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Abermain 2004 The view looking up the Down Main side of the platform. The one-time Abermain Colliery sidings were located among the trees on the right.
Abermain 2004 The remains of an old gangers shed on the colliery side of the station.
Abermain 2004 The base of the jib crane which served the goods siding at the down end of the station.
Abermain 2004 The location of the one-time goods shed at Abermain.
Abermain 2004 All that remains of the junction and start of the Abermain Railway Branch can be seen as a faint track through the undergrowth directly adjacent to the jib crane.
Abermain 2004 The general vicinity of the junction for the Abermain Railway.
Adamstown 2003 The view looking north towards Broadmeadow. Boradmeadow Yard is visible in the left distance. The partly lifted track in the left foreground is the former Down Relief line.
Adamstown 2003 The remains of the Down Relief line. The former branch to Belmont branched off beyond the station and climbed the hill in the middle distance.
Adamstown 2003 The view looking north. The remains of the Down Relief line are in the centre, with Broadmeadow Yard in the distance.
Adamstown 2003 The remains of the Belmont line not far from the one-time junction with the Main North. The tracks are visible as they cross Park Ave.
Adamstown 2003 The view looking south.
Adamstown 2003 Adamstown signalbox, at the down end of the station. Now used by a model railway club.
Albert 2005 The view looking north towards the loading bank.
Albert 2005 The view looking north along the silo siding. The station was located on the right hand side of the photograph.
Albert 2005 A closer view of the goods loading bank.
Albert 2005 The gantry crane is still present at the southern end of the siding.
Albert 2005 The view looking south from the northern end of the yard.
Albert 2005 A close-up of the points levers at the northern end of the siding.
Albert 2005 The view looking south along towards the one-time station location, which was on the left in the middle distance.
Albert 2005 A landmark signal on the outskirts of the location.
ANL Terminal 2004 The view looking into the ANL terminal sidings.
ANL Terminal 2004 Another view of the sidings and containers.
ANL Terminal 2004 The ANL terminal sidings, dwarfed by container stacks.
Auscott 2004 4892 heading towards Nevertire on the Warren branch line near the Auscott siding.
Awaba 2003 The view looking north along the platforms.
Awaba 2003 Looking north from the Awaba foot-bridge.
Awaba 2003 Behind the up platform is the former branch to the Awaba State Mine and the Wangi Power Station.
Awaba 2003 Looking down the path as you leave the station you cross the former Wangi Power Station branch.
Awaba 2003 The view looking north at Awaba. The line on the right is the former branch to Wangi Power Station.
Baan Baa 2003 The view looking north from the station to the silo siding. The former goods and loop sidings were located on the left side of the main line.
Ballimore 2004 The dead end siding at Ballimore looking towards Dubbo, with the main line on the right.
Ballimore 2004 The view looking looking east, away from Dubbo.
Ballimore 2004 The view of the goods ramp, looking east.
Belford 2003 The pair of short platforms which make up Belford station.
Belford 2003 A close-up of one of the platforms.
Bellbird Colliery 2004 The memorial to the Bellbird Mine disaster of 1923.
Bellbird Colliery 2004 The main line in the vicinity of the Bellbird Colliery, looking north.
Bellbird Colliery 2004 Preserved supports for the pit-top decking.
Bellbird Colliery 2004 The view looking up the line. In the distance can be seen the bridge which once carried the Kalingo railway over the branch at this point. It now serves a fire trail.
Ben Lomond 2003 Ben Lomond station building, looking from the non-rail side.
BHP Steelworks 2004 A preserved coal wagon from the John Darling Colliery.
BHP Steelworks 2004 A preserved BHP shunter near the entrance to the steelworks.
Blackalls Park 2003 The view looking along the platform towards Toronto.
Blackalls Park 2003 A sign on the platform, advertising its use as a station from 1912 to 1991.
Bogan Gate 2005 The view looking east towards Parkes.
Bogan Gate 2005 The view looking west past the station.
Bogan Gate 2005 The junction of the branch to Tottenham, at the western end of the yard.
Bogan River Tank 2003 The location of Bogan River Tank, the foundations of which are to the left of the tree.
Bogan River Tank 2003 A close-up view of the tank's foundations.
Bogan River Tank 2003 About 100m south of the tank is the low bridge over the Bogan River. It is still in relatively good condition.
Bogan River Tank 2003 View over the Bogan River looking back towards Byrock, about 100m back from the Bogan River Tank.
Boorindal 2003 The remains of the point lever at the up end of the siding.
Boorindal 2003 The remains of the main line and siding.
Boorindal 2005 The view looking across the yard showing a level crossing and loading bank.
Boorindal 2005 A closer view of the loading tank, looking towards Nyngan.
Boorindal 2005 The remains of a small loading platform on the siding.
Boorindal 2005 The dam which served as the reservoir for a water tank. The line is visible on the far left distance.
Boorindal 2005 The view looking towards Nyngan with the water tank remains on the left of the track.
Boorindal 2005 The view looking towards Bourke with the water tank remains on the right of the track.
Boorindal 2005 A close-up of Boorindal Tank remains taken looking down from the line.
Boppy Mountain 2003 The vandalised Countrylink bus stop at Boppy Mountain.
Boppy Mountain 2003 No trace remains of the one-time station at Boppy Mountain.
Bourke 2003 The old cattle yards about 4 kms south of Bourke. The shot is taken facing in the direction of Nyngan.
Bourke 2003 The cattle yards looking in the direction of Bourke.
Bourke 2003 The view from near the sale yards looking back in the direction on Nyngan.
Bourke 2003 The view looking along the platform in the direction of the end of the line.
Bourke 2003 The station is now a tourist station, although the original sign is still mounted outside.
