Fish River
Services
Preceding station Former Services Following station
Gunning
towards Albury
 Main Southern Line Cullerin
towards Sydney
Site of closed station

Fish River was a small railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1875 as part of the extension of the Great Southern line from Goulburn to Gunning[1] and closed to passenger services in 1975.[2] The signal box survived for a time after the platform was demolished, little trace of the station now survives.

Timetable and Fares

In 1884, Fish River was classified as a siding requiring passengers to notify the guard of their intent to disembark at the previous station (Goulburn or Gunning). The journey time from Sydney was approximately 6.5 hours with the cost of a Single first-class fare being 28 shillings and 3 pence.[3]

Accidents at Fish River

Fish River was the scene of a fatal accident on 27 October 1888.[4] It is alleged that the signal was not appropriately resulting in a collision with another train.[5]

On 22 February 1914, Fish River was the scene of two non-fatal accidents occurring on the same day where, in one accident, a engine was slightly damaged and, in a second accident, a wagon was derailed.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Opening of Railway to Gunning". The Sydney Mail. 6 November 1875.
  2. ↑ Fish River station . NSWrail.net. Accessed 19 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "New South Wales Railways Time Table & Fares --- Great Southern & South Western Lines". New South Wales Government Gazette. 13 September 1884.
  4. ↑ "The Fish River Railway Accident". The Sydney Mail. 10 November 1888.
  5. ↑ "The Fish River Tank Railway Accident". The Evening News. 3 November 1888.
  6. ↑ "Two Railway Accidents at Fish River". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 24 November 1914.

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