Westerway

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Type : Siding
Line : Derwent Valley Line
Distance from Bridgewater Junction : 049.000km
Location : -42.682331, 146.784130
Opened : 1909 as Russell
Closed : Unknown
Status : Closed, Re-used
Name meaning : Unknown
Notes : Name changed from Russell to Westerway 1918/19 when the town was renamed from Russell to Westerway. Location had loco servicing facilities, a triangle (wye) and a 1,150' crossing loop as well as a goods loop, goods shed, sheep and cattle pens, timber loading facilities (on a siding at the top of the triangle). Terminus of the line between 1909 and 1916.

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Location diagrams (1930/5) (NAA)

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Location of Westerway (LISTmap)

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Log train at Westerway, 1985 (Jon Wilkinson)

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Westerway Railway Station (#41), 2011
***during repairs & painting***

(Darren Thomas)

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Westerway, 2003 (Lynette Graham)