Bourke 2003 The line into Bourke just after you cross the levee bank into town. The outer home is about 100 back out of sight. The beginning of the old yard started about 100m ahead.
Bourke 2003 A crossing near the southern entrance to the Bourke Yard.
Bourke 2003 The goods platform on the northern side of Bourke Yard. The area is now used by a trucking company and most of the yard has been cleared. View looking south towards Nyngan.
Bourke 2003 The signal at the start of the Bourke Yard. View looking towards the end of the line, about 400m metres west.
Bourke 2003 Piles of cleared railway debris at the southern end of Bourke Yard.
Bourke 2003 The view looking towards the end of the line. The station is on the right in the background.
Bourke 2003 The junction for the abbatoir siding is at the 819km post.
Bourke 2003 The abbatoir branch siding off the Main Western line just south of Bourke. The view is looking towards Nyngan.
Bourke 2003 The view of the abbatoir siding looking towards Bourke.
Bourke 2003 A view looking towards Bourke into the partially lifted abbatoir siding.
Bourke 2003 Looking towards Nyngan at the abbatoir siding.
Bourke 2003 Where the abbatoir branch line ran alongside the small cool room platform, the track is now lifted. This view is looking towards Nyngan.
Bourke 2003 The weeds now grow in irregular formation from where the line has been lifted. A small platform on this office building also serviced the train as it passed through the abbatoir.
Bourke 2003 Evidence of the old abbatoir line in the concrete slab.
Bourke 2006 The view looking in the direction of Nyngan, from just south of Bourke. Mount Oxley is visible in the distance.
Branxton 2003 The point where the one-time branch to Ayrfield No 3 Colliery left the main line.
Branxton 2003 A sign on the platform informing that the station is now maintained by the nearby Rothbury Riot Railway and Steam Museum, and that it has been classified by the National Trust.
Branxton 2003 The view from Branxton looking north. The branch in the left distance is the one-time branch to the Ayrfield Colliery. The former goods siding branches off on the right.
Branxton 2003 The view from the up platform looking north. An empty down coal train is disappearing in the distance.
Branxton 2003 The view from the footbridge looking towards Newcastle.
Branxton 2003 A closer view of the down refuge loop (foreground) which becomes the Ayrfield Colliery branch in the distance.
Brewarrina 2003 The view of the remains of the yard. The old goods platform is on the left with the jib crane on the right. A lot of the tracks have been lifted and it looks like the site is undergoing development of sorts.
Broadmeadow 2003 The view looking north along platforms 1 and 2.
Broadmeadow 2003 The view looking south along platforms 1 and 2.
Broadmeadow 2003 The view from platform 3, looking north towards Woodville Junction.
Broadmeadow 2003 Wagons and 48 clss locos sit idle in the yard.
Broadmeadow 2003 The view looking south into Broadmeadow Yard.
Bugilbone 2003 The hand-painted sign on the loading bank face.
Bugilbone 2003 The view looking west towards Walgett. The siding has been lifted.
Burren 2003 The view looking east towards Narrabri.
Byrock 2003 This is information board situated at the Byrock railway station, or as the sign says "Bye-Rock".
Byrock 2003 The remains of the station and yard, looking down the line towards Bourke.
Byrock 2003 The remains of the turntable pit.
Byrock 2003 Remains of building foundations in the yard. This is probably the engine shed.
Byrock 2003 A view of the yard. The branch to Brewarrina is on the left, with the main line on the right. The two object on either side may be kerosene powered track indicators.
Byrock 2003 The elevated water tank in the remains of the yard, looking towards Nyngan.
Byrock 2005 A late afternoon view of Byrock looking towards Bourke.
Byrock 2005 A view looking across at the platform, water tank and information board shelter.
Caledonia 2004 The gutted interior of the signal box, which was a replacement of the original structure.
Caledonia 2004 The remains of a water column.
Camellia 2004 The view looking north along the platform.
Camellia 2004 The view south from the end of the platform. The Sandown junction is the line on the left in the distance.
Camellia 2004 The tiny station at Camellia looking south towards Rosehill.
Caringbah 2003 A night shot looking along the platform towards Central. The tunnel mouth ahead is the bridge where The Kingsway crosses the line.
Carlingford 2004 The end of the line. No trace remains of the one-time main line and siding which were beyond this track.
Carlingford 2004 The view looking along the platform back up the line.
Carlingford 2004 The view looking along the platform to the end of the line. Carlingford. Oct 2004.
Carrington Yard 2003 The view of Carrington Yard, looking directly towards Newcastle.
Carrington Yard 2003 Empty wheat wagons sit in Carrington Yard.
Central 2003 Looking down the tunnel on platform 25.
Central 2003 The view looking towards the buffers along platforms 1 and 2.
Central 2003 NR15 sits near the Indian Pacific MOTORAIL rolling stock.
Charlton 2003 Flood damage to line just to the south of Charlton. This damage was caused by the 1990 floods, rather than those of 1974 which resulted in the closure of the branch.
Charlton 2003 The up end of the siding, looking in the direction of Brewarrina.
Charlton 2003 The crumbling remains of the platform on the loop siding.
Charlton 2003 This is a wool loading platform for the shearing sheds that were serviced by the rail line in that time. The view is looking toward Brewarrina.
Charlton 2003 The view from the down end of the siding, looking back towards Byrock.
Civic 2004 The tiny Civic signalbox which controlled the Merewether Street level crossing next to the station. This is now monitored remotely via closed circuit cameras from the CTC at Broadmeadow.
Civic 2004 A night shot of Civic looking in the direction of Newcastle.
Civic 2004 The view along the platforms looking towards Newcastle.
Clyde 2004 A night shot of Clyde, looking in the direction of Sydney.
Clyde 2004 The Australian Cement sidings, located just off the Carlingford branch at Clyde.
