Rankins Springs railway line, New South Wales
- Rankins Springs railway line, New South Wales
The Rankin Springs railway line is a closed railway line in southwestern New South Wales, Australia. The line branched from the Lake Cargelligo line at the town of Barmedman, heading in a westerly direction to the town of Rankins Springs. It opened in 1923, [cite web | last = Bozier | first = Rolfe | coaauthors = "et al" | work = NSWrail.net | title = Rankins Springs Line | url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:rankins_springs | accessdate = 2007-05-15 ] and was constructed primarily to open up the agricultural areas in the vicinity. [Pollard, N. "Rails to the Margins:The Griffith- Hillston- Roto Line". Australian Railway History, ARHS May 2007.] Passenger services were operated by CPH railmotors until the widespread withdrawal of country branchline trains in 1974. The line carried approximately 80,000 tonnes of grain per year, before being 'mothballed' in 2004. [ABC Rural. " [http://www.abc.net.au/rural/nsw/stories/s1234794.htm Branch Line meeting] " 5th November, 2004]
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* Rail transport in New South Wales
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