Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Rail transport in Australia involves a number of narrow gauge railways. In some states they formed the core statewide network, but in the others they were either a few government branch lines, or privately owned and operated branch lines, often for mining, logging or industrial use.Prior to becoming an independent unified country in 1901, each of the six British colonies in Australia were responsible for rail transport infrastructure. Of the six colonies, only three (Queensland, Western Australia, and Tasmania) opted for 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge railways. The other colonies (later states) opted for either 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge or 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge railways, maintaining only limited narrow gauge rail lines, except for South Australia, which wavered between narrow and broad.As a result of this legacy, Australian railways are a confusing mix of all three gauges. Over time most of the mainland lines of whatever gauge linked up with inconvenient break-of-gauge stations where they met, including the infamous Albury railway station on the Albury-Wodonga line from Melbourne to Sydney where the old cry of \"Albury, all change!\" has sunk into the national psyche. Some lines remained isolated because they were cut off by long stretches of desert."@en }
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- Narrow_gauge_railways_in_Australia abstract "Rail transport in Australia involves a number of narrow gauge railways. In some states they formed the core statewide network, but in the others they were either a few government branch lines, or privately owned and operated branch lines, often for mining, logging or industrial use.Prior to becoming an independent unified country in 1901, each of the six British colonies in Australia were responsible for rail transport infrastructure. Of the six colonies, only three (Queensland, Western Australia, and Tasmania) opted for 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge railways. The other colonies (later states) opted for either 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge or 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) broad gauge railways, maintaining only limited narrow gauge rail lines, except for South Australia, which wavered between narrow and broad.As a result of this legacy, Australian railways are a confusing mix of all three gauges. Over time most of the mainland lines of whatever gauge linked up with inconvenient break-of-gauge stations where they met, including the infamous Albury railway station on the Albury-Wodonga line from Melbourne to Sydney where the old cry of \"Albury, all change!\" has sunk into the national psyche. Some lines remained isolated because they were cut off by long stretches of desert.".