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Burrinjuck Dam tramway 1907-1929

Posted by geos1440 on 11 June 2018 in English.

Marked the Burrinjuck Dam tramway, a 2ft narrow gauge line created to service the construction of the Burrinjuck Dam. The line ran from Goondah to the dam construction site. Although the track was lifted in 1929 the line is easily traced in the NSW LPI aerial imagery and the right of way appears on the NSW LPI topographic maps.

The line has been traced as far as the Burrinjuck rd / Page st intersection. Beyond that point the Dam access road has razed the line.

Location: Clanmara, Binalong, Yass Valley Council, New South Wales, 2584, Australia

While looking at closed and abandoned railways in NSW I found someone had extended the closed Morpeth branch line to Seaham. No extension ever existed. There seems to have been a plan to run the North Coast line through Morpeth and Seaham, which was never adopted. See https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/859401

Location: Morpeth, Newcastle-Maitland, Maitland City Council, New South Wales, 2321, Australia