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Guyra
View of the station building and restored station sign
General information
LocationLagoon Road, Guyra
New South Wales
Australia
Coordinates30°13′43″S 151°40′15″E / 30.2287°S 151.6709°E / -30.2287; 151.6709 (Guyra railway station (closed))
Owned byTransport Asset Holding Entity
Operated byState Rail Authority
Line(s)Main North
Distance621.80 km (386.37 mi) from Central
Platforms1 (1 side)
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeGround
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened19 August 1884 (140 years ago) (1884-08-19)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station
Ben Lomondtowards Wallangarra Main North Line Black Mountaintowards Sydney
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official nameGuyra Railway Station group
Typestate heritage (complex / group)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.1163
TypeRailway Platform/ Station
CategoryTransport - Rail
Location
Guyra is located in New South WalesGuyraGuyraLocation of Guyra in New South Wales

Guyra railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station and now machinery museum located on the Main Northern railway line, serving the town of Guyra in New England, New South Wales. The property was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

History

Guyra station opened on 19 August 1884. The line through Guyra closed in 1989.

The station complex now houses the Guyra Antique Machinery Museum, housing historical railway objects, antique machinery and police memorabilia. The complex received $28,000 in state government funding for preservation works in 2017.

Description

The station complex includes a type 4 standard roadside third-class brick station building with a brick-faced platform (completed in 1884), a type 3 timber skillion roofed signal box (completed in 1918) and a type 3 60' x 16' corrugated iron goods shed (including office) designed as a side shed with awning (completed in 1884). Jib crane No. 429 remains on the station platform.

Heritage listing

Guyra station group is part of a group of mid-Victorian stations built on the main north line between Tamworth and the border that represent the most intact group of buildings in the State from this period. They are all excellent examples and form an important group demonstrating the various size and form of structures used at varying sites. The group at Guyra are a good example in their own right and of high significance.

Guyra railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Guyra Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01163. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.
  2. "Guyra Station". nswrail.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. "Guyra rail trail development sees Save the Great Northern Railway Group react". Guyra Argus. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. "Guyra Railway Station group". Heritage Council of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. "Guyra and District Historical Society receives more than $28,000 in funding". Guyra Argus. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

Bibliography

Attribution

This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on Guyra Railway Station group, entry number 01163 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.

External links

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