RANELAGH HOUSE STATION - 3/12/2022

 

1932 -Opened as Ranelagh

1948 - Renamed St Anthonys

1970 - Closed

???? - Reopened as Ranelagh House

I am unable to find any information on a subsequent closure, however, the platform looks very disused and somewhat of a safety issue.

The station is named after the nearby hotel located on the north side of the line. 

The hotel, built in 1924, is currently named 'The Robertson Hotel', but has previously been known at 'Ranelagh House', and 'Fountaindale Grand Manor'.

According to the book 'How & Why Of Station Names' it was used as a RAAF training base in the 1940's. Later it was run by the Franciscan Friary as a novitiate. 

The subject of this post.

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Not hugely impressive is it? :-)

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Mr Beetle tells me he has been waiting for a train at Ranelegh House station for 5 months.

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The architecturally outstanding Ranelagh station.

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Fountaindale Road crossing looking northwards towrds the Illawarra Highway.

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The rear of Ranelagh House station.

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What would have once been the station access from Ranelagh House.

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Fountaindale Road crossing looking towards Moss Vale.

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Ranelagh House station.

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Ranelagh House station and Fountaindale Road crossing.

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Looking towards Unanderra from Fountaindale Road.

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Fountaindale Road level crossing.

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Thanks 

Brad Coulter Snr & Bradly Coulter Jnr

How and Why of Station Names - SRA of NSW

nswrail.net

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Robertson Heritage Railway Station

Robertson Hotel

Robertson: The Way We Were.

Semi-Retired Foamer Media

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ROBERTSON STATION

 

Unanderra - Moss Vale line.

Opened: 1932

Regular services ceased in 1991.

Station still occasionally used by special train operations.

Station cared for by the 'Robertson Heritage Railway Station Committee'. 

Ticket from one of many trips between Robertson and Wollongong back in the days I was a wee young railfan.

Those CPH railmotor rides are some of my best memories.

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Robertson station looking towards Moss Vale.

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Robertson station looking towards Unanderra.

Still active crossing loop is clearly seen.

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Warning Warning.

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Robertson station sign.

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Robertson station panel. Very handy for warnings of approaching trains.

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Robertson station looking towards Moss Vale.

Perway siding.

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A more modern style of station sign.

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Park behind Robertson station.

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Return portion for our 1983 trip.

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Robertson Heritage Railway Station Website.

SRF/SMUT Wingello Christmas Party Weekend.

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Thank you:

Brad Coulter & Bradly Coulter Jnr 

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Malabar Light Railway Exploration.

Howdee and welcome back to 'Brad's Archive' where I place up endless amounts of unrelated bollocks from my earlier days of foamerdom.

Much is related to trains, because that was once my sole purpose in life, but some are of other topics that show parts of Australia in the 80s and 90s.

Please enjoy with someone you love - or at least someone who fills in the time between people you love.

CASA are constantly complaining about the huge increase in

birds around the airport.

Whiging bastards, I have no problem with them and, quite frankly, they are even better photographic material than a Qantas 747.

65.9 - Remember bitching about that price?

Ampol at Mascot Airport.

Philippine Airlines RP-C3335 during an extended layover in Sydney, reason unknown, but enough to get one very excited.




Oops, crap, what happened there?

Our guard cat Midi.

Mongrel was caught sleeping on the job.

Stirling North, South Australia back in the 1990s.

Location of some famous Stephen Miller incidents.

MrX in search of a FACILITY on Robertson station.

Wallangarra Triangle back in the mid 1990s.

The hornigatingly rare sight of a Philippine Airline 747 taken late

last year at Mascot.

Seagull at Maroubra Beach in the late afternoon sun.

This is another recent one, taken while trialing a new backup camera.

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