Cobar 2003 The old turntable, looking towards the station in the down direction.
Cobar 2003 The view looking east towards the remains of the yard.
Cobar 2003 The view looking east from the dock siding. The turntable is visible on the left, with the goods siding branching off in the middle.
Compton Downs 2004 The remains of an old bridge just to the north of the location, looking north towards Tarcoon.
Compton Downs 2004 The view looking south, just to the north of Compton Downs.
Compton Downs 2004 The view looking back up the line of the end of the loop siding.
Compton Downs 2004 The name of the nearby property which gave its name to the station.
Compton Downs 2004 The view looking north towards the down end of the loop siding.
Compton Downs 2004 The view looking towards Brewarrina at the down end of the loop siding.
Compton Downs 2004 Only the base of this building at the northern end of the yard remains of and structures.
Compton Downs 2004 The remains of the wooden-faced goods loading platform.
Compton Downs 2004 The remains of the passenger platform and station building, some 30 years after closure.
Compton Downs 2004 The remains of the one-time station building at Compton Downs.
Compton Downs 2004 The view looking south of the main and loop lines.
Compton Downs 2004 Apart from shrubs and tree, the yard area has remains relatively clear.
Compton Downs 2004 Time has seen this points lever become part of the vegetation after 30 years of neglect.
Compton Downs 2004 The view looking north at the up end of the loop siding.
Condobolin 2005 The view looking east towards Parkes.
Condobolin 2005 The view looking west along the platform.
Cooks River 2004 The Botany Goods line just past the entrance to the Cooks River Goods Yard.
Cooks River 2004 After passing under the Princes Highway, a freight train heads towards the yard.
Cooks River 2004 The entrance to the yard, looking north.
Coolabah 2003 The remains at Coolabah.
Coolabah 2003 The view of Coolabah siding, looking west towards Bourke.
Curban 2003 The location of Curban, now dominated by the silo and grain siding.
Derriwong 2005 The view looking east towards Sydney. The main line is on the left, with the loop siding on the right.
Derriwong 2005 The view looking west towards Broken Hill.
Dora Creek 2003 Dora Creek Station overlooking the nearby waterway.
Dora Creek 2003 Dora Creek looking north.
Dundas 2004 The road-side view of Dundas station.
Dundas 2004 The view looking south along the platform towards Clyde.
Dundas 2004 The view looking north along the single platform towards Carlingford.
Dunedoo 2003 The view looking down the line towards Merrygoen.
Dunedoo 2003 Dunnedoo looking back towards the station from the west.
Dunedoo 2004 An NR locomotove heads an ore train through the station.
Dwyers 2003 Only a small concrete structure marks the location of Dwyers.
Dwyers 2003 A close up of what appears to be a concrete tank at Dwyers.
East Maitland 2003 A 2 car Endeavour set heads west through the station.
Egelabra 2002 A view of the siding at Egelabra.
Euabalong West 2005 The signal box is now vandalised and dilapidated.
Euabalong West 2005 The signalling telephones have been removed.
Euabalong West 2005 A wooden box is still mounted on the signal box wall.
Euabalong West 2005 The lever frame remains, with the name plates removed.
Euabalong West 2005 The chalkboard used to keep a tally of grain on hand. The last entry is dated 1988.
Euabalong West 2005 The view looking east towards Sydney.
Euabalong West 2005 A close-up of the decorated loading bank face.
Euabalong West 2005 The loading bank has been decorated by the locals.
Euabalong West 2005 A removed lever frame sits in the old truck loading dock.
Euabalong West 2005 Grafitti.
Euabalong West 2005 Grafitti.
Fassifern 2003 The back of Toronto Branch line platform.
Fassifern 2003 The main complex at Fassifern Station.
Findlay Siding 2006 The remains of a culvert at the former siding location.
Findlay Siding 2006 The remains of a culvert adjacent to the main road.
Florida 2003 No trace remains of the one-time station.
Gelco 2004 The view of the Ampol siding at Baker Street, looking towards the end of the siding.
Gelco 2004 The view looking down over the up end of the Gelco sidings.
Gelco 2004 Where ther Ampol siding crossed Baker Street, the tracks are still present in the road. This is looking back up the line.
Gelco 2004 Branching off the Gelco sidings was the one-time Total Oil Siding, later known as the Ampol Siding. This is the view looking back towards the junction, where the line crosses Ocean Street.
Gelco 2004 Various safeworking equipment including signal BY3, the driver's emergency pushbutton for the same, and a telephone. The Botany relay and traffic room is in the background. This is at the up end of the Gelco sidings.
Gelco 2004 A close-up of the well-graffittied Botany relay room.
Gelco 2004 The location where the Ampol siding crosses Ocean Street, just after branching off the main line.
Gelco 2004 The down end of the Gelco sidings. The white building is the Kelloggs factory, which is served by a number of short sidings.
Gelco 2004 The view looking down the line towards the Gelco sidings.
Gilgandra 2003 The remains of the fertilizer shed.
Gilgandra 2003 The elevated platform serving the ground frame in the yard.
Girilambone 2003 Age and vandals have worn the main building despite attempts to keep them out.
Girilambone 2003 The interior of part of the station building.
Girilambone 2003 More derelict station buildings.
Girilambone 2003 The 666.5km post in the yard, looking towards Nyngan.
Girilambone 2003 More derelict yard structures.
Girilambone 2003 The view along the platform looking towards Nyngan.
Girilambone 2003 The view of the yard, looking in the direction of Nyngan.
Girilambone 2003 By 2003, no attempt appears to have been made to preserve the station.
Girilambone 2004 The western line between Girilambone and coolabah. Damage done during the floods of 1990 which closed the line.
Girilambone 2004 Flood damage to the western line near Girilambone.
Girilambone 2004 The remains of a short culvert near Girilambone.
