Type : Tank
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 364.098km
Opened : 1921
Closed : 5th December 1956
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the nearby creek
Notes: Footings still exist. The tank had a 203mm bore jib and water was pumped from the nearby Dingo Creek by a 7.46kW oil pump which operated at 45 RPM. The pump was installed in a 2.895 metre diameter well which was 7.9 metres deep in the bank of the creek.
626+726 with a NSWRTM tour between Gloucester and Taree, possibly Dingo Creek, 26th June 1993 (Chris Stratton)
Approximate location of Dingo Creek Tank
Dingo Creek water tank and 203mm bore jib, in use from 1921 to 5.12.1956.
The water was pumped from Dingo Creek by a 7.46kW oil engine, running at 225
rpm, coupled by gears to the Gould triplex deep well pump which operated at 45
rpm. The pump was installed in a 2.895m diameter well 7 .9m deep in the bank of
the creek.
Dingo Creek (State Archives)
A view from NT-26, Up "Grafton XPT" as it drops down the 1 in 83 grade towards Dingo creek truss bridge, between Wingham and Killawarra. Saturday, 21-6-2003. (Graeme Kirkby)