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Bluff - QLD

All stop at Bluff

Siding sunset Sept 2011

Eastbound arrival at Bluff Station

The rail hub of Bluff

Town

Position

DEG: -23.580521 149.068497

DMS: 23º 34' 49.87" S 149º 04' 6.59" E

UTM: 55 K 7390690mN 711097mE

Altitude: 171.89m

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

586.3kms NorthWest of Brisbane - Driving 799 km (8 hours 45 mins)
901.26kms SouthEast of Daintree - Driving 1162 km (13 hours 21 mins)

Address & Contact

315-411 Graham St
Bluff QLD 4702

Phone: N/A

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Information

Busy 5 track siding where train drivers change locos. Eastbound fully loaded coal trains of 100 wagons stop as do westbound empty sets. The drivers swap and retrace their journey. Faulty wagons are decoupled and rolled onto spur lines.

PlaceID	34292

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Emerald at 02/03:00am EST

Distance from Bluff 90.95km W

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
15.3°C	14.7°C	83%	12.4°C	1018.6hPa	0.0mm	SE	7km/hr 4knots	9km/hr 5knots

Closest Climatic Station

Emerald Airport

Distance from Bluff 90.95km W

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	34.3	33.4	32.7	29.9	26.2	23.2	23.1	25.3	28.9	31.6	33.1	34.2
Mean Min. °C	22.2	22.0	20.2	16.9	12.9	10.1	8.8	10.0	13.5	17.0	19.5	21.3
Mean Rain mm	88.8	81.7	55.7	35.2	22.0	30.1	13.6	23.2	29.2	39.7	54.8	90.3