure) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Acacia Ridge–Clapham section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 976.389 km (approximately 606m 41c to 606m 5c area) 
**Mileage (Working TT):** 606m 41c (Frame B main line points — Sydney end); 606m 5c (Musgrave Road level crossing) 
**Between:** Acacia Ridge and Clapham/Yeerongpilly 
**Opened:** 1 June 1964 (W.N. 22–1964) — NSW connection to Cargo Distributors Siding 
**Closed:** Unknown 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** After the Salisbury locality in Brisbane's southern suburbs 
**Associated QR signal-box:** Salisbury Signal-box (Queensland Railways) — brought into use June 1964 

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> **Notes:** Salisbury was not a NSW station but a freight facility on the Queensland Railways network, with a NSW standard gauge connection provided from 1 June 1964 to the Cargo Distributors Siding on the Up side of the QR lines. The NSW main line connection was controlled by Frame B (worked from No. 2 lever) with Releasing Switch B electrically released by No. 12 lever in the QR Salisbury Signal-box — an unusual arrangement where a Queensland Railways signal-box controlled the release of NSW rolling stock. Later tenants included TNT Contrans (Salisbury). The narrow gauge (3ft 6in) QR line from Salisbury to the GMH plant at Acacia Ridge crossed the NSW 4ft 8½in gauge connections at two points (1966). The Cargo Distributors Siding was also referred to as "Salisbury Siding" in operational notices from 1971 onwards.

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## 1964 — NSW Connection to Cargo Distributors Siding Opened — 1 June 1964

### Connection Opened — W.N. 22–1964
> **Salisbury, Queensland (Border Loop–South Brisbane) — Provision of connection, N.S.W. Line to Cargo Distributors Siding** — On **Monday, 1st June, 1964**, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., a connection will be provided between the N.S.W. Main line and **Cargo Distributors Siding**, located on the **Up side of the Queensland lines**. The Main line points will be at mileage **606m 41c**, approximately 170 feet on the Brisbane side of the Beaudesert Road Down Distant signal.
>
> The points in the Main line (facing to NSW Up trains) and the catchpoints in the Cargo Distributors Siding will be worked from **No. 2 lever in a new Frame B** situated on the Down side of the Main line adjacent to the points.
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> No. 1 lever in Frame B (facing point lock for No. 2 Frame B facing points), will be fitted with a **duplex Annett lock** and will be unlocked by key from **Releasing Switch B** and by key on the miniature electric train staff for the section **Greenbank–Beaudesert Road**.
>
> **Releasing Switch B** will be located adjacent to Frame B and will be released electrically by **No. 12 lever in new Salisbury Signal-box**, which will be brought into use by the **Queensland Railways**.
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> A mechanical signal, Cargo Distributors Siding to NSW Main line, will be provided at No. 2 Frame B catchpoints — worked from **No. 3 lever in Frame B**.
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> **Telephone** — A telephone connecting with Salisbury Signal-box will be provided on the post of Releasing Switch B. *(W.N. 22–1964.)*

> **Note:** The arrangement whereby Releasing Switch B at a NSW siding connection was released by a lever in a Queensland Railways signal-box (No. 12 lever in Salisbury Signal-box) is unique in the collection. This reflects the practical reality that the siding physically sat within the QR yard complex and required QR signalling authority before a NSW train could enter.

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## 1966 — QR 3ft 6in Gauge Siding Crosses NSW Connections; Shunting Coordination

### QR Narrow Gauge Siding — Crosses NSW Connections at Two Points — W.N. 33–1966
> Since **13th July, 1966**, a Queensland Railways **3ft 6in gauge siding** has been provided from the Down Beenleigh line adjacent to **Salisbury signal-box** to the General Motors-Holdens Ltd plant situated on the Sydney side of the Acacia Ridge sidings.
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> The 3ft 6in gauge siding from Salisbury to the GMH plant crosses the 4ft 8½in gauge connections from Acacia Ridge reception sidings at **two points**:
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> (a) 3ft 6in gauge siding crosses the 4ft 8½in gauge connection to the **CSR Siding** at a point between Acacia Ridge reception sidings and the Boundary Road level crossing.
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> (b) 3ft 6in gauge siding crosses the 4ft 8½in gauge connection to the **GMH plant** at a point beyond the Sydney end of the Acacia Ridge reception sidings.

