Grafton City (South Grafton)

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NL14, UP North Coast Mail at South Grafton behind 44211. The consist is typical of a mail train which did not need to divide or amalgamate enroute. The timber trestle at South Grafton is visible in the background. This has long ago been replaced in concrete. The photo was taken in March 1983 (Les Shepherd)

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South Grafton, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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South Grafton, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Philip Tatarinov
South Grafton, 1980

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Greg Lee, 1982

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North Coast Daylight Express at Grafton, 22/10/1962 (State Archives)

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South Grafton, September 1976 (Phil Clarke)


2nd (colour) pic from Garry Fenton:


"I took this similar time pic in March 1979 when I travelled around the state in the Medical Examination Car AG1856. The carriage is in the foreground."

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Brisbane express at South Grafton, October 1947

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South Grafton viaduct,  up Grafton Express, 29/9/93 (David Johnson)

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Type : Station
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 695.748km
Opened : 12 October 1915 as South Grafton, renamed Grafton City 1st October 1976
Closed : n/a
Status : In use
Name meaning : After the Duke of Grafton
Notes : Opened with a 457 metre long central interlocked loop. The original platform was 91.4 metres long, later being increased to 192.9 metres then to 230 metres. The timber station building was a standard A5 type. The site was a major depot at the time it opened. 3.12.1923 - Railway Refreshment Room opened. 1933 - provision of a 45kl water tank. 31.7.1935 - pillar water tank constructed. 1951 - timber deecking on platform replaced with concrete and 1st extension of platform. 1957 - 5 ton crane relocated from Moree. 1966 - water facilities removed. 8/1915 - South Grafton Depot opened with a six pit roundhouse, 15.24 metre turntable (later replaced with an 18.2 metre turntable from Hamilton), a 180kl water tank (1944) and in 1949 a coal hoist. In 1958 the depot was reduced to a sub-depot for Casino. In 1960 diesel facilities were installed.

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Grafton City Station - opened in 1915 as South Grafton and later renamed. Station is still in use. (unknown photographer)

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South Grafton, 5/11/1963 (Lindsay Bridge)

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5261 Shunting in South Grafton. Taken on Kodachrome on 28 Jan 1968. (Lindsay Bridge)

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MotoRail at Grafton City, 26/1/1990 (Lindsay)

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Location of Grafton City (Six Maps)