Sloane, New South Wales is a small locality whose main reason for being is its railway station and
wheat silo. The area was named after Alexander Sloane, one of the pioneers of the Riverina, who owned the grazing properties Savernake Station and Mulwala Station.
Transport
Sloane is located on the Victorian
Oaklands railway line and as such the railway was constructed to broad gauge. In 2008 a decision was taken to
gauge convert the
North East railway line
The North East railway line is a railway line in Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Albury railway station in the border settlement of Albury–Wodonga to Southern Cross railway station on the western edge of the Melbourne central busines ...
from
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
to
standard gauge
A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of . The standard gauge is also called Stephenson gauge (after George Stephenson), International gauge, UIC gauge, uniform gauge, normal gauge and European gauge in Europe, and SGR in Ea ...
. Subsequently it was decided to also convert the Oaklands line. The conversion was completed in 2009.
References
External links
Sloane Rail Siding Photos
Towns in the Riverina
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