Kyarran Loop

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Type : Loop
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 713.636
Opened : January 1926
Closed : n/a
Status : Open
Name meaning : After an Aboriginal word meaning "frog"
Notes : Opened with a 395 metre long loop. A 4.87 timber platform was provided for employees.

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Kyarran, 1982 (Greg Lee)


Greg notes that a fire affected the location.



Garry Hayes:


"IIRC, the signalman was using the small gas cooker and it flared up badly. He poured water over it and went to get more water from the tank outside when the gas bottle blew up, blowing him over. Apparently it also blew off/out the roof and windows, and wrecked the instruments.
This happened in the '80's sometime, not sure of the exact year."

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Kyarran, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Kyarran, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Kyarran (Paul Sutton)

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Previous photo was back to front

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Kyarran, 1974 (Paul Sutton)

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The loop at Kyarran (Peter Ware)

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Location of Kyarran Loop (Six Maps)

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22/3/1933 - an attempt by a group of swagmen to derail a train at Kyarran. Fortunately no-one was injured, the men all received prison sentences. Further research shows they were attempting to slow the train so they could board it - this was the Depression years.

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Peter Lougher

After nearly 40 years the mortal remains of Kyarran have been unceremoniously exhumed and exposed to the light of day. Unfortunately it is no Phoenix rising from the dead. Just relocated from it's burial to allow signal cabling works. Peter Lee had some great shots before the place was obliterated. Sad really.

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Kyarran (John Shields)

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3813 on the RTM South Brisbane Tour on 12th January 1973 at a photo stop at Kyarran, north of Grafton. (George Stevens)