Thirlmere is a former railway station which was located on the Picton – Mittagong loop railway line. It served Thirlmere, a small town in the Macarthur Region of New South Wales, Australia.
Thirlmere | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°12′16″S 150°34′19″E / 34.20456°S 150.57188°E | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Picton loop line Main South | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Closed, restored for preservation and used for heritage trips | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1 August 1885 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1978 | ||||||||||
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History edit
The station opened on 1 August 1885 as Redbank and was renamed Thirlmere in 1886.[1] The station, along with the Loop Line, was closed in 1978.
The station buildings have been restored by volunteers from the NSW Rail Museum in Thirlmere.
Every weekend the NSW Rail Museum operates four return heritage steam or diesel train services between Thirlmere and Buxton with special events operating heritage services between Sydney Central Station, Picton, Thirlmere, and Buxton. [1]
Image gallery edit
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View of station from railway crossing -
Platform looking south -
Station building -
Opposite platform -
Signal box -
View of railway crossing from platform -
The station c.1900 -
Inside Thrilmere signal box -
Thrilmere Station Sign with uniformed volunteer
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