Glen Innes 2003 The view to the north of Glen Innes, looking towards Tenterfield.
Glenariff 2003 The line at Glenariff, looking back towards Nyngan.
Glenariff 2003 The view looking north towards Bourke. The line has been cut to cater for the road to the nearby property of the same name.
Glenariff 2004 The old platform sign is now on the property of same name.
Glenariff 2004 The view looking back towards Nyngan.
Glenariff 2004 The 725km post is still in good condition. The one-time station was located 50m beyond this post.
Gobondery 2005 The view looking north towards Tottenham. The one-time station was on the right of the main line (just out of frame).
Gobondery 2005 Only the signpost remains of the station.
Goninans Works 2003 The approach of siding to Goninan's premises. The branch to the left is a one-time line to Waratah Colliery.
Goninans Works 2003 The gate where Goninan's Siding enters the main premises.
Gravesend unknown The view looking along the line past the grain silo, in the direction of Moree.
Greta 2004 The view of platform 1, looking west.
Greta 2004 The small passenger shelter on the up platform.
Greta 2004 The view looking west which clearly shows the old low-level platforms and the newer ones. The one-time line serving the Whitburn and Leconfield Collieries branched off in the distance to the right.
Greta 2004 The station has been restored, but the platform is partially fenced off.
Greta 2004 8224 at the head of a load coal train dwarfs the station building.
Greta 2004 The fenced-off older part ofthe up platform is dwarfed by the passing coal hoppers.
Greta 2004 The station buildings on the fenced off section have been boarded up.
Greta 2004 The view of the down platform, showing the modern raised section.
Greta 2004 The road-side view of the station building.
Gungal 2004 A kilometre post in the vicinity of the one-time Gungal station.
Gungal 2004 The mound which may be the only remains of the station.
Gungal 2004 The view looking down the line towards Merriwa.
Gungal 2004 The view looking up the line towards Sandy Hollow.
Guyra 2003 Guyra Station has a farm machinery museum attached to it now.
Hawkesbury River 2004 The southern approach to the station, which is visible in the top left corner.
Hawkesbury River 2004 The view looking north along the platform. At the end of the embankment in in the distance, the track enter the Long Island Tunnel.
Hawkesbury River 2004 Looking south over the station, with the township of Brooklyn behind it.
Hawkesbury River 2004 The view looking south along platform 1.
Hawkesbury River 2004 The picturesque outlook from the station over the Hawkesbury River.
Hermidale 2003 The old goods ramp, looking in the direction of Nyngan,
Hexham 2003 Hexham box, hidden behind shrubs looking towards Newcastle.
Hexham 2003 The view from the island platform looking down the coal roads towards Maitland.
Hexham 2003 The view down the Hexham Straight towards Maitland.
High Street 2003 Diesel railcars 631+??? sit at High Street in this view from the footbridge looking towards Maitland.
Hilldale 2004 The short platform at Hilldale, looking towards Maitland.
Hillston 2003 Hillston Yard looking south.
Hillston 2003 The signal at the entrance to Hillston yard.
Hillston 2003 A view of Hillston yard looking towards Roto.
Hillston 2003 Hillston staff hut.
Islington Junction 2003 Islington Signal Box.
Ivanhoe 2005 The view looking across to the station in a westerly direction.
Ivanhoe 2005 The platform with its nameboard still present.
Ivanhoe 2005 The sgnal box at the western end of the station.
Ivanhoe 2005 A view of the well-preserved station and signal box buildings.
Ivanhoe 2005 The jib crane sits idles, opposite the station.
Ivanhoe 2005 The elevated water tank.
Ivanhoe 2005 A westbound freighter with double-stacked containers passes through the station.
Jct (Byrock) 2003 The line to Brewarinna (on the right) just after the junction at Byrock.
Jct (Byrock) 2003 The line to Brewarinna (on the right) just after the junction at Byrock.
Jct (Byrock) 2003 The view looking back towards Byrock, with the branch line on the left.
Jct (Byrock) 2003 The view looking back towards Byrock, with the branch line on the left.
Jct (Byrock) 2003 The remains of the branch line curving away as it enters private property.
Jct (Byrock) 2003 The remains of the branch line curving away as it enters private property.
Jct (Camellia) 2004 The view looking towards the road-side entrace to the station. The level crossing in the foreground is the goods branch to Sandown.
Kadungle 2005 The view looking south towards Bogan Gate. The one-time station was on the right hand side in the distance.
Kadungle 2005 A close-up of the silo, with the station's signpost sitting opposite.
Kiacatoo 2005 The view looking east towards Parkes.
Kooragang Island 2003 Old disused wagons in one of the industrial sidings on Kooragang.
Kooragang Island 2003 The Blue Circle siding as it approaches the cement works.
Kooragang Island 2003 A derelict 45 class locomotive rests on one of the many disused industrial sidings.
Kooragang Island 2003 A side-one view of the disused 42102 and some cement wagons in the Blue Circle cement works.
Kooragang Island 2003 42102 sits idle in the Blue Circle cement works.
Kooragang Island 2003 A view of the Blue Circle Cement Works private siding.
Kotara 2003 Kotara island platform looking towards Newcastle.
Kurri Road 2004 The remains of Kurri Road platform, looking towards Stanford Methyr.
Kurri Road 2004 A closer view of the down-side platform.
Kurri Road 2004 The formation as is passes through the location of Kurri Road.
Kurri Road 2004 The remains of the platform, almost hidden in the undergrowth.
Lithgow 2003 Lithgow Yard.
Lochinvar 2004 The view looking west of the two short modern passenger platforms.
Lochinvar 2004 A close-up of the shed containing the equipment controlling the adjacent level crossing.
Lowlands 2003 All that remains at Lowlands. This view is looking towards Hillston.
