Lansdowne River Siding

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Lansdowne River Siding, Langley Vale

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Type : Siding
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 399.719km
Opened : 12th December 1915, sawmill siding 28th October 1929
Closed : 1956 (siding removed 1971, formally closed 17/11/1970)
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after a local landowner Langley and his wife (maiden name Vale) (same as Langley Vale)
Notes : Public Works built a wharf at the location during construction of the line, Langley Vale Sawmill used the wharf and the siding (and had a small branch siding to their sawmill), a loop line was added in 1919. A planned siding from the mill to the wharf in 1928 never eventuated. Points at 399.290km.

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SS Cooloon loading sleepers at the sleeper wharf, 6 chains (120 m) from the mill wharf on the Lansdowne River

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Langley Vale timber mill, the children are standing in front of the siding line (Lynette Ward)