YEE GRAND JUNEE ROUNDHOUSE

VISIT PT1

Oh it has been a long time since once presented ones parts down around that which is the roundhouse at Junee, however our recent Wagga trip provided us the perfect chance to look back in and see what has been going on at this once regular haunt.
With thanks to the kind folk of the roundhouse we present you with the first of two selections of shots taken on the day.

Come back ya'hear, we will be completing the second lot of shots shortly.

EDWARDS CROSSING

A Forgotten Halt on the Tumbarumba Line.

Buggar all is known about this little Riverina halt, not far east of Tarcutta on the long closed Tumbarumba line. It may have opened with the line in 1917 and quite possibly was available for passengers until flood damage caused service suspension beyond Ladysmith in 1975.

Despite its no longer being needed, Edwards Crossing survived nearly four decades as an interesting relic of better times on our railways. A shot of her back in 1985 can be found HERE.

  

Sadly, the start of 2013 has seen New South Wales plagues with bush fires ranging from small, to the extremely large. One of these was in the Tarcutta area, it was huge and it received much media coverage around the country.

Our final stop after a weekends Riverina railfanning saw us taken to see this little halt hidden well away from where others would normally go.
However, as we got closer we found ourselves entering the fire zone and the chances of finding an intact halt were not looking good, far bigger structures having been destroyed all over the place.
What we found was a dismal reminder of what fire can do and how our rail heritage can be wiped out in the blink of an eye.

COMING SOON

More views from the Semi-Retired Foamers Riverina jaunt.