Duralie Coal Siding

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Type : Siding
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 272.800km
Opened : 2003
Closed : 2022, removed June 2023
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Unknown
Notes : The siding at Duralie was a dead end facing to up trains with standing room of about 565m on either side of the loader.

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Location of the siding (Six Maps)

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Graeme Kirkby:

A view from NT-36 at km.272.500, passing Duralie coal loading siding, on Wednesday, 11-8-2004. The rear of the protecting Down Home can be seen. Duralie coal siding opened in January 2003.

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Up XPT passing Duralie. 25-6-2018 (Andy Horigan)

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Peter Lee :

42302 and 42107 parked under the coal loader at Duralie. The first three 423s retained the QR style right hand drive. 2004

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Peter Lee :

42202 at the rear of the Duralie train, 2004. This train was always a push/pull job, as Duralie was a dead end siding. After going north to Stratford to unload, the other end of the train would be at this end after turning on the balloon loop there.

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Clearance point 4. (12/8/24) (Greg Riddel)