Mount Isa system 

The Mount Isa system services the North West Queensland Minerals Province, running from the Port of Townsville to Mount Isa over more than 1000 km of track (including the Phosphate Hill Branch).  A large majority of traffic in the system is mining related, particularly minerals and fertiliser. 

Products that are carried through the system include minerals concentrates, fertiliser, acid, fuel, refined metals and general freight. Freight traffic shares the system with the “Inlander” passenger service and cattle trains.

System maps divide Queensland Rail's network into four sections - North, South, South-East and Brisbane Metropolitan. Line diagrams detail distances, number of tracks, the type of infrastructure (eg. private sidings) and stations. In accordance with Queensland Rail's Access Undertaking the line diagrams are updated at intervals of no greater than six months.   

  Electrified network - electrification diagram

  Network System Information Map.pdf

The Mount Isa System information pack contains a general overview of the system, including climate information, a description of the railway and track, as well as infrastructure and rollingstock operational constraints. 

  Mt Isa System Information Pack - Issue 2.1 - May 2007

  Information Request Form

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