Type : Siding
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 846.365km
Opened : 2nd August 1906
Closed : 22nd January 1935
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the Parish name it is sited in.
Notes : Bexhill Brick Siding opened 2 August 1906 on the Up side of the Main line within the Bexhill station yard — 55 yards in length, serving a local brickworks. No WN opening notice found in the 1906–1907 volumes. Incorporated into the Bexhill full interlocking (Circular No. 188 of 1913) from 21 July 1913. Sidings table entry partially deleted in 1930 (columns H, Q, B). Abolished Tuesday 22 January 1935 — points and catch-points at each end removed; Circular No. 188 of 1913 amended (W.N. 4–1935; ref. S.&T.E., G.33–30A); rates books (pages 163, 186 and 235) deleted W.N. 5–1935.
The siding with associated pig race near to Bexhill station.
# Bexhill Brick Siding (Murwillumbah Branch)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1913–1935
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**Type:** Siding (Closed)
**Line:** Murwillumbah Branch (Casino–Murwillumbah; within Lismore–Bexhill section)
**Distance from Sydney:** 846.365 km
**Location:** Within Bexhill station yard
**Opened:** **2 August 1906** (per your notes; no WN opening notice found in 1906–1907 OCR)
**Closed:** **Tuesday, 22 January 1935** — W.N. 4–1935 (ref. S.&T.E., G.33–30A)
**Status:** Closed
**Name meaning:** Named after the Parish of Bexhill in which it is sited
### Siding Characteristics
**55 yards** in length — **Up side** of Main line; short dead-end siding adjacent to Bexhill station
Served a brickworks in the Bexhill Parish area
### Sidings Table Entry (pre-1930)
Listed in sidings table showing: **Siding ... Up side ... R.L. Lock ... Down: No ... 1 Vacuum** — indicating the siding had a right-hand lever lock (R.L. Lock) and single vacuum brake pipe facility
### 1930 — HQB Entries Deleted — W.N. — 1930
**W.N. — 1930:** "Bexhill Brick Siding — Delete H, Q, B" — columns H (headshunt/hydraulic), Q (vacuum), B (brake) deleted from the sidings accommodation table, reducing the entry to minimal particulars
### Interlocking — Circular No. 188 of 1913
From 21 July 1913 the Bexhill Brick Siding was incorporated into the full signal and interlocking arrangements at Bexhill — **Circular No. 188 of 1913** (which also governed the crossing loop and main yard)
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> **Notes:** Bexhill Brick Siding opened 2 August 1906 on the Up side of the Main line within the Bexhill station yard — 55 yards in length, serving a local brickworks. No WN opening notice found in the 1906–1907 volumes. Incorporated into the Bexhill full interlocking (Circular No. 188 of 1913) from 21 July 1913. Sidings table entry partially deleted in 1930 (columns H, Q, B). Abolished Tuesday 22 January 1935 — points and catch-points at each end removed; Circular No. 188 of 1913 amended (W.N. 4–1935; ref. S.&T.E., G.33–30A); rates books (pages 163, 186 and 235) deleted W.N. 5–1935.
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## 1913 — Incorporated into Bexhill Interlocking — Circular No. 188 of 1913
### Interlocking Commissioned — W.N. — 1913
> **Bexhill and Brick Siding (Grafton-Tweed)** — On **Monday, 21st July, 1913**, the complete signal and interlocking arrangements will be brought into use in accordance with **Circular No. 188, of 1913**. *(W.N. — 1913)*
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## 1930 — Sidings Table Columns Deleted — W.N. — 1930
### Sidings Table Amended — W.N. — 1930
> **Page 33 — Bexhill Brick Siding** — Delete **H, Q, B** [columns in sidings accommodation table]. *(W.N. — 1930)*
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## 1935 — Siding Abolished — W.N. 4–1935 (22 January 1935)
### Siding Abolished — W.N. 4–1935
> **Pages 33, 63 and 75 — Bexhill Brick Siding** — The particulars relative to this siding on the abovementioned pages are to be deleted. (S.&T.E., G.33–30A.) *(W.N. 4–1935)*
> **Bexhill Brick Siding (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch) — Abolition of Brick Siding** — On **Tuesday, 22nd January, 1935**, between 8.0 a.m. and 4.0 p.m., the points and catch-points at each end of the Brick Siding will be removed, and the siding abolished. **Circular No. 188 of 1913** and diagram attached thereto are to be amended accordingly. (S.&T.E., G.33–30A.) *(W.N. 4–1935)*
### Rates Books Deleted — W.N. 5–1935
> **Pages 163, 186 and 235 — Bexhill Brick Siding (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch) — Abolition of Siding** — Delete particulars relating to Bexhill Brick Siding. (35.) *(W.N. 5–1935)*
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## Summary of Key Events
| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **2 August 1906** | **Opened** — Up side; 55 yards; Bexhill station yard; serving local brickworks (per your notes; no WN notice in OCR) |
| **21 July 1913** | Incorporated into full Bexhill signalling and interlocking — **Circular No. 188 of 1913** |
| **W.N. — 1930** | Sidings table columns H, Q, B deleted |
| **22 January 1935** | **Siding abolished** — points and catch-points at both ends removed; Circular No. 188 of 1913 amended (W.N. 4–1935; ref. S.&T.E., G.33–30A) |
| **W.N. 5–1935** | Rates books (pages 163, 186 and 235) deleted |
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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1913–1935.*
*Note: The 1930 sidings table deletion (columns H, Q, B) preceded the full abolition by five years, suggesting the brick siding's facilities had been progressively reduced — the vacuum brake pipe and associated equipment removed in 1930, leaving a minimal stub siding operating under the standard crossing loop interlocking. The 28-year operational life (1906–1935) coincides with the active brick-making period in the Northern Rivers district. Circular No. 188 of 1913 governed both the crossing loop and the brick siding — the two were linked in the same interlocking diagram from 1913 onwards, making the brick siding's abolition in 1935 a partial amendment to the same circular.*