The Burcher railway line is a partly closed railway line in

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Lake Cargelligo Lake Cargelligo () is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia, on Lake Cargelligo. It is in Lachlan Shire. At the , Lake Cargelligo had a population of 1,479 people. Its name is said to be a corruption of the Aboriginal ...

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Construction

The construction of rail lines from Parkes to Condobolin, Forbes to Stockinbingal and Wyalong to Lake Cargelligo left a large area of land inside the bounds of those lines too far from rail facilities to make wheat production profitable. Initial suggestions included a line from Ungarie to Condobolin and a survey was made in 1917, but shelved. A further inquiry in 1922 brought a recommendation for a line from Wyalong towards Condobolin and an Act authorising its construction was assented to on 21 December 1923. Construction began soon afterwards and the line was opened on 16 December 1929. Originally the terminus was called Euglo, but the name changed to Burcher on 4 August 1936.''The West Wyalong to Burcher Branch Line'' Pollard, N.J.

Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin ''Australian Railway History'' is a monthly magazine covering railway history in Australia, published by the New South Wales Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society on behalf of its state and territory Divisions.ARTC officially "closed" the line on 30 June 2005. A Safe Notice issued for the line states "Closure of branch line and suspension of train services".The Railway News ''New South Wales School Railway Clubs Association'' August, 2005 p109

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