Type : Siding
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 272.800km
Opened : 2003
Closed : 2022, removed June 2023
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Unknown
Notes : The siding at Duralie was a dead end facing to up trains with standing room of about 565m on either side of the loader.
Location of the siding (Six Maps)
Graeme Kirkby:
A view from NT-36 at km.272.500, passing Duralie coal loading siding, on Wednesday, 11-8-2004. The rear of the protecting Down Home can be seen. Duralie coal siding opened in January 2003.
Up XPT passing Duralie. 25-6-2018 (Andy Horigan)
Peter Lee :
42302 and 42107 parked under the coal loader at Duralie. The first three 423s retained the QR style right hand drive. 2004
Peter Lee :
42202 at the rear of the Duralie train, 2004. This train was always a push/pull job, as Duralie was a dead end siding. After going north to Stratford to unload, the other end of the train would be at this end after turning on the balloon loop there.
Clearance point 4. (12/8/24) (Greg Riddel)
Duralie layout