*(W.N. 33–1966)*

### Shunting Coordination — NSW and QR Train Controllers and Signalmen
> Shunting must not be carried out at the same time on the NSW and Queensland sidings. **One train only of either system** is permitted to shunt the sidings from the respective main line at any one time.
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> The NSW and Queensland Train Controllers and the **Signalmen at Salisbury and Beaudesert Road** must confer as required to ensure that safe arrangements are made.
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> Guards of NSW trains must obtain permission from the Signalman at **Beaudesert Road Signal-box** before permitting their train to enter the siding. *(W.N. 33–1966.)*

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## 1967 — Releasing Arrangements for Frame B Altered; Duplex Lock B Provided; Full Instructions Reissued

### Duplex Lock B Provided; Releasing Arrangements Altered — W.N. 2–1967
> **Salisbury (Border Loop–South Brisbane) — Altered Releasing of Frame B** — On **Wednesday, 18th January, 1967**, between 8.0 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., the releasing arrangements for Frame B (Cargo Distributors Siding) will be altered as follows:
>
> **Duplex Lock B** — A Duplex Lock will be provided on a post adjacent to Releasing Switch B and will be known as **Duplex Lock B**.
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> - Top lock of Duplex Lock B unlocked by key on the miniature electric train staff for the section **Greenbank–Beaudesert Road**
> - Bottom lock of Duplex Lock B contains a key for unlocking No. 1 lever in Frame B
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> **Frame B** — No. 1 lever will in future be unlocked as follows:
> - **Top Lock** — by key from Releasing Switch B
> - **Bottom Lock** — by key from Duplex Lock B or by Pilotman's Key
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> **During ordinary working** — key from Releasing Switch B and key from Duplex Lock B must be inserted and turned to unlock No. 1 lever.
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> **During pilot working** — key from Releasing Switch B and Pilotman's Key must be inserted and turned. *(W.N. 2–1967.)*

### Pilotman's Key at Beaudesert Road Also Available for Salisbury
> The existing Pilotman's Key normally kept in the Pilotman's Lock at Beaudesert Road signal-box (used for Frames A and B, Acacia Ridge) will in future also be available to enable **Frame B at Cargo Distributors Siding, Salisbury** to be operated during pilot working. *(W.N. 2–1967.)*

### Full Instructions Reissued — W.N. 4–1967
> **Stations and Sidings — Salisbury — Cargo Distributors Ltd Siding, Salisbury** (as advertised in Weekly Notice No. 34 of 1964) — delete existing paragraphs under "Method of Working" and "Telephone"; insert:
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> **Method of Working** — The points in the Main line and catchpoints in the siding are worked from No. 2 lever in Frame B situated on the Down side of the Main line adjacent to the points.
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> **Releasing Switch B** — released electrically by No. 12 lever in Salisbury signal-box. Working in accordance with Regulation 52, clause (i).
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> **Duplex Lock B** — located adjacent to Releasing Switch B. Top lock unlocked by key on miniature electric train staff for section Greenbank–Beaudesert Road; bottom lock contains key for unlocking No. 1 lever in Frame B.
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> **Mechanical signal** — Cargo Distributors Siding to NSW Main line — at No. 2 Frame B catchpoints, worked from No. 3 lever Frame B.
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> **Telephone** — connecting with Salisbury signal-box provided at Releasing Switch B. *(W.N. 4–1967.)*

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## 1968 — Musgrave Road Level Crossing — Type "F" Signals — 10 January 1968; Intermediate Staff Instrument — 21 February 1968

### Musgrave Road Level Crossing — W.N. 1–1968
> **Salisbury (Border Loop–South Brisbane) — Provision of Type "F" Flashing Light Highway Signals and Half-boom Barriers at Musgrave Road Level Crossing** — On **Wednesday, 10th January, 1968**, Type "F" flashing light highway signals will be brought into use at the **Musgrave Road level crossing, mileage 606m 5c**.
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> Musgrave Road level crossing crosses both the **standard gauge main line** and the **Queensland Railways 3ft 6in gauge line to Acacia Ridge**. The half-boom barriers and highway signals will be automatically controlled by track circuit. *(W.N. 1–1968.)*

