Lake Cargelligo railway line, New South Wales
- Lake Cargelligo railway line, New South Wales
The Lake Cargelligo railway line is a railway line in Central Western New South Wales, Australia. The line opened in 1917 [cite web | last = Bozier | first = Rolfe | coaauthors = "et al" | work = NSWrail.net | title = Lake Cargelligo Line | url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:lake_cargelligo | accessdate = 2007-05-07 ] , and branches from the Main South line at Cootamundra and travels in a north-westerly direction to the small town of Lake Cargelligo. The line is used primarily for grain haulage, although passenger service was provided by CPH railcars until 1983 [ Banger, C. "The Intercapital Daylight, 1956-1991" Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, Vol 52 No. 764. June 2001] .
The section between Cootamundra and Stockinbingal forms part of the cross country line between the Main South and Broken Hill line, which allows goods trains to bypass Sydney.
In December 2007, flooding washed away several sections of track between Ungarie and Lake Cargelligo rendering the track unpassable. The line is awaiting repair. [NSW Infrastructure Update, Railway Digest March 2008 p13 ]
The line is owned by the Rail Infrastructure Corporation of New South Wales, however the section between Cootamundra and Stockinbingal is leased by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) who are responsible for the maintenance and operation of the line. [cite web | ARTC| work = ARTC | title = Final Tripartite Agreement| url=http://www.artc.com.au/docs/nswlease/pdf/Final_Tripartite_Agreement.pdfname=NSW:grenfell | accessdate = 2007-05-24 ] The ARTC is responsible for co-ordinating operations over the remainder of the line.
ee also
* Rail transport in New South Wales
Further reading
The Centenary of Lake Cargelligo and the Railway's Role - Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1973, pp217-239
References
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