Leycester

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Type : Station
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 827.555km
Opened : 1912
Closed : 3 June 1972
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after Messrs Leycester and Shaw
Notes : A 15.24 metre platform was on the Down side

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Location of Leycester station near Lismore; the station was open between 1912 and 1972.

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Strengthening the trusses of the railway bridge at Leycester, February 1935

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Shane Grant:

I wish we had photos of the station. There was originally 2 brown sheds on the platform, one with a magneto telephone. I remember the local Italians loading bananas in bushel cases onto train to go to Sydney. One shed was burnt down then the other shed was dismantled, so all we had was the platform.

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North Coast Mail at Leycester (undated, State Archives)

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1940s diagram

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Leycester Road Crossing looking towards Lismore 01/03/2023. (Ian Kilmartin)

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Leycester Road Crossing looking towards Casino 01/03/2023. (Ian Kilmartin)