### Intermediate Staff Instrument Provided — 21 February 1968 — W.N. 7–1968
> **Salisbury (Border Loop–South Brisbane) — Provision of Intermediate Staff Instrument** — On **Wednesday, 21st February, 1968**, between 8.0 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., an **Intermediate Electric Train Staff Instrument** for the section **Greenbank–Beaudesert Road** will be provided in a staff hut adjacent to Frame B which controls the points leading to the Cargo Distributors Siding.
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> The instructions for the releasing of Frame B by means of electric train staff per medium of the key from Duplex Lock B or by Pilotman's Key (vide W.N. 2–1967) will be **unaltered**.
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> The siding will in future be worked in accordance with the provisions of **Regulation 65 (Electric Staff System)** in the General Appendix, Part II.
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> **Telephone** — A telephone connecting with Beaudesert Road signal-box will be provided in the staff hut. *(W.N. 7–1968.)*

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## 1971 — Operational Instructions — Admitting Down Trains Simultaneously to Acacia Ridge and Salisbury

### Admitting Down Trains — Acacia Ridge or Salisbury Sidings — W.N. 20–1971
> Permission may be given for an Up Main line train to proceed as far as No. 6 Up Home signal at Beaudesert Road whilst a Down train is approaching from Greenbank, provided the Down train is to be admitted to the **Acacia Ridge or Salisbury sidings**.
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> Prior to giving such permission, the Signalman must ensure that Nos. 4 and 6 signals at Beaudesert Road are kept at "stop" by placing sleeves on Nos. 4 and 6 levers until the Down train has been placed in Acacia Ridge or **Salisbury Siding** clear of the Main line and the staff deposited in the appropriate intermediate staff instrument.
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> **The Down train must not be permitted to proceed past No. 4 Down Home signal when entering Salisbury Siding during this working.** *(W.N. 20–1971.)*

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## 1974 — TNT Siding — Sway Street Level Crossing; Acacia Ridge/Salisbury Sidings Operational Instructions

### TNT Siding — Sway Street Level Crossing — W.N. 42–1974
> **Stations and Sidings — Salisbury** — Add, after instructions for Cargo Distributors Siding:
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> **T.N.T. Siding — Half Boom Barriers at Sway Street Level Crossing** — Type "F" highway signals and half-boom barriers are provided at the **Sway Street level crossing** which passes over the Queensland Railways Beenleigh line and the **T.N.T. Sidings (standard gauge)**.
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> Four two-aspect, colour light signals installed at the crossing to protect the T.N.T. sidings, two on each side of the roadway. For moves over the crossing on the standard gauge siding the booms will be operated manually. *(W.N. 42–1974.)*

### Operational Instructions — Acacia Ridge or Salisbury Sidings
> These instructions apply to both through Main line trains and trains departing from **Acacia Ridge or Salisbury sidings**. *(W.N. 42–1974.)*

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## 1977 — Acacia Ridge–Salisbury — Employees Permitted to Travel by Locomotive

### Acacia Ridge–Salisbury — Employees Travel by Locomotive — W.N. 50–1977
> **Regulation 44(c)(ii) — Exception (2): Acacia Ridge–Salisbury** — Employees up to **four in number** are permitted to travel by single diesel-electric or diesel-hydraulic locomotive, in either direction, when a suitable passenger service is not available. *(W.N. 50–1977.)*

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## 1980 — Duplex Lock B Released by Acacia Ridge–Clapham Staff; Pilotman's Key from Clapham

### Duplex Lock B — Released by Acacia Ridge–Clapham Staff — W.N. 21–1980
> **Salisbury (Border Loop–South Brisbane) — Altered Releasing of Duplex Lock B** — On **Wednesday, 28th May, 1980**, Acacia Ridge will be opened as an electric train staff station in lieu of Beaudesert Road (Nyanda) which will be closed.
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> The new miniature electric train staff section will be **Acacia Ridge–Clapham**, Type A, Nos. 1–50, Key Staffs Nos. 1–50.
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> Consequently, the top lock of Duplex Lock B at Salisbury will be unlocked by key on the **miniature electric train staff for the section Acacia Ridge–Clapham** (or Pilotman's Key).
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> **Pilotman's Key** — the Pilotman's Key normally kept in the Pilotman's Lock in Clapham signal-box will also be available for operation of **Duplex Lock B at Salisbury** and Rocklea during pilot working. *(W.N. 21–1980.)*

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## 1982 — Salisbury Sidings — Single Line Track Block Working; Frame B Electrically Released from Acacia Ridge; Position Light Signal Provided

### Single Line Track Block Working — Acacia Ridge–Clapham — November 1982
> **Salisbury Sidings** — No. 1 lever in Frame B will be **electrically released direct from Acacia Ridge signal-box No. 103** (in conjunction with Mayne signal-box No. 816). Working prescribed in Regulation 52(j).
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> The mechanical signal (siding to Main line, worked by No. 3 lever in Frame B) will be **converted to a position light colour light shunting signal** at the same site.
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> **Entering the sidings from the Main line** — in addition to the signal-box releases, the train or light loco must be positioned on the **South Brisbane side of Frame B points and within 60 metres** of same before the release will be effective. Once the points are set reverse, the movement is to be hand-signalled into the siding and the Guard or Shunter will restore Frame B to normal.

