Grenfell railway line

Grenfell Line
Legend Koorawatha Junction on the Blayney-Demondrille line Warrangong Uppingham Greenethorpe Brundah Mogongong Wirega Quondong Grenfell

The Grenfell railway line is a partly closed railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It branches from the Blayney- Demondrille line at the town of Koorawatha. The line opened in 1901, and closed between Greenethorpe and Grenfell in 1991.

Railway Station from street side, built 1901

Grenfell railway centenary plaque, 8 September 1901-2001

From the opening, until the demise of steam, there were two locations where locomotives could obtain water, Koorawatha and Grenfell. The stand at Grenfell was supplied from a purpose-built dam some 1.6 km away.^[1]

Grain services operate between Koorawatha and Greenethorpe.^[2] Passenger services operated until 1974. The line is owned by the NSW government, but in 2004 the Australian Rail Track Corporation became responsible for co-ordinating operations over the line.^[3]

Railway Station from track side, built 1901

Grenfell Goods Shed, built 1901

See also

• Rail transport in New South Wales

References

Further reading

Ryan, Lawrence "The Incredible Hulk" (1993). Lines to the Lachlan. Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division. ISBN 0-909650-31-4. 

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