Kyogle

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Kyogle gang in 1946 (Wal Browning)

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Joe Chamberlain Ganger Kyogle 1946 cleaned up and coloured  (Wal Browning)

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Arrival of the first train at Kyogle 26/1/1910

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Opening day at Kyogle (Alan Howard)

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6/10/1930 - special "children's train" from Kyogle to Brisbane

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Kyogle Railway Station area, photo taken around 1987 from a helicopter I had the pleasure of having  a ride in.  Yard has changed now after being straight railed, doing away with the loop and goods shed siding. (Noel Steele)

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This photo accompanies the shot I posted yesterday from Kyogle and illustrates the train in the loop waiting for the arrival from the north. The photo was taken in January 1990. I am glad I captured these images that feature the often overlooked bits of signalling infrastructure, such as point rodding and signal wires. The trains are interesting moments of history themselves, but so are the other bits and pieces that made up our formerly mechanical railway. Note the timber sleepers, which have also disappeared. A 'Jumbo' + 45 was not uncommon on the Coast at that time, but within a few years most of these locos would be withdrawn and such a combination consigned to history.

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Kyogle, January 1994 (Chris Harrison)

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Kyogle, January 1994 (Chris Harrison)

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Kyogle, 1910

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This evocative photo shows the arrival of the daily mixed at Kyogle in 1921. The train is headed by an A Class, guaranteeing no rapid rate of progress, and consists of a cattle wagon, some bogie F flat wagons, some D wagons, a louvred van for cream, an American suburban car for the passengers and an HG brake van. It is likely that the train has already arrived and set back for this posed photograph, since the very well-dressed gent behind the cream cans is carrying a portmanteau and overcoat, unless he was preparing for a long wait while the shunting took place before the return trip. On the far right is Norco's Kyogle's butter factory with a BRC refrigerator car standing at the loading dock to take the product to market. As can be seem, Kyogle did not rate an elaborate station, and the building shown serves the town still, in 2001.

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Kyogle Railway Station area, photo taken around 1987 from a helicopter I had the pleasure of having  a ride in.  Yard has changed now after being straight railed, doing away with the loop and goods shed siding. (Noe; Steel)

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This photo accompanies the shot I posted yesterday from Kyogle and illustrates the train in the loop waiting for the arrival from the north. The photo was taken in January 1990. I am glad I captured these images that feature the often overlooked bits of signalling infrastructure, such as point rodding and signal wires. The trains are interesting moments of history themselves, but so are the other bits and pieces that made up our formerly mechanical railway. Note the timber sleepers, which have also disappeared. A 'Jumbo' + 45 was not uncommon on the Coast at that time, but within a few years most of these locos would be withdrawn and such a combination consigned to history. (Ken Date)

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I found this one today which might be of interest. Kyogle station in January 1990, a conference between the SM and the loco crew while another train waits in the loop. There were still a number of trains running in daylight in that area in those days, although the purpose of my visit was to get some shots of the Brisbane Limited before its demise a few weeks later, so I wasn't too worried about the other traffic, although it was a nice bonus. Note the baggage trolley, which has seen better days. (Ken Date)

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Construction worker's tent near Kyogle, c1929