Guyra railway station

Location
	Guyra Location of Guyra in New South Wales

Guyra
Guyra
	View of the station building and restored station sign
General information
Location	Lagoon Road, Guyra ; New South Wales; Australia
Coordinates	30°13′43″S151°40′15″E / 30.2287°S 151.6709°E
Owned by	Transport Asset Holding Entity
Operated by	State Rail Authority
Line(s)	Main North
Distance	621.80 km (386.37 mi) from Central
Platforms	1 (1 side)
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Closed
History
Opened	19 August 1884(140 years ago)
Services
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Guyra Railway Station group
Type	state heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1163
Type	Railway Platform/ Station
Category	Transport - Rail
Location
Location
	Guyra Location of Guyra in New South Wales

Last updated January 15, 2025

Guyra railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station and now machinery museum located on the Main Northern railway line, serving the town of Guyra in New England, New South Wales. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

Guyra station opened on 19 August 1884.^[2] The line through Guyra closed in 1989.^[3]

The station complex now houses the Guyra Antique Machinery Museum, housing historical railway objects, antique machinery and police memorabilia.^[4] The complex received $28,000 in state government funding for preservation works in 2017.^[5]

Description

The station complex includes a type 4 standard roadside third-class brick station building with a brick-faced platform (completed in 1884), a type 3 timber skillion roofed signal box (completed in 1918) and a type 3 60' x 16' corrugated iron goods shed (including office) designed as a side shed with awning (completed in 1884). Jib crane No. 429 remains on the station platform.^[1]

Heritage listing

Guyra station group is part of a group of mid-Victorian stations built on the main north line between Tamworth and the border that represent the most intact group of buildings in the State from this period. They are all excellent examples and form an important group demonstrating the various size and form of structures used at varying sites. The group at Guyra are a good example in their own right and of high significance.^[1]

Guyra railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.^[1]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 "Guyra Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01163. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
↑ "Guyra Station". nswrail.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
↑ "Guyra rail trail development sees Save the Great Northern Railway Group react". Guyra Argus. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
↑ "Guyra Railway Station group". Heritage Council of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
↑ "Guyra and District Historical Society receives more than $28,000 in funding". Guyra Argus. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

Bibliography

"Guyra Railway Station Group". 2007.
Attraction Homepage (2007). "Guyra Railway Station group".

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Guyra Railway Station group , entry number 01163 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018.

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[nswshr-1163-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Guyra Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01163. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .

[2] "Guyra Station". nswrail.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[3] "Guyra rail trail development sees Save the Great Northern Railway Group react". Guyra Argus. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[4] "Guyra Railway Station group". Heritage Council of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[5] "Guyra and District Historical Society receives more than $28,000 in funding". Guyra Argus. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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