Coonamble railway line

Coonamble Line
Coonamble Line
	Coonamble railway station
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Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
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The Coonamble railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia, branching 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^{[dubious – discuss]} on the service between Dubbo and Coonamble.^[2]^[vague] It continues to carry goods traffic, predominantly grain. Operations over the line are managed by the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) under a 60-year agreement.^[3]

The northern section of the line featured track that was in generally poor condition with derailments not uncommon.^[4] However, a NSW Government project completed in 2017 restored the line, including by laying new steel sleepers and renewing bridges.^[5]

References

^ Bozier, Rolfe; et al. "Coonamble Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
^ "Railway Service Provision". State Records NSW. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.
^ "Final Tripartite Agreement". ARTC. Retrieved 24 May 2007. ^{[dead link]}
^ Rail line condition puts grain plant on hold ABC News
^ "Dubbo to Coonamble Line - Resleepering Works". 13 June 2017.

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[1] Bozier, Rolfe; et al. "Coonamble Line". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 7 May 2007.

[State_Records_NSW-2] "Railway Service Provision". State Records NSW. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2007.

[3] "Final Tripartite Agreement". ARTC. Retrieved 24 May 2007. ^{[dead link]}

[4] Rail line condition puts grain plant on hold ABC News

[5] "Dubbo to Coonamble Line - Resleepering Works". 13 June 2017.

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