Casino

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Casino signal box was another Type O2 design. By 1982 some of the windows had been replaced by an aluminium type.
RT Taaffe

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The signal box was located in the building to the left of the breezeway. Viewed looking from the Branch line to Main line side.
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CASINO LOCOMOTIVE JUNCTION

Signal box opened when the new station was brought into use and controlled the country end
connections to the yard, and the connections to Loco.
It was operated as a subsidiary frame released from Casino Station Box, which exercised slotted
control on most of its signals.
Closed when the new large signal box was opened on the opposite side of the main line.

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Casino (Shane Morris)

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First aid box

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# Casino (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1930–1989

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**Type:** Station (In use) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Leeville–Casino section; Casino–Fairy Hill / Casino–Old Casino sections north) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 805.070 km (Mile Post Mileage **500.20** from Sydney — per 1930 opening notice) 
**Location:** -28.861112, 153.038258 
**Between:** South Casino / Shannon Brook (south) and Old Casino / Nammoona / Fairy Hill (north) 
**Opened:** **22 September 1930** — new station approximately one mile on the Sydney side of the existing station (Old Casino); signalling arrangements commissioned between 8.0 a.m. Sunday 21st and 4.0 p.m. Monday 22 September 1930; opened for coaching traffic from **Sunday 28 September 1930** (W.N. 38–1930; Circular No. 384.18 of 1930) 
**Status:** In use 

### Note on Pre-1930 Casino Station
The original Casino station (opened 6 November 1905 with the Grafton–Casino line) was renamed **OLD CASINO** on 22 September 1930 when the new station opened. North Casino was simultaneously renamed **TENBY** (W.N. 38–1930). The current Casino station is the 1930 new station.

### Opening — 1930
**W.N. 38–1930 (Circular No. 384.18 of 1930):**
1. Complete signalling arrangements at the **New Station** (approximately one mile on the Sydney side of the existing station) brought into use — station known as **CASINO**
2. Whole of points at the existing station (Old Casino) interlocked — station **renamed OLD CASINO**
3. **North Casino renamed TENBY**
4. Casino opened for Coaching Traffic from **Sunday, 28th September, 1930** — Mile Post Mileage **500.20** from Sydney; Station Distinguishing Number remains unaltered; Old Casino Station Distinguishing Number: **L50A1**
5. Mileages for rates — Casino: 498m 22c (coaching) / 502m (goods from Darling Harbour); Nammoona: 500m 73c / 506m; Fairy Hill: 605m 51c / 510m; Barranhall: 508m 81c / 512m; Cedar Point: 511m 33c / 516m; Yongurra: 515m 17c / 517m; Kyogle: 516m 10c / 517m

### Construction Siding (October 1930)
**W.N. 42–1930 (since 9 October 1930):** New Construction Siding, Casino — **1,600 feet** in length in the clear, laid in off the **Up side** of the Main line, **138 feet on the Sydney side of the Down Home signals**; known as **CONSTRUCTION SIDING, CASINO**; points in Main line (facing to trains in Up direction) and catch-points worked from new **Frame E**, fixed adjacent to the points on the Up side; No. 1 Lever in Frame E unlocked by key on Miniature ETS for section **Casino–Leeville** 

### Level Crossings (1930)
**W.N. 43–1930 (since 12 October 1930):** 
- **Level Crossing (Mileage 31.2) Casino Road** — gates with gatekeeper in attendance provided in lieu of cattle stops (30–14,131) 
- **Level Crossing (Mileage 65.39) Tenterfield Road** — gates with gatekeeper in attendance provided in lieu of cattle stops (30–21,432) 

### Down Distant Signal Moved (1930)
**W.N. 12–1930:** Down Distant signal (No. 7) moved 9 feet nearer the Main line — Thursday 27 March 1930 

### Telephone Circuits and Signal-Box (1933–1937)
**W.N. 5–1933:** Casino listed in No. 83 North telephone circuit — Casino Station Signal-box; Casino Loco. Junction Signal-box; Casino Loco. Chargeman 
**W.N. 40–1935:** Major circuit amendments — Casino Station Signal-box added to Nos. 83, 86, 89, 90 and 91 circuits; Casino Station-master references altered to "Casino Telephone Room and Local Exchange Connections"; Frame D, Casino Loco. Junction added to No. 91 circuit (ref. S.&T.E., G.31–228C) 
**W.N. — 1936:** Casino Signal-box is central communications hub — Signalman at Casino must switch circuits to Control line for Controller to communicate with stations north of Casino (No. 86, 89 or 90 circuits) (ref. 3635,508) 
**W.N. 1–1937 (No. 89 Circuit, North):** Casino Telephone Room and Local Exchange Connections; Casino Station Signal-box listed as first entry 

