Merriwa railway line, New South Wales

Merriwa railway line, New South Wales

The Merriwa railway line is in northern New South Wales, Australia. The line branches from the Main North line at Muswellbrook and travels north through Sandy Hollow to the town of Merriwa, a distance of approximately km to mi|80|wiki=yes. The line was completed to Merriwa on 29 October, 1917 ["A Short History of the Muswellbrook - Merriwa Branch Line" Preston, R.G. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, October, 1967 pp205-214] , however the section north of Sandy Hollow closed in 1988. [cite web| title=Merriwa Branch| url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:merriwa| publisher=www.nswrail.net| accessdate=2006-12-03| ] . The section between Muswellbrook and Sandy Hollow, combined with the Sandy Hollow-Gulgong railway line forms the Australian Rail Track Corporation's Ulan line between Muswellbrook and Gulgong on the Gwabegar (Mudgee) line.

A small group is currently trying to form a preservation society (to be called Merriwa Railway Museum) to restore the station and goods shed back to their original condition, as well as the railway yard including the historic steam era turntable and steam locomotive water column. The aim one day is to restore the line and have a steam locomotive run on it again (using some old historic NSWGR rolling stock) for tourists and train buffs alike.

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