THE Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads has announced a $4.26 million upgrade to a cattle loading facility on a major freight route in North Queensland.
Rail loading has been limited on the Mount Isa to Townsiville rail corridor after Aurizon put pad-locks on yards in Julia Creek, Richmond and Hughenden after it lost the contract to a new provider Watco East West. Aurizon said it was trying to come to a commercial agreement with Watco before letting the company use the yards.
On 21 July 2022 cattle were loaded at Maxwelton, between Julia Creek and Richmond, onto a train…
