Raglan railway station, New South Wales

Raglan railway station
Raglan railway station
	The disused Raglan railway station, pictured in 2018.
Location	Main Western railway, Raglan, Bathurst Region, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°26′00″S149°39′05″E / 33.4333°S 149.6513°E
Owner	Transport Asset Holding Entity
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Raglan Railway Station group
Type	State heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1228
Type	Railway Platform/ Station
Category	Transport - Rail
	Location of Raglan railway station in New South Wales

Last updated September 22, 2023

Raglan railway station is a heritage-listed disused railway station located on the Main Western railway at Raglan in the Bathurst Region local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The former station was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

The line to Raglan, then the terminus of the line, opened for passenger traffic on 4 March 1873 and for goods traffic on 4 August.^[2]^[3] The station was originally built on the top of a steep incline. Following a severe train crash in early 1890, which could have been prevented had there been runaway points at Raglan station, there were also calls to remove the station to more level ground.^[4]^[5]

The colonial government acted quickly after the inquiry into the accident, and the new station on a site on level ground opened on 20 October 1890.^[6]^[7] The current station dates from this time.^[1]

Description

The station building is a type 9, non-standard timber building with brackets and a tin roof.^[1]^[7]

The station has an island platform made from brick.^[1]

Heritage listing

Raglan is an interesting site as it is non-standard and built at a time when the railway administration was radically changing and the first use of standard buildings was being introduced. It is important illustrating the change of design and policy.^[1]

Raglan 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 6 7 "Raglan Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01228. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence .
↑ "Western Railway Extension". Freeman's Journal . Vol. XXIV, no. 1508. New South Wales, Australia. 8 March 1873. p. 15. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Great Western Railway". The Sydney Morning Herald . Vol. LXVIII, no. 10, 988. New South Wales, Australia. 5 August 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Bathurst Railway Accident". Singleton Argus . Vol. XVI, no. 85. New South Wales, Australia. 7 May 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "THE BATHURST RAILWAY ACCIDENT". National Advocate . Vol. 1, no. 192. New South Wales, Australia. 16 May 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Raglan Station". Evening News . No. 7226. New South Wales, Australia. 22 July 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 9 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.
1 2 "Raglan". nswrail.net. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

Bibliography

Government Architect's Office (2005). Bathurst Hospital Conservation Management Plan.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Raglan Railway Station group , entry number 01228 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-1228-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Raglan Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01228. 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] "Western Railway Extension". Freeman's Journal . Vol. XXIV, no. 1508. New South Wales, Australia. 8 March 1873. p. 15. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[3] "Great Western Railway". The Sydney Morning Herald . Vol. LXVIII, no. 10, 988. New South Wales, Australia. 5 August 1873. p. 4. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Bathurst Railway Accident". Singleton Argus . Vol. XVI, no. 85. New South Wales, Australia. 7 May 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[5] "THE BATHURST RAILWAY ACCIDENT". National Advocate . Vol. 1, no. 192. New South Wales, Australia. 16 May 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Raglan Station". Evening News . No. 7226. New South Wales, Australia. 22 July 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 9 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[nswrail-7] 1 2 "Raglan". nswrail.net. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

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