Type : Station
Line : Dorrigo Branch
Distance from Sydney : 688.028km
Opened : 23 December 1924
Closed : 20 September 1975
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Taken from the area - a long view from a U shaped spur of land
Notes : The Up side platform was 20.1 metres in length. The Down side siding was extended by 90' on the 5/5/1926. A 66' loading bank was provided on the siding at the same time. 5 ton crane decommissioned 1964.
Ulong station in 2011 (Robert Cook)
17th April 1954, 1954 shunts at Ulong before heading to Glenreagh with a mixed train (N Reed)
1954 was a stalwart on the line for many years - having a short wheelbase and no leading bogie, the locomotives had a tendency to derail and they were ultimately restricted to a maximum speed of 40 km/h and relegated to shunting and branch line traffic. Driven slowly, they could negotiate the most appalling curves and badly maintained or unballasted tracks. They were therefore ideal in goods yards, such as Darling Harbour and Port Waratah with the last two withdrawn from the latter in August 1972. Branch lines such as those to Dorrigo, Batlow and Oberon where grades of up to 1 in 25 (4%) and curves as sharp as 100.6 m (5 chains) radius could be encountered were ideal for this class and these were the only locomotives permitted on these lines until dieselisation.
Ulong Station as it was 38 years ago. 24th December 1984.
Gwen Cowling photo
Ulong (David Johnson)
Siding at Ulong in 2009 ( emddl41)
Ulong station, 2017 (copyright Explored Visions by GD)
Ulong station, 2017 (copyright Explored Visions by GD)
Ulong (Dorrigo branch) (1950s) (Margaret Anne Black), heading to Dorrigo for TB clinic appointments.
Location of Ulong station (Dorrigo branch) (Six Maps)
Ulong station (undated) (Jeanette Egan)
Ulong (undated) (uncredited)
Ulong area (Dorrigo branch), undated (Angeline Timms)
Ulong station in 1980 (Coffs Collection)
Ulong station in 2011 (Robert Cook)
A photo taken by my Dad on 7-5-1990. Dorrigo Rail Museum rollingstock stored at Ulong. (Graeme Kirkby)
Richards Gwilym
Ulong railway station 1st of February 2018 Glenreagh to Dorrigo railway line
Peter Lee:
4816 shunting at Ulong on the morning of 27 October 1972. This photo is from Marie Howlett's collection, Marie being the daughter of the driver, Vince Shipman. I think I can safely surmise that the photo was taken by Peter Holdom, as he travelled on this train, and took numerous photos along the way.
Thanks to Marie for sharing this photo, and thanks to Beth. Oh, and thanks also to Peter Holdom for taking the photo.
Beth Scaysbrook
My father, George Scaysbrook, loading his sleepers at Ulong
Ulong Railway Station. 1st of April 2023 (Richard Gwilym)
If memory serves me correctly, the village of Ulong is the largest settlement along the line between Glenreagh and Dorrigo. This pic dates to 1980, does the station building still exist? The young lady who happened along appeared to have made the closed line into a railtrail for afternoon exercise. (Chris Sim)
Ulong 13/10/2024 (Ted Brewer)
Ulong, 1960s (Beth Scaysbrook)