Tumut and Kunama railway lines, New South Wales

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The Tumut and Kunama railway lines are disused railway lines in the south of New South Wales, Australia. The Tumut line is a branch of the Main South line, branching southwards from it at Cootamundra and heading to the small township of Tumut. The main population centre on the line is Gundagai, where the line crosses the Murrumbidgee River with a large iron girder bridge and wooden viaduct. The Kunama railway line is a small 34 km branch of the Tumut line, branching from it at Gilmore, passing through the town of Batlow before ending in Kunama. The Kunama line branched from the Tumut line 5 km north of Tumut, and the branch faced towards Tumut.

[edit] History

The Tumut line opened in December 1903, and the branch to Batlow opened in 1922, and was extended to Kunama shortly after. The steep Kunama line was mainly used for fruit haulage from the orchards surrounding Batlow, until services were suspended in 1983.^[1] The line beyond Batlow is formally closed and the line has been lifted. The Tumut line was suspended after flooding in 1984, and part of the alignment has been destroyed by Hume Highway upgrading works.^[2] The substantial Gundagai railway station was restored in the 1990s,^[3] and is the longest timber railway station in New South Wales. ^[4]

[edit] See also

• Rail transport in New South Wales

[edit] References

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