Manns Tank 2005 The concrete pads that served as the base of the one-time tank.
Manns Tank 2005 The view looking down the line towards Bourke.
Manns Tank 2005 The view looking back up the line towards Nyngan.
Manns Tank 2005 The water source for the Manns Tank. The line is visible in the left background.
Marooma 2003 No trace remains of the one-time station at Marooma. This is the view looking towards Nyngan.
Marooma 2003 The view of the line looking towards Bourke.
Mascot 2004 The view looking up the line towards the city.
Matakana 2003 The western end of the loop siding at Matakana.
Matakana 2003 The view from the platform looking east towards Euabalong West.
Matakana 2003 The spartan platform at Matakana, with what appears to be a gangers shed behind.
Matakana 2008 Telephone and emergency equipment mounted outside one of the huts at the location.
Mendooran 2003 Mendooran looking towards Troy Junction.
Merah North 2003 The view looking along the wheat siding towards Narrabri.
Merah North 2003 The view looking down the wheat siding towards Walgett.
Merah North 2003 The crossover from the main line on the right to the loop siding. This is taken looking towards Narrabri.
Merah North 2003 The A frame and staff hut.
Merah North 2003 A close-up of the A frame. It has been relocated from the main platform.
Merah North 2003 The view looking along the former station platform in the direction of Narrabri.
Merriwagga 2008 The station sign board has been preserved moved to a nearby location.
Merriwagga 2008 A plaque describing the preservation of the station name board.
Merriwagga 2008 The view looking north towards the silo complex.
Merrygoen 2003 The view looking along the platform in the direction of Binnaway. The line on the left is the cross-country line from Dubbo, that on the right is from Sydney.
Merrygoen 2003 The view looking down the yard in the direction of Binnaway. The station is in the distance behind a tree.
Merrygoen 2003 The short raised platform holding the ground frame controlling the yard.
Merrygoen 2003 The landmark signal on the approach to Merrygoen yard.
Merrygoen 2003 A pair of elevated water tanks.
Merrygoen 2003 A view of the interior of the signal box.
Merrygoen 2003 The view of the junction between the cross-country line to Dubbo (on the left) and the line to Wallerawang and Sydney (on the right).
Merrygoen 2003 A close-up of the ground frame in the yard.
Merrygoen 2005 The view looking towards the junction, with a set of 3 NR locos waiting in the siding.
Merrywinebone 2004 The view looking south from Merrywinebone. The siding in the distance in the Namoi Cotton Co-op siding.
Merrywinebone 2004 The massive silo at Merrywinebone which is now the end of the branch line.
Merrywinebone 2004 The Merrywinebone staff hut.
Merrywinebone 2004 The view looking towards the stop block which marks the current end of the line.
Meryula 2003 The only sign of this one-time location is the nearby property of the same name.
Metford 2004 The stark footbridge and lifts serving the comparatively new station of Metford.
Metford 2004 The view of the island platform looking west towards Newcastle, with the Coal Roads on the far left.
Miandetta 2003 The water tank is all that remains of the one-time crossing station.
Morandoo 2003 The entrance to the former BHP steelworks.
Morandoo 2003 A shunting loco sits inside the former BHP site.
Morandoo 2003 An old FreightCorp brake van sites between some open V-Line wagons.
Morandoo 2003 Three NR locos site idle in the yard.
Morandoo 2003 BHP junction looking back into Morandoo yard.
Mount Hope 2003 Not much remains at Mount Hope. This piece of track in the area that was the end of the line.
Mount Hope 2003 Pieces of track and demolished buildings are all that remains at the ruins at Mount Hope.
Mount Hope 2003 More ruins.
Mullengudgery 2003 The station sign board has been moved and now identifies a local property.
Muronbung 2003 Only the grain silos and loop remain of the crossing station at Muronbong.
Narromine 2002 The turntable has been preserved but is no longer in use.
Narromine 2003 National Rail locos BL 27 and BL33 in SteelLink livery sit in the Narromine yard.
Neath 2003 Neath platform.
Neath 2004 The remains of the Down Main are still embedded in the road, just to the south of the station.
Neilrex 2003 The view of the silos at Neilrex, looking back towards Merrygoen.
Nevertire 2003 A line of wagons sit in wait in front of the silos.
Newcastle 2003 The view looking along platform 1, with an inter-urban set waiting to leave.
Newcastle 2003 The view looking down the line towards Woodville Junction.
Newcastle 2003 Newcastle Signal Box, located to the north of the station.
Nyngan 2003 Nyngan station looking back in the direction of Dubbo. The station building is now a museum.
Nyngan 2003 The view of yard beyond the station, looking west. The one-time junction of the Main West and Cobar branch was about 2km further along.
Nyngan 2003 Wheat hoppers being filled at the wheat silo.
Nyngan Junction 2003 Some pieces of rail are all the remain of the track in the vicinity of the junction. The Cobar branch runs along the levee bank in the right background.
Nyngan Junction 2003 The level crossing where the Cobar branch curves around towards Cobar. The telegraphs are where the main west would have continued on had the junction not been removed after the 1989 floods.
Occidental Mine 2003 Pieces of track close to the Occidental Mine remains.
Occidental Mine 2003 Occidental Mine. All track has been lifted in the vicinity.
Ootha 2005 The view looking east towards Parkes.
Ootha 2005 The view looking west towards roken Hill.
Padstow 2003 Padstow, looking towards the airport/city.
Parkes 2003 Locomotive 42210 and various wagons sit idle in the yard.
Parramatta Road Crossing 2004 The level crossing looking east down Parramatta Road.
Parramatta Road Crossing 2004 A close-up of the signal box which controls the level crossing.
Paterson 2004 The road-side view of the station building at Patterson.
