Wingham Rural Co-op Siding

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Type : Siding
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 367.521km
Opened : unknown
Closed : unknown
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after the company that owned it
Notes : a 515' siding to the north of Wingham station, it branched off near to the conjunction of the main line and goods siding, it was in existence prior to 1935. The truncated siding remains in place, but disconnected.

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Garry Woodward:
When Dad was SM at Wingham, There were truckloads of milk vats railed to Sydney from the Co-Op, to be made into butter for the local Sydney markets, as well as our own brand butter manufacturing.

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Old dairy complex Wingham.
20-05-24 (Greg Riddel)

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What is left of the former siding is under the grass.
20-05-24 (Greg Riddel)

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It's been a very long time since a wagon has been shunted inside the complex with the factory door behind the silo.
20-05-24 (Greg Riddel)