Oberon railway line

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The Oberon railway line is a short branch railway line in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia. The line branches from the Main Western line at Tarana railway station and heads in a southerly direction to Oberon railway station, with length of 24 km.

Since 2007, the Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway Inc (OTHR) have been steadily restoring track on the line.

History

It was earlier put forward as a line from Tarana to Burraga, via Oberon, to benefit the Burraga copper mine.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article218657283 |title=TARANA-BURRAGA RAILWAY. |newspaper=Lithgow Mercury |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=2 June 1913 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}} It opened on 3 October 1923,{{cite web |last=Bozier |first=Rolfe |work=NSWrail.net |title=Oberon Line |url=http://www.nswrail.net/lines/show.php?name=NSW:oberon |access-date=21 July 2018 |display-authors=etal}} after the copper mine at Burraga had closed down.{{Cite news |date=1919-01-29 |title=CLOSE DOWN AT BURRAGA. |work=Lithgow Mercury |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article218611113 }} The line was lightly constructed with steep grades (1 in 25) and tight curves, and was operated by lightweight steam and then diesel locomotives.Vergison, P. The Branch Line Goods Railway Digest February 2002 It transported local seasonal vegetables, timber, livestock, and other goods. Passenger services ended in 1971, and goods services were suspended in 1979; the line was never formerly closed.{{Cite journal |last=Fletcher |first=Rick |last2=Bembrick |first2=Col |date=April 2010 |title=The Oberon -Tarana Branch Line |url=https://othr.com.au/wp-content/uploads/OTHR_History-Fletcher-Bembrick.pdf |journal=The New Country |publisher=Bathurst District Historical Society |volume=1}} The line is currently being restored by a volunteer association to allow heritage and tourist operation.{{cite web | title = Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway Inc | url=http://www.ozsite.com.au/oberonrailway/default.htm | access-date = 7 May 2007}}

Oberon railway line

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