Peak Hill 2003 All that remains of the station is the staff hut and lever frame platform.
Peak Junction 2003 Peak Junction on The Peak Branch line. The Cobar Branch line is in the background.
Peak Junction 2003 The scarce remains of The Peak Branch as it crosses the road after Peak Junction and heads towards Wades Siding. Wades Siding is now built over by engineering and mining business.
Pokataroo 2003 The view looking towards the end of the line at the terminus station of Pokataroo.
Pokataroo 2002 The base of the jib crane.
Pokataroo 2004 The remaining tracks at Pokataroo are well and truly overgrown.
Pokataroo 2004 The buffer stop at the end of the line, which never reached Collarenebri.
Pokataroo 2004 The view from behind the stop block looking towards Merrywinebone.
Pokataroo 2004 A small bridge not far from Pokataroo.
Pokataroo 2007 The remains of a fixed signal in the overgrown yard.
Pokataroo 2007 The remains of the job crane.
Pokataroo 2007 The view looking along the loading bank.
Poolamacca 2006 A sign on the adjacent property bearing the same name.
Poolamacca 2006 The old line bed is the raised section in the right foreground. This is the view looking back down towards Broken Hill.
Poolamacca 2006 Even after 80 odd years you can still see where the line was. This is the view looking towards Tarrawingee.
Rankins Springs 2008 The view looking from the remains of the station towards the grain silos.
Rankins Springs 2008 A sempahore signal on a lattice post is still present in the yard.
Raspberry Colliery 2003 A section of the rail has been preserved outside Marathon Stadium.
Raspberry Colliery 2003 The remains of the branch line, embedded in the road where it crosses Vista Parade, Kotara South. The cycle track adjacent roughly follows the line as it heads towards the Scholey Street Junction.
Raspberry Colliery 2003 The concrete supports in the stormwater channel are where the branch line crossed over adjacent to Griffiths Road Broadmeadow.
Raspberry Colliery 2003 The location of the colliery is now marked by this sign, near Kirkdale Drive, Charlestown.
Raspberry Colliery 2003 The reserve which now marks the location of the one-time Raspberry Colliery.
Revesby 2003 Revesby, looking towards East Hills.
Rosehill 2004 The view looking north along the platform towards Carlingford.
Rosehill 2004 The view looking south along the platform towards Clyde. Note the length of platform 1, and the signals mounted mid-platform.
Rosehill 2004 The view looking across to platform 1, with the racecourse stands in the background.
Roto 2003 Roto 'yard', looking towards Matakana.
Roto 2003 The south junction of Roto triangle, looking directly towards the Broken Hill line about 300m away.
Roto 2003 The south junction of Roto triangle, looking towards Hillston.
Roto 2003 Roto East Junction.
Roto 2003 The west junction of Roto triangle was lifted in 1987.
Roto 2003 The location of the one-time east triangle junction.
Roto 2003 The remains of the south-east leg of the triangle, looking towards Hillston.
Roto 2003 Container flats and the water tank, in a view looking towards Broken Hill.
Roto 2003 A derelict building at Roto.
Roto 2003 An old water gin sits appropriately next to the elevated water tank, looking towards Broken Hill.
Roto 2003 A closer view of the abandoned water gin.
Roto 2003 The remains of a water tank.
Rowena 2004 The 682 km post just south of Rowena, looking north.
Rowena 2004 The overgrown goods bank, and silos.
Rowena 2004 Another overgrown loading bank at Rowena.
Rowena 2004 Silos at Rowena, looking north.
Rydalmere 2004 The northern end of the relocated Rydalmere station. Note the use of wooden supports for the overhead.
Sandgate 2003 A fully loaded coal train waits for the road on a rainy afternoon at Sandgate.
Sandgate 2003 The locked gates at the entrance to Toll's Siding.
Sandgate 2003 A fully loaded coal train waits for the road on a rainy afternoon at Sandgate.
Sandgate 2003 An EL class loco sits next to stacked containers in the Toll Siding.
Sandgate 2003 A busy day at Sandgate! An empty coal train heads back to the colliery, an up Endeavour railset has paused at the station, and a freight train headed by JL401 sits in Toll's Siding.
Sandgate 2003 Empty and loaded coal trains pass each other on the coal roads.
Sandgate 2003 A train headed by JL401/JL403/JL404/??? in different liveries, works Toll's Siding.
Sandgate 2003 A southbound XPT and freight trains pass through Sandgate.
Sandgate 2004 A great night-time shot of the station, looking down the line.
Sandgate 2004 A close-up of the remote points equipment controlling the entrance to Tolls siding.
Sandgate 2004 A night view of the illuminated station sign.
Sandgate Cemetery 2003 The rails are just visible through the grasss as the line curves towards the station.
Sandgate Cemetery 2003 The rails are still evident as the line curves towards the junction at Sandgate station.
Sandgate Cemetery 2003 The platform and the B lever frame which controlled the up end of the loop siding.
Sandgate Cemetery 2003 The view of the platform looking towards the end of the line. The remains of the run-around siding are also visible through the grass.
Sandgate Cemetery 2004 A road sign indicates the one-time use of the branch line.
Sandgate Cemetery 2003 The approach to the junction. The line in the right foreground is Tolls Siding.
Sandown 2004 The Shell sidings which branch off the line at the intersection of Grand Ave and Durham Ave.
Sandown 2004 A shutdown X53 loco sits outside the Shell refinery.
Sandown 2004 Looking down Grand Ave from the Shell sidings.
Sandown 2004 Looking at the location of Sandown today.
Sandy Hollow 2003 The remains of the line heading north towards Merriwa.
Sandy Hollow 2003 The view looking towards the former station location and the junction of the branch line.
Singleton 2004 The view looking along the platform towards Maitland.
