Wirradgurie

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Type : Platform
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 328.140km (originally 327.840km)
Opened : January 1923, moved 1936 (by 74.9 metres)
Closed : 26 June 1975
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the name of the property that the siding was built in, probably an Aboriginal word but no primary reference exists
Notes : May have been named after an adjacent estate. No town or close road nearby.
The down platform was 45.7m long when opened, but reduced to 36.5m at a later date.

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Wirradgurie was a siding (privately funded) a couple of miles north of Buliac. It opened in 1923. A derailed goods train completely demolished the small platform on 31/12/1934. The platform was reconstructed in 1936 300 metres north of the original location (this resulted in a lawsuit between NSWGR and Mr Lattimore plus required the local council to amend the access road).

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Lorraine Jones notes that the Lattimore family still owns the property.

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 6BM7 between Bundook and Bulliac on 19th May 2007. Locos are 42202 & G516. Location is roughly that of the platform. (Peter Cousins)

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1/1/1935 - article on the accident that demolished the platform.

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31/12/1934 - more details on the accident

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Article noting the costs of the platform that was privately built. Note the date says "June 1924" but this is a mis-print, the article was published in June 1934.

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May have been named after an adjacent estate. No town or close road nearby.
The down platform was 45.7m long when opened, but reduced to 36.5 at a later date.

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Wirradgurie 29-01-23 (Nick Wells)