Type : Platform
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 328.140km (originally 327.840km)
Opened : January 1923, moved 1936 (by 74.9 metres)
Closed : 26 June 1975
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the name of the property that the siding was built in, probably an Aboriginal word but no primary reference exists
Notes : May have been named after an adjacent estate. No town or close road nearby.
The down platform was 45.7m long when opened, but reduced to 36.5m at a later date.
Wirradgurie was a siding (privately funded) a couple of miles north of Buliac. It opened in 1923. A derailed goods train completely demolished the small platform on 31/12/1934. The platform was reconstructed in 1936 300 metres north of the original location (this resulted in a lawsuit between NSWGR and Mr Lattimore plus required the local council to amend the access road).
Lorraine Jones notes that the Lattimore family still owns the property.
6BM7 between Bundook and Bulliac on 19th May 2007. Locos are 42202 & G516. Location is roughly that of the platform. (Peter Cousins)
1/1/1935 - article on the accident that demolished the platform.
31/12/1934 - more details on the accident
Article noting the costs of the platform that was privately built. Note the date says "June 1924" but this is a mis-print, the article was published in June 1934.
May have been named after an adjacent estate. No town or close road nearby.
The down platform was 45.7m long when opened, but reduced to 36.5 at a later date.
Wirradgurie 29-01-23 (Nick Wells)