Singleton 2004 The road-side view of the station.
Singleton 2004
Singleton 2004 The view looking north along the platform.
Stanford Merthyr 2004 The view looking towards the one-time location of Stanford Merthyr Colliery. No trace remains today.
Stanford Merthyr 2004 The Station Hotel still stands opposite the location of the one-time passenger platform.
Summervale 2003 Little remains at the one-time staff crossing station of Summervale.
Summervale 2003 Another view of the remains.
Sutherland 2003 The view from a Tangara set, looking along the platform.
Sydenham 2004 An up Millenium train approaches Sydenham platform 1.
Sydenham 2004 The busy track-work to the south of the station. The main Illawarra lines extend to the middle distance, with the tracks on the right leading to the Bankstown line and the Meeks Road servicing centre. The bridge over the top carries the Botany Goods Line.
Sydenham 2004 The somewhat unusual roadside entrance to the station.
Tarcoon 2003 The remains of the yard at Tarcoon, facing in the direction of Brewarrina. The platform on the left is the loading platform.
Tarcoon 2003 Remains of the partially-lifted siding.
Tarcoon 2003 The up end of the lifted siding.
Tarcoon 2003 The remains of the station, looking north towards Brewarrina.
Tarcoon 2005 Not much left of the old branch line. What hasnt been lifted is getting fenced off or taken over by Mother Nature. This photograph is between Compton Downs and Tarcoon.
Tarrawingee 2006 The vicinity of the end of the line, looking back towards Broken Hill. The area is extensively flood damaged.
Tarrawingee 2006 The view of the station remains, looking towards Broken Hill. The passenger platform is on the right.
Tarrawingee 2006 The remains of the former passenger platform.
Tarrawingee 2006 A close up of the remains of the goods platform.
Tarrawingee 2006 The base of a structure near the entrance to the yard.
Tarrawingee 2006 A bridge support just south of Tarrawingee.
Tarrawingee 2006 1The last large bridge before you enter Tarrawingee Yard. This is the view looking towards Broken Hill.
Tarrawingee 2006 The entrance to the yard just after it crosses over the road into the yard. This is looking into the yard.
Tarrawingee 2006 The view at the entrance to the main part of the yard. It is still strewn with debris after all this time.
Tarrawingee 2006 The base of one of several structures in the yard.
Tarrawingee 2006 The remains of a water tank in the yard.
Tarrawingee 2006 The view looking towards the platforms. There appears to be formations of at least three track at this point.
Tarrawingee 2006 The base of a structure in the yard, looking towards end of the line.
Tarrawingee 2006 The view looking towards the goods platform and the end of the line.
Tarrawingee 2006 The goods platform (left) and passenger platform (right).
Tarrawingee 2006 The unusual construction of the goods platform.
Tarrion 2003 The old station sign now at entrance to property of same name.
Telarah 2004 The view looking north from Telarah Street of the sidings. Telarah station is in the far distance.
Telarah 2004 A closer view of the sidings. The line to the left leads to a pair of perway sidings.
Telarah 2004 The view looking south from the northern end of the yard. NR83 waits opposite the station for the afternoon XPT to cross over before it can head north on to the single-track line.
Telarah 2004 The view of Telarah station from the vicinity of the perway sidings.
Telarah 2004 The northern end of the triangle loop which connects to the Main North heading west.
Telopea 2004 The view looking north along the platform.
Telopea 2004 The pedestrian crossing at the southern end of the station. There are comparatively few pedestrian crossings in the Sydney metropolitan area.
Telopea 2004 The view looking north, showing the lightness of the infrastructure.
The Troffs 2005 The view looking back up the line in the direction of Tottenham.
Thornton 2003 The view looking back towards Newcastle.
Tikkara 2003 The Tikkara station board has been moved to a nearby location.
Tottenham 2005 The entrance to the yard, looking south.
Tottenham 2005 The view looking south along the heavily rationalised yard.
Tottenham 2005 A wheat train headed by a pair of 48 class locos is sitting in the Wheat Siding. This is the view looking north. The siding leading off the the right leads to the turntable.
Tottenham 2005 The Emergency Equipment Hut in the yard.
Tottenham 2005 The view looking north towards the silos. The one-time loop siding between the existing tracks has been removed.
Trangie 2004 8144 heads a wheat train, in this view looking towards Nyngan.
Trangie 2003 The view looking across towards the station, in the direction of Bourke.
Tullamore 2005 The view looking north along the silo siding.
Tullamore 2005 The remains of the station, complete with lever frame and nameboard.
Tullamore 2005 The view looking towards the southern end of the silo siding.
Tullamore 2005 A derail and indicator at the southern end of the yard.
Tullamore 2005 A close-up of a points indicator on a derail in the yard.
Tullamore 2005 The view looking north showing (from left to right) the main line, loop line and goods siding. The gantry crane and goods siding were associated with a partly-lifted goods siding.
Tullamore 2005 The view looking north from the southern entrance to the yard.
Tullamore 2005 The view looking north towards Tottenham.
Tullamore 2005 The view looking north along the silo siding.
Tullamore 2005 The view looking south along the goods siding,
Tullamore 2005 The view looking south along the loop line.
Tullamore 2005 The view looking south across towards the goods loading bank.
Tullamore 2005 A pair of dead end sidings in the yard.
Tullamore 2005 The gantry crane and goods shed.
Ulan Coal Loader 2004 Ulan coal mine and Loader.
Ulan Junction 2004 The view looking towards the coal loader. The line in the foreground is the main line between Sandy Hollow and Gulgong, with the other tracks forming the balloon loop.
Ulan Junction 2004 The view looking towards the coal loader. The line in the foreground is the main line between Sandy Hollow and Gulgong, with the other tracks forming the balloon loop.
