Allan Taylor's Siding

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Type : Siding
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 611.026km
Location : -30.281221, 153.127115
Opened : 11 March 1960
Closed : Unknown, but after 1982
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after the timber mill it served
Notes : Now the location of Park Beach Homebase. opened 11 March 1960 (W.N. 10–1960) — loop siding 200 feet, Up side, Mileage 379m 50c and 379m 58c, between Coffs Harbour and Landrigans; Frames A and B (Down side), Drawer Lock Key Release "AB" midway between frames; Coffs Harbour–Landrigans ETS key. By 1982 listed as Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd siding, Station Code 399F, 612 km from Darling Harbour. **Coff's Harbour–Landrigan's (North Coast) — Provision of Private Siding for Allen Taylors and Company** — On **Friday, 11th March, 1960**, between 7.30 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., a new loop siding **200 feet in length** in the clear, laid in on the **Up side** of, and connected to the Main Line at Mileages **379m 50c** and **379m 58c**, between Coff's Harbour and Landrigan's, will be brought into use and known as **Allen Taylors Siding, Coff's Harbour**.

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The mill in 1970

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# Allen Taylor's Siding — Coffs Harbour (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1960–1982

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**Type:** Private Loop Siding (Closed) — timber mill siding 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Coffs Harbour–Landrigans section; between Coffs Harbour and Landrigans) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 611.026 km (Mileage **379m 50c and 379m 58c** — Sydney and Grafton ends of loop respectively) 
**Location:** -30.281221, 153.127115 
**Between:** Coffs Harbour and Landrigans 
**Opened:** **Friday, 11 March 1960** — W.N. 10–1960 (ref. S.&T.E. 59–534,420) 
**Closed:** Unknown 
**Status:** Closed (now location of Park Beach Homebase) 
**Name meaning:** Named after Allen Taylor and Company timber mill 
**Description:** Loop siding, **200 feet** in length in the clear, Up side, connected to Main Line at Mileage 379m 50c (Coffs Harbour end) and 379m 58c (Landrigans end) 
**Station Code (1982):** 399F — Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd siding, Coffs Harbour; distance 612 km from Darling Harbour; controlling station Coffs Harbour 

### Interlocking
- **Frames A and B** on Down side of Main Line adjacent to points at each end
- **No. 1 Lever** in each frame operates facing point lock
- **Drawer Lock Key Release "AB"** — fixed midway between frames on Down side; released by Miniature ETS for section **Coffs Harbour–Landrigans**
- Points at Coffs Harbour end: No. 2 Lever Frame A
- Points at Landrigans end: No. 2 Lever Frame B

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> **Notes:** Allen Taylor's Siding at Coffs Harbour opened 11 March 1960 — a loop siding (open at both ends) serving the Allen Taylor and Company timber mill. 200 feet in clear; Up side; Mileage 379m 50c to 379m 58c. Frames A and B on Down side; Drawer Lock Key Release "AB" midway between frames released by Coffs Harbour–Landrigans Miniature ETS. Note that there was also an **Allen Taylor & Co. siding at Stroud Road** (Station Code 376B, distance 268 km) — a completely separate siding. By 1982 the Coffs Harbour siding was listed as **Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd** with Station Code 399F at 612 km from Darling Harbour, controlling station Coffs Harbour.

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## 1960 — Loop Siding Opened — 11 March 1960; Mileage 379m 50c–58c; Frames A and B; Drawer Lock Key Release "AB"

### Siding Opened — W.N. 10–1960
> **Coff's Harbour–Landrigan's (North Coast) — Provision of Private Siding for Allen Taylors and Company** — On **Friday, 11th March, 1960**, between 7.30 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., a new loop siding **200 feet in length** in the clear, laid in on the **Up side** of, and connected to the Main Line at Mileages **379m 50c** and **379m 58c**, between Coff's Harbour and Landrigan's, will be brought into use and known as **Allen Taylors Siding, Coff's Harbour**.
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> **Interlocking Arrangements** — The points in the Main Line and catch-points at the Coff's Harbour and Landrigan's ends of the siding will be worked from **No. 2 Lever in Frames "A" and "B"** respectively, fixed adjacent to the points on the **Down side** of the Main Line.
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> **No. 1 Lever in Frame "A"** and **No. 1 Lever in Frame "B"** operating the facing point locks on the points, will be unlocked by key from **Drawer Lock Key Release "AB"**, fixed about midway between the frames on the Down side of the Main Line.
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> Drawer Lock Key Release "AB" will be released by the miniature electric train staff for the section **Coff's Harbour–Landrigan's**. (S.&T.E. 59–534,420–W.&M.) *(W.N. 10–1960)*

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## 1982 — Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd Siding — Station Code 399F — 612 km from Darling Harbour

### Rates Book Insertion — W.N. — 1982
> **Pages 48–60** — Insert: **Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd siding, Coffs Harbour** — Station Code **399F**; Distance **612** [km from Darling Harbour]; Controlling Station: **Coffs Harbour**. *(Source: 1982 Weekly Notices)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **11 March 1960** | **Siding opened** — loop siding 200 feet, Up side, Mileage 379m 50c–58c; Frames A and B (Down side); Drawer Lock Key Release "AB"; Coffs Harbour–Landrigans ETS; Allen Taylors and Company timber mill (W.N. 10–1960; ref. S.&T.E. 59–534,420) |
| By 1982 | Listed as **Allen Taylor & Co. Ltd siding** — Station Code 399F; 612 km from Darling Harbour; controlling station Coffs Harbour |
| Unknown | Siding closed — now site of Park Beach Homebase |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1960–1982.* 
*Note: The Drawer Lock Key Release "AB" arrangement (single key release controlling both frames simultaneously) is a compact interlocking solution suited to a loop siding where both ends must be controlled by the same ETS operation. This differs from the more common arrangement of two separate ground frames released independently. The 8-chain distance between the two ends (379m 50c to 379m 58c = 8 chains = ~160 metres) is somewhat shorter than the stated 200-foot (61m) clear length — the discrepancy likely reflects the distance between the main line connections rather than the internal siding length.*