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The Pokataroo railway line is a railway line in 
New South Wales
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, Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
. It branches from the Walgett line at Burren Junction
Burren Junction is a New South Wales village 51 km west of Wee Waa, on the Kamilaroi Highway to Walgett. The name is from the local Aboriginal word for boomerang or 'big creek'. Burren Junction grew from a railway encampment which came from ...
, and opened in 1906. There are signs of the line being constructed across the Barwon River all the way to Collarenebri, New South Wales
The line is closed beyond Merrywinebone
Merrywinebone is a locality in far north-western New South Wales, Australia. It is the current terminus of the Pokataroo railway line, and features a large grain loading facility. It is located in the Walgett Shire
Walgett Shire is a local g ...
. Passenger services were withdrawn in 1974. The line is primarily used for grain haulage with large grain loading facilities located at Merrywinebone and Rowena
Rowena in the Matter of Britain was the daughter of the purported Anglo-Saxon chief Hengist and wife of Vortigern, "King of the Britons". Presented as a beautiful ''femme fatale'', she won her people the Kingdom of Kent through her treacherous ...
.
Pokataroo
Pokataroo is a small settlement in the far north-west of New South Wales, Australia, that lies in the Walgett Shire. It is made up of approximately 20 people, with only 10 buildings not including the large family farm of Taroo that takes up a l ...
is from Sydney. Pokataroo station precinct features a turning triangle used to reverse the direction of a locomotive prior to commencing a return journey.
See also
*Rail transport in New South Wales
The Australian state of New South Wales has an extensive network of railways, which were integral to the growth and development of the state. The vast majority of railway lines were government built and operated, but there were also several pri ...
*Rail rollingstock in New South Wales
The railways of New South Wales, Australia, use a large variety of passenger and freight rolling stock. The first railway in Sydney was opened in 1855 between Sydney and Granville, now a suburb of Sydney but then a major agricultural centre. The ...
References
Further reading
''Flat Lands and Myall – The Pokataroo Branch'' Milne, RodAustralian 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.Regional railway lines in New South Wales
Standard gauge railways in Australia
Railway lines opened in 1906
1906 establishments in Australia
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