Glenreagh

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Type : Station
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 651.860km
Opened : 12 October 1915
Closed : After 1995
Status : Open (station closed), loop in use
Name meaning : After a place in Scotland meaning "the valley surrounded by hills" from glen (valley) and reagh (hill)
Notes : Opened with central interlocked 463 metre loop. The original 91.44 metre platform opened witha  modified A5 station building, C2 closet, C1 urinal and E1 cream shed. The yard had a goods shed (dertelict but still standing) and an H1 through type engine shed, coal stage and carriage shed were constructed in 1924 for the Dorrigo branch. A water tank with a 203mm jib bore at the Down end served both the main and branch lines. Water facilities wre out og use in 1966 for the main line and 1963 for the branch line. The derelict water tower which had decayed and was considered a major risk in the working corridor was demolished over the 12th and 13th of July 2019. 14/6/1916 - 18.28 metre turntable installed. December 1924 - loco depot constructed (reduced to out-depot under Casino control 13/12/1958). 2/1/1964 - carriage siding and loco shunting neck removed. 13/4/1974 - crew barracks closed. 10/1/1985 - Dorrigo branch platform removed. The derelict station building still remains as of January 2023 but increasingly presents a risk to the corridor. Glenreagh has a short 772 metre crossing loop, originally 469 metres in length it was extended by 303 metres 10/1/1988.

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Glenreagh, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Glenreagh 1982, Greg Lee


Greg states:


Now we go to B & C frames. Several signals at Glenreagh were controlled by two levers; one in the signal box and the other in the outside frame. Both levers had to be pulled for the signal to come off. I have never seen that arrangement anywhere else.

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Glenreagh, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Glenreagh 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Glenreagh 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Glenreagh 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Glenreagh 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Trial trip of the XPT - shown at Glenreagh in 1981 (Allan Cashin)

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Glenreagh, 1995 (Tony Astle)

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Bridge over the Orara at Glenreagh, with carriages on it probably bound for Dorrigo (Ted Brewer)

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Glenreagh signal gantry (Greg Lee, 1982)

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June 1950 - A view of the Glenreagh Railway Station and the flooded Orara River spreading over the flats to the west of the station. Note the floodwaters reaching the western boundary of the railway station yard and coming up to the Sherwood Creek Road railroad crossing.

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3028 and three 'L' cars at Glenreagh for the filming of Fields of Fire. The building in front of the CTC hut was a mock-up for the film. I have no idea what the saw dust was for. The house and sheds in the background was the abode of Ken and Mary Hill. Ken was a driver at South Grafton depot. He was an interesting character and I spent many hours in the 'Dog listening to his railway stories. 1986. (Greg Lee)

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Glenreagh barracks (Peter Lee)