Ulan Junction 2004 The hut controlling the Ulan Mine entrance level crossing.
Ulan Junction 2004 The hut controlling the Ulan Mine entrance level crossing.
Ulan Junction 2004 The view looking west along the line from mine entrace level crossing.
Ulan Junction 2004 The view looking west along the line from mine entrace level crossing.
Victoria Street 2004 8203 heads a loaded coal train past the station, in this view looking towards Maitland.
Victoria Street 2004 The view looking up the line towards Newcastle at the tail end of a loaded coal train.
Walgett 2003 The view of the yard remains, looking back up in the direction of the wheat terminal which is now the terminus of the branch.
Walgett 2003 The view looking along the painted goods loading bank away form the terminus.
Walgett Wheat Terminal 2003 The view looking towards the wheat terminal.
Walgett Wheat Terminal 2003 The stop block which marks the end fo the line. The final 4km to Walgett is no longer in use.
Wallsend 2003 The location of the one-time Wallsend Station near the end of the branch. Note the Terminus Hotel in the background.
Wallsend 2003 Replicas of the gates which once guarded the crossing of Nelson Street. The track continued on a short distance further to Wallsend Colliery.
Wangi Power Station 2003 Wangi Power Station.
Warabrook 2003 The view looking west towards Warabrook, where the coal roads dive under the main lines. Hanbury Junction signal box is visible in the middle distance.
Wave Hill 2003 The somewhat oddly-maintained platform at Wave Hill.
Wave Hill 2005 The station is now fenced off and locked. The line and original platform are where 2nd telegraph pole is.
Wee Waa 2005 The view from the down end of the yard looking towards the silos and station.
Weston 2003 The signal box has been destroyed by fire.
Weston 2003 The steps up to the now burnt out box.
Weston 2003 The disconnected rodding and debris from the fire.
Weston 2004 Another view of the lever frame.
Weston 2004 The view looking up the line at the station. The truncated line is the former Up Main, with the Down Main on the right.
Weston 2004 Another view looking up the line. The puddle on the left marks the location of a recently-demolished shed.
Weston 2003 The view along Weston platform, looking towards Cessnock.
Weston 2003 The approach to Weston signal box, looking towards Maitland.
Whitburn Colliery 2004 This is the thick scrub bordering the area around Anvil Creek where the colliery line crossed. No trace remains of the rail line that once traversed this creek.
Whitburn Colliery 2004 All that remains at Whitburn Colliery itself.
Whitburn Colliery 2004 The view from the site of Whitburn Colliery across to the colliery office, now used as Greta Workers Club.
Whitburn Colliery 2004 More remains of the colliery looking through the scrub to where the colliery stood. No track remnants could be located.
Whitburn Colliery 2004 Remains from Whitburn Colliery on the small hill adjacent to Anvil Creek.
Whitburn Colliery 2004 The remains of the air chimney and the fan house at Whitburn Colliery.
Wickham 2004 A night shot of the level crossing at the Newcastle end of the station.
Wickham 2004 Wickham Signal Box.
Wickham 2004 Another view of Wickham signal box.
Wilga Tank 2005 The view looking along the track towards Bourke. The reservoir in the distance served the one-time watering facility.
Wilga Tank 2005 The view looking back towards Nyngan.
Wilga Tank 2005 The reservoir servicing the former water tank.
Wilga Tank 2005 The remains of the base of the water tank.
Wilga Tank 2005 A closer-up of the decaying brick foundations.
Wilga Tank 2005 The general area around Wilga Tank. This view is looking south. The rise in the ground is the line, now covered in growth.
Wiragulla 2004 The short modern platform at Wirragulla.
Wiragulla 2004 Wirragulla platform, looking back towards Maitland.
Woodville Junction 2003 Woodville Junction signal box, hidden under the Donald Street Bridge at Hamilton. The actual junction is about 300-400 metres to the right of the signal box.
Woodville Junction 2003 Woodville Junction signal box, hidden under the Donald Street Bridge at Hamilton. The actual junction is about 300-400 metres to the right of the signal box.
Wyee 2003 The loader adjacent to the Cement Siding.
Wyee 2003 A view of the cement siding at the northern end of the station.
Wyee 2003 The view looking south along the station from the footbridge.
Wyee 2003 Another view of the cement siding.
Wyee 2003 Down side of Wyee Station looking towards Sydney.
Wyuna Downs 2004 The level-crossing warning sign, faded by temperatures reaching over 50C, near Wyuna Downs.
Wyuna Downs 2004 The level-crossing sign, warning of trains long after the last one went by.
Wyuna Downs 2005 The track around Wyuna Downs is mostly lifted, and has been re-used by locals.
Yanco Glen 2006 The supports for a large culvert very near where the original platform would have been.
Yanco Glen 2006 Culvert remains near where the original platform would have been.
Yanco Glen 2006 Some old bridge supports in a creek adjacent to Yanco Glen.
Yanco Glen 2006 A side-on view of the supports where the track crossed a creek.
Yanco Glen 2006 Barely visible marking paint on a bridge support.
Yanco Glen 2006 Old dog spikes are still in the track bed. Where the car and roadsigns are in the background is where the line crossed the road and continued on towards Tarrawingee.
Yarrabandai 2005 The view looking east towards Parkes. From left to right, the tracks are te dead end silo siding, the loop siding and the main line.
Yarrabandai 2005 The view looking west.
Yarrabandai 2005 The goods loading bank, which was served by the now-lifted goods siding.
Yarrabandai 2005 The view looking east along the Up Siding shows a derailer at the down end.
Yarrabandai 2005 A close-up of the derailer on the Up Siding.
Yarrabandai 2005 The Emergency Equipment Box at Yarrabandai.
Yethera 2005 The view looking south from the northern end of the grain siding.
Yethera 2005 The view looking north.