Grenfell railway line
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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.
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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]
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See also
References
- ↑ Grenfell's Water Supply Henderson, Graeme S.Australian Railway History, January, 2006 pp36-37
- ↑ Bozier, Rolfe; et al. "Grenfell Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
- ↑ "Final Tripartite Agreement" (PDF). ARTC. Retrieved 2007-05-24.
Further reading
Ryan, Lawrence "The Incredible Hulk" (1993). Lines to the Lachlan. Australian Railway Historical Society NSW Division. ISBN 0-909650-31-4.