Station Master

During the steam era, watering facilities at NSW railway stations were vital to the operation of trains across the state. Steam locomotives required a constant supply of water for their boilers, but only had limited capacity to carry water with them. Locomotives would stop at planned destinations along their route to take on water, often giving passengers the opportunity to visit the local refreshment room. Larger railway yards, like Cooma, had dedicated loco facilities which included a coal stage for replenishing coal supplies, overnight stabling, turning facilities and often more than one water column. Recently, our volunteers have started [...]

Our volunteers have been busy working on the static restoration of the refuelling facilities at the southern end of the platform and the operational restoration of Ground Frame B. Today, the team spent the day clearing decades of dirt and rock that has fallen down the bank, covering large sections of the ground facilities as well as clearing dirt, rock and gravel from the spill pits under the track. The team also finished the re-painting of Ground Frame B that has been both operationally and cosmetically restored. Check out some of the work from our volunteers today. Looking good [...]

Our volunteers have commenced the static restoration of the diesel refuelling facilities at the southern end of the station platform. Hoses, pipes, framework and rigging is being reassembled and painted, while new doors have been installed on on the cupboards. The refuelling facilities were used by diesel hauled trains from Sydney, who would refuel before heading back north, as well as the southbound diesel railmotor and freight services with multiple refuelling points available along the main platform road. The ground frame that controls access to the southern dock platform, is also receiving some attention as the interlocking system is [...]