Ulong

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Type : Station
Line : Dorrigo Branch
Distance from Sydney : 688.028km
Opened : 23 December 1924
Closed : 20 September 1975
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Taken from the area - a long view from a U shaped spur of land
Notes : The Up side platform was 20.1 metres in length. The Down side siding was extended by 90' on the 5/5/1926. A 66' loading bank was provided on the siding at the same time. 5 ton crane decommissioned 1964.

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Ulong station in 2011 (Robert Cook)

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17th April 1954, 1954 shunts at Ulong before heading to Glenreagh with a mixed train (N Reed)

1954 was a stalwart on the line for many years - having a short wheelbase and no leading bogie, the locomotives had a tendency to derail and they were ultimately restricted to a maximum speed of 40 km/h and relegated to shunting and branch line traffic. Driven slowly, they could negotiate the most appalling curves and badly maintained or unballasted tracks. They were therefore ideal in goods yards, such as Darling Harbour and Port Waratah with the last two withdrawn from the latter in August 1972. Branch lines such as those to Dorrigo, Batlow and Oberon where grades of up to 1 in 25 (4%) and curves as sharp as 100.6 m (5 chains) radius could be encountered were ideal for this class and these were the only locomotives permitted on these lines until dieselisation.

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Ulong Station as it was 38 years ago. 24th December 1984.

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Gwen Cowling photo

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Ulong (David Johnson)

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Siding at Ulong in 2009 ( emddl41)

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Ulong station, 2017 (copyright Explored Visions by GD)

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Ulong station, 2017 (copyright Explored Visions by GD)

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Ulong (Dorrigo branch) (1950s) (Margaret Anne Black), heading to Dorrigo for TB clinic appointments.

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Location of Ulong station (Dorrigo branch) (Six Maps)

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Ulong station (undated) (Jeanette Egan)

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Ulong (undated) (uncredited)

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Ulong area (Dorrigo branch), undated (Angeline Timms)

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Ulong station in 1980 (Coffs Collection)