Ballast Siding/Gauld's Loop

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Type : Siding/Loop
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 614.165km
Opened : 17th July 1922 (siding) 1st July 1943 (loop)
Closed : 2nd April 1924 (siding) 7th August 1946 (loop) (abolished 14/10/1946)
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the nearby Gauld's banana plantation
Notes: Temporary ballast siding used during construction of the line between Coffs Harbour and Glenreagh, it was later re-used during the war years as an interlocked passing loop. The loop was 1,400 feet in length on the Down side. A very short dead-end siding was at the Up end of the loop.

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The staff instrument hut at Gauld's (State Archives)