Lagoon Creek Railway Water Supply Facility and Pump Station

The pumping station at the end of Buckle Street Caboolture was integral to the operation of the steam locomotives on the North Coast Railway line. The pumping station was built in 1913 on a waterhole created by a weir in the creek. Prior to this, the pump had been located to the north of Lagoon Creek, where a water reserve had been proclaimed in 1884 providing water to the line since its opening in 1888. As the water levels in the creeks decreased during the Federation drought, drastic measures were needed. The pipeline which drew water to the tanks in the railway yard was extended downstream, and a new pump house built on the bank of the lagoon by 1903. As demand for rail services continued to expand, so did the demand for water and by 1913, the weir was built to increase the volume of the lagoon. The pumping station was relocated to the east side of the lagoon and a boiler from a B15 locomotive installed. All that remains today is a concrete slab and foundations for the pumping station above the eastern bank of the creek.