STANWELL PARK & OTFORD STATIONS

G'day one and all.

In this post we will show two stations that are so underwhelming that they really didn't warrant their own entry. In fact, if not for the beautiful scenery that surrounds both, I doubt I would have wasted any interweb space at all.

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Stanwell Park Station

Original Opened: December 1901

Current Opened: October 1920

The name means 'Stoney Spring or Stream'

Currently opened and served regularly by daily Illawarra line services.

Otford Station

Opened: October 1888

Named after Otford in Kent  (UK) and meaning 'Otta's Ford'.

Thanks to:

Terence 'Nips' Cassidy and Kevin 'K-Med' Medley

How & Why of Station Names. - State Rail Authority

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WONGAWILLI REVISITED - 4-1-2022

 

It has been close on two years since I last checked in on the former BHP line to Wongawilli.

Wongawilli: Then and Now!

Despite the occasional reports of it's reopening, the only movement over the last two years has been that done by nature. 

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1) Jersey Farm Road (Wongawilli)

Above: Jersey Farm Road looking towards the junction.
Below: Looking towards the former dump at Wongawilli. A very nervous security guard was keeping a keen eye on those suspicious looking photographers.

Above: Looking towards the coal loader.

Below: Jersey Farm Road crossing from the north side.

2) Wongawilli Road.

Above: Looking at the former coal loader. Seems we are none to welcome down there anymore.

Below: The view at the end when you could semi-legally access there.

3) Shone Avenue crossing (Wongawilli)

Above: Crossing from north side.

Below: From crossing towards the colliery.

Shone Avenue crossing, looking towards the junction.

Above: Towards junction from Shone Avenue crossing.
Below: Crossing from north side.

The colliery is now 106 years old.

Bit more here.

Above: Looking towards Shone Avenue and the junction.

Below: Looking towards the colliery.

An electric fence placed across the line just to the west of Shone Avenue.

This was the location of a rather awful incident, involving a large group of escaped sheep, back during a late night cab ride on 101 and 102.

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With any luck, we shall again see trains here in the future.

Thanks: Terence 'N' Cassidy

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