Loadstone

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Type : Station/Loop
Distance from Sydney : 863.443km
Opened : 28 September 1930
Closed : 28 June 1975 (station)
Status : In use
Name meaning : Corruption of lodestone
Notes : Loadstone has a 1555 metre Down side crossing loop. The original platform was 4.62 metres long on the Up side and had a timber waiting shed.  1,320' loop added 17/02/1942. The loop was extended 24/7/2009. A short Up side goods loop was removed in 1972 at the station site.

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Location of Loadstone loop (Six Maps)

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Station distances, 1930

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Mike Moy:

My Late Uncle, Eric Reynolds, was a 7th Class Signalman at Loadstone back in the late 50's. I used to go and stay in the quarters opposite the box during School Holidays. The place was manned on day work Monday to Friday IIRC. He often took the quad from Loadstone and followed No.2 on Friday night and the went up very early on Monday morning ahead of No. 1. It was a very interesting and rough ride in the dark.

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Supplied

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Construction at Loadstone, 1930 (State Archives)

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4460+48100+44216 339N Loadstone 05-08-87 (Leon Batman)