Brimbago railway station

Former railway station in South Australia

Preceding station Australian Rail Track Corporation Following station
Keith
towards Adelaide
 Adelaide-Wolseley railway line Wirrega
towards Serviceton

Brimbago railway station was located on the Adelaide-Wolseley railway line in the locality of Brimbago, 261 kilometres from Adelaide railway station by rail.

History

Opening and upgrades

Brimbago railway station was located between Keith and Wirrega on the Adelaide-Wolseley line, and it was on the Nairne to Bordertown section of the line which opened in 1886.[1] The line opened in stages: on 14 March 1883 from Adelaide to Aldgate, on 28 November 1883 to Nairne, on 1 May 1886 to Bordertown and on 19 January 1887 to Serviceton.[2] However, the locality did not receive a siding until 10 February 1913.[3] The facilities included a passenger platform, and a goods siding with a platform and shed. The railway station was named after the livestock station of the same name, and it is a local Aboriginal name meaning "big swamp."[4] It was suggested to change the name of the siding in 1917, but this never happened.[5] On 19 January 1938, a large scrub fire caused damage to telephone infrastructure and sleepers, delaying some trains and almost trapping a ministerial party inspecting road works near Brimbago. Hasty repairs were conducted along the line to minimise the wait for express trains.[6] On 15 January 1941, a railway electrian was killed after his railway quadricycle hit a large unregistered dog at Brimbago and was turned over from the collision.[7] As a result of the incident, the Tatiara District Council decided to prosecute landowners with unregistered dogs the following month.[8] The station received facilities for loading livestock in 1960.

Closure and present day

In 1978, the station and all associated infrastructure was included in the transfer of South Australian Railways to Australian National. From 1 February 1980, Brimbago no longer accepted less-than-car loads, but was still open to take wagon loads until 1 November 1980, when the siding closed to freight. Brimbago was fully closed to passengers on 5 February 1981, and all station infrastructure was demolished later that year, leaving the mainline track and signals. [9]

References

  1. ^ "THE OVERLAND RAILWAY". Adelaide Observer. Vol. XLIII, no. 2316. South Australia. 20 February 1886. p. 33. Retrieved 30 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Newland, Andrew; Quinlan, Howard (2000). Australian Railway Routes 1854 - 2000. Redfern: Australian Railway Historical Society. p. 53. ISBN 0-909650-49-7.
  3. ^ "BRIMBAGO SIDING". Daily Herald. South Australia. 12 February 1913. p. 11. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Day, Alfred N. (1915). "Names of South Australian Railway Stations with Their Meanings and Derivations" (PDF). R. E. E. Rogers. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Mundalla". Border Chronicle. South Australia. 7 September 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "BIG SCRUB FIRE". Border Chronicle. South Australia. 21 January 1938. p. 1. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Dog Causes Fatal Capsize". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 8. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Unregistered Dogs and Noxious Weeds". Border Chronicle. South Australia. 21 February 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 18 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "SOUTH CTC" (PDF). Australian Rail Track Corporation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  • Johnny's Pages gallery