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A former level crossing between Lue and Mudgee. The road authorities aren't too worried about the possiblities of a reopening in the future of the line as they have resurfaced the road and have buried the railway line under bitumen. The small yellow sign on the up grade reads 100, meaning 100kph or 60mph the lines maximum speed. The last train travelled over the line in 2002. There was a proposal to reopen the line to serve a new colliery in the Gardens of Stone National Park, known for it's beautiful natural red and yellow sandstone pagodas. They are many millions of years old. But the whole tender process was done on the sly by the previous Labour state government. The present Liberal state government threw the under hand tender process out and abolished the idea. So the Mudgee line will continue to "sleep" for some time to come.
I unfortunately couldn't get good pictures of Mudgee Station as there was a Breast Screening coach parked right in front of the station. The station itself is now an art gallery and an Indian/Thai restaurant.
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Kandos Station is the start of the disused line. There was a cement works at Kandos which is know closed and sees no rail traffic. At the time the photo was taken the little station building was being converted into a cafe hence the barrier on the platform to prevent people from falling onto the disused permanent way. The signal in the background is merely a monument.
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Here is a few photos of the abandoned stations on the railway line to the central western town of Mudgee in New South Wales Australia. New South Wales has many abandoned branch and secondary lines due to successive state governments being disinterested in railway transport and being bullied by super powerful road lobby groups. Today in New South Wales if you wish to travel you drive or fly, there is no alternative.
This is Ben Bullen Station with the platform on the down line.
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The disused Mudgee Line
in Disused Railways
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Thanks for that Ian all photos were taken with a Cannon EOS 450D or the U.S designation a Rebel XSI
Roy.