*(W.N. 35–1982)*

### Shunting Salisbury Sidings from Acacia Ridge — Coordination Rules
> When a shunting movement is to be made from Acacia Ridge to Salisbury Sidings, Acacia Ridge Nos. 5, 17 and 104 signals must be kept at Stop and shunt signal No. 101 or No. 102 cleared for the movement.
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> It will NOT be permissible for a shunting movement to be made from Acacia Ridge to or from Salisbury Sidings once an acceptance has been given by Acacia Ridge for an Up train to proceed from Clapham.
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> Shunting of Salisbury Siding from Acacia Ridge is permitted at the same time that shunting of **Rocklea Siding from Clapham** is being carried out.

*(W.N. 35–1982 and W.N. 2–1983)*

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## 1986 — TNT Contrans (Salisbury) Listed as Standard Gauge Tenant at Acacia Ridge

### TNT Contrans — Standard Gauge Tenant
> **T.N.T. CONTRANS (SALISBURY)** — listed as a standard gauge tenant under Acacia Ridge Sidings — Standard Gauge Line, with freight rate charged to Roma Street XX. *(Source: 1986 Weekly Notices — twice)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **1 June 1964** | **NSW connection opened** — Cargo Distributors Siding, Up side of QR lines at 606m 41c; Frame B (No. 2 lever, Down side); Releasing Switch B released by No. 12 lever in QR Salisbury Signal-box; telephone at Releasing Switch B (W.N. 22–1964) |
| July 1966 | QR 3ft 6in gauge siding from Salisbury to GMH plant — crosses NSW 4ft 8½in connections at two points; shunting coordination required between NSW and QR |
| **18 January 1967** | **Duplex Lock B provided** — top lock by Greenbank–Beaudesert Road staff; bottom lock key for Frame B; Pilotman's Key at Beaudesert Road also operative for Salisbury (W.N. 2–1967) |
| W.N. 4–1967 | Full working instructions reissued — Cargo Distributors Ltd Siding, Salisbury |
| **10 January 1968** | **Musgrave Road level crossing** (606m 5c) — Type "F" signals and half-boom barriers; crosses both standard gauge and QR narrow gauge lines (W.N. 1–1968) |
| **21 February 1968** | **Intermediate Staff Instrument** provided in staff hut adjacent to Frame B — section Greenbank–Beaudesert Road; telephone to Beaudesert Road signal-box (W.N. 7–1968) |
| W.N. 20–1971 | Operational instructions — Down trains entering Salisbury Siding not to pass No. 4 Down Home signal; simultaneous Acacia Ridge/Salisbury siding working rules |
| W.N. 42–1974 | **TNT Siding** added at Salisbury — Sway Street level crossing (QR Beenleigh line + TNT standard gauge) — four colour light signals; manual half-boom operation |
| W.N. 50–1977 | Up to four employees permitted to travel Acacia Ridge–Salisbury by locomotive when no passenger service available |
| **28 May 1980** | Duplex Lock B top lock released by **Acacia Ridge–Clapham** staff (replacing Beaudesert Road–Clapham); Pilotman's Key from Clapham signal-box (W.N. 21–1980) |
| **11 November 1982** | Frame B No. 1 lever **electrically released from Acacia Ridge signal-box No. 103**; mechanical signal converted to position light colour light shunting signal; shunting coordination rules with Rocklea and Acacia Ridge formalised (W.N. 35–1982) |
| 1986 | **TNT Contrans (Salisbury)** listed as standard gauge tenant under Acacia Ridge Sidings — Standard Gauge Line |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1964–1986.* 
*Note: Salisbury was a Queensland Railways freight complex with a NSW standard gauge connection. The unique arrangement of a QR signal-box (Salisbury) controlling the release of NSW siding points (via No. 12 lever releasing Switch B) is the most distinctive operational feature of this location in the Weekly Notices.*