Difference between revisions of "Farrell Siding"
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'''Location: situated on the Emu Bay Railway approx. 6kms NW of [[Tullah]] and 7.5km NNE of [[Rosebery]] at 41° 42.76'N 145° 32.78'E ''' | '''Location: situated on the Emu Bay Railway approx. 6kms NW of [[Tullah]] and 7.5km NNE of [[Rosebery]] at 41° 42.76'N 145° 32.78'E ''' | ||
| − | * the closest post office to Farrell Siding during it's period of operation was at [[Mount Farrell]] (renamed Tullah in 1910) | + | * the closest post office to Farrell Siding during it's period of operation was at '''[[Mount Farrell]]''' (renamed Tullah in 1910) |
<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:farrell siding map small.jpg | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>file:farrell siding map small.jpg | ||
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* for an enlargement, 'click' on either map once | * for an enlargement, 'click' on either map once | ||
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== Datestamp == | == Datestamp == | ||
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<gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:farrell siding type 2.jpg </gallery> | <gallery widths=200px heights=200px>File:farrell siding type 2.jpg </gallery> | ||
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* examples of the Type 2 datestamp are rated '''RR''' - clear strikes such as the one above are elusive | * examples of the Type 2 datestamp are rated '''RR''' - clear strikes such as the one above are elusive | ||
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[http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type 2 datestamp here''] | [http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=639 ''Report an earlier or later use of the Type 2 datestamp here''] | ||
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* an excursion train on the North Mount Farrell Tramway crossing the Mackintosh River Bridge | * an excursion train on the North Mount Farrell Tramway crossing the Mackintosh River Bridge | ||
| − | * another photo of the train at Tullah may be viewed at the [http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=673#p2747 TPS Online Forum] | + | * another photo of the train at Tullah may be viewed at the [http://tps.org.au/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=673#p2747 TPS Online Forum.] Click on the image once for an enlargement. |
Latest revision as of 20:43, 8 June 2014
OPENED: 15 MAY 1907 · CLOSED: 2 DEC 1908
Location: situated on the Emu Bay Railway approx. 6kms NW of Tullah and 7.5km NNE of Rosebery at 41° 42.76'N 145° 32.78'E
- the closest post office to Farrell Siding during it's period of operation was at Mount Farrell (renamed Tullah in 1910)
- for an enlargement, 'click' on either map once
Datestamp[edit]
Type 2
- Earliest recorded date: 11 JUN 1907 · Latest recorded date: 11 NOV 1908
- examples of the Type 2 datestamp are rated RR - clear strikes such as the one above are elusive
Report an earlier or later use of the Type 2 datestamp here
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Other Information[edit]
- "Wee Georgie Wood" was one of three 2' gauge locomotive that provided the only connection between Farrell Siding and Tullah via the North Mount Farrell tramway between 1907 and 1962
- an excursion train on the North Mount Farrell Tramway crossing the Mackintosh River Bridge
- another photo of the train at Tullah may be viewed at the TPS Online Forum. Click on the image once for an enlargement.
Links & References[edit]
- an interesting and detailed article about the North Mount Farrell Tramway by John Dennis may be found here
Please contact the author of this listing to report any errors and/or omissions or to provide better or 'missing' images, etc.
