Barnawartha railway station

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Barnawartha
General information
Line(s) North East
Platforms1
Tracks2
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened21 November 1873
Closed1985
Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Chiltern   North East line  Wodonga
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

Barnawartha is a closed station located in the town of Barnawartha, on the North East railway, in Victoria, Australia. The station building and platform lie between the Melbourne - Albury standard gauge line, opened in 1962, and the former broad gauge line, converted to standard gauge in 2010. There is a disused goods shed to the west of the tracks.

The station opened with the line in 1873, with a temporary passenger shelter and a large brick goods shed. In 1885, a signal cabin was provided, as well as platform extensions, and construction of a siding to a nearby flour mill. In 1889, the brick station building was erected and, in 1925, the signal frame was made part of the station building. At the same time, all tracks in the yard were lengthened to accommodate longer trains. [1] Closed in 1985, the buildings remain largely intact, but the sidings have been removed and the west track realigned away from the platform. [2]

Barnawartha was the site of a collision between a Melbourne-bound goods train and the Melbourne-bound Spirit of Progress on 17 June 1982. The collision, which happened north of the station, in heavy fog, occurred after the crew of the goods train ran past a red signal protecting the stationary Spirit of Progress, which had broken down due to a loss of power to the engine. The goods train ran into the back of the Spirit at a speed of 46 km/h, killing the two-man crew on board the goods train, and injuring nine other people. Train controllers in Melbourne could not warn the goods train crew of the danger due to the lack of two-way radio systems on board locomotives at the time. [3] [4]

A number of alterations took place at Barnawartha in 1987, [5] including the abolition of four signal posts, a number of points, the former platform road (No. 1 track), and the dead end extension of No. 3 road. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Turton, Keith W. (1973). Six And A Half Inches From Destiny. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). p. 104. ISBN   978-0-85849-012-3.
  2. ↑ "Barnawartha". www.vicrailstations.com. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Harrington, Tony; Sides, Carol; Carrick, Michael (18 June 1982). "Two lights merge, and rail crash fears become reality". The Age. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "General News". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. February 1983. p. 18.
  5. 1 2 "Works". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society. March 1988. p. 89.

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