Coonamble railway line
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The Coonamble railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The line branches from the Main West Line at Dubbo. It opened in 1903,[1] and carried passenger traffic until the 1970s. 900/950 class railmotors were first introduced on the service between Dubbo and Coonamble.[2] It continues to carry goods traffic, predominately grain. The disused historic Coonamble railway station is currently at risk of demolition due to vandalism and high maintenance costs.[3] The line is owned by the Rail Infrastructure Corporation of New South Wales, however operations over the line are managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) under a 60-year agreement.[4] The northern section of the line features track that is in generally poor condition with derailments not uncommon.[5]
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References
- ↑ Bozier, Rolfe; et al. "Coonamble Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ↑ "Railway Service Provision". State Records NSW. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
- ↑ "Old railway station faces uncertain future". ABC News. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ↑ "Final Tripartite Agreement" (PDF). ARTC. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
- ↑ Rail line condition puts grain plant on hold ABC News