Rail Trail

The Vernor Section

Vernor exists only as an area name. Nearby a large trestle bridge used to span a wide gully. It was completely demolished during the construction of the recycled water pipeline.

 

 

 

Looking east towards Vernor from the cutting (Dec 2003)

 

 

Looking west from Vernor towards the cutting (Dec 2003)

Looking from the trail to the Brisbane River (Dec 2003)

 

A clump of Acacia salicina at the eastern end of the trestle bridge (Dec 2003)

Removal of large trestle bridge during pipeline construction (Jan 2007))

Remains of large trestle bridge after pipeline construction, rail trail in foreground and on far right (Jan 2007)

Trestle bridge at Vernor with the old Lowood-Fernvale road passing underneath before demolition (Dec 2003)