### ETS Section Alterations (1943)
**W.N. 32–1943:** Frame A (construction siding) renamed **Frame G**; No. 1 lever, previously released by ETS Casino–Leeville, will be released by key from **Annett lock on No. 26 lever** in Casino Signal-box; **Circular No. 431–P1 of 1937** amended (C.T.M. 43–31,226) 
**W.N. 49–1945:** Frame G (Bonalbo Construction Siding) — No. 1 lever altered from Annett lock No. 26 Casino Signal-box to key on ETS **Leeville–Casino**; Circular No. 431–P1 of 1937 amended 

### New Signal-Box — 7 May 1946 (W.N. 19 and 21–1946; Circular No. 113-5 of 1946)
**W.N. 19–1946 (advance — 7 May 1946):** 
Existing Signal-boxes **Casino** and **Casino Loco. Junction** dispensed with; new Signal-box at **Brisbane end of Loop, between the Main line and Branch line** brought into use; electrically operated points, Main–Loop and Main–Back Platform Road 
Points and signals deferred at commissioning: No. 25 (Main to Down Sidings), No. 27 (Loop to Down Sidings), No. 41 (Main–Loop), No. 42 (FPL No. 41 points), No. 45 (Loop–Down Sidings), No. 59 (Down Sidings to Loop), No. 73 (Down Sidings to Main) 

**W.N. 21–1946 (confirmed — since 7 May 1946):** 
Complete yard and signalling arrangements — **Circular No. 113–5 of 1946** and diagram 

**ETS Sections from 1946:**
| Section | Length | Type | Staffs |
|---------|--------|------|--------|
| Leeville–Casino | 7m 27c | B | 1–8 / 9–60 Ordinary |
| Casino–Fairy Hill | — | A | 1–50 Ordinary |
| Casino–Old Casino | — | C | 1–8 / 9–36 Ordinary |
| Old Casino–North Fork | — | Ordinary Train Staff; Red/Round (Stop board) |

**Intermediate Staff Instruments (1946):**
- Leeville–Casino: Casino Stationmaster's Office 
- Casino–Fairy Hill: Adjacent to Frame H, Casino Yard 

**Yard Telephone Circuit (1946):** Releasing Switch E; adjacent to No. 34 motor-worked points; Releasing Switches D, C, B; Casino Signal-box; Intermediate Staff Hut (Frame H); Releasing Switch H.J 

**Calling-on Signals (1946):** Nos. 6, 9, 10/1D, 14, 15/1C (Down); Nos. 63/1B, 64/2B, 65, 67, 71, 77 (Up) 
**Shunt-ahead Signals (1946):** No. 19 (Down, Main); Nos. 57, 61, 69 (Up) 
**Power-worked Points:** Nos. 33 (Down Main–Loop) and 34 (Down Main–Back Platform Road) — electrically operated; approach locking; emergency crank in Signal-box 

**Ground Frames (1946):**
- **Frame B:** No. 3 lever — Releasing Switch B released by No. 55 lever Signal-box; repeater for Call-on (Up Main to Dock or Car Siding) 
- **Frame C:** No. 2 lever — Releasing Switch C released by No. 2 lever Signal-box; repeater for Call-on (Down Main to Goods Sidings) 
- **Frame D:** No. 2 lever — Releasing Switch D released by No. 3 lever Signal-box; repeater for Call-on (Down Main to Car Siding) 
- **Frame E:** No. 1 lever — Releasing Switch E released by No. 1 lever Signal-box 
- **Frame G (Bonalbo Construction Siding):** No. 1 lever — Miniature ETS Leeville–Casino 
- **Frames H and J:** No. 1 levers — Releasing Switch H released by No. 84 lever Signal-box 
- **Frames K and L (Simpson's Siding):** No. 1 levers — Miniature ETS Leeville–Casino 

**Admitting Up trains to Storage Siding and Nos. 1 and 2 Down Sidings:** Shunter at Frame H or J must check siding clear and no opposing movement from station end 
**Whistle-out Board:** No. 2 Turntable Road — "Whistling-out Point" 

### Staff Exchanging Apparatus (1948)
**W.N. — 1948 (23–24 June 1948):** Automatic Staff Exchanging Apparatus commissioned Grafton to Leeville inclusive; Casino and Glenapp Signal-boxes excepted — **no ground exchangers**; four exchanger rings provided at Casino; staff hand-delivered to engine crew by hand when automatic exchangers in use en route 

### Nammoona Stock Siding (1979)
**W.N. — 1979:** Loop siding on Up side at **809.993 km** between Casino and Fairy Hill — **Nammoona Stock Siding**; trains may operate Casino–Nammoona without brake-van provided Driver holds Casino–Fairy Hill ETS, Westinghouse Air Brake complete throughout 

### Stock Siding — Casino CTC (1982/1983)
**W.N. 19–1982:** Stock Siding — Lever D operates catchpoints at Casino end; Lever D released by Releasing Switch D, electrically released by No. 81 releasing lever in control panel; entry on authority of Shunting signal 12(S)S below Running signal No. 12L; departure from Casino end requires Guard/shunter to operate Lever D first 

### CTC — Leeville–Casino (1983)
**W.N. 27–1983 (announced) / W.N. 32–1983 (since 27 July 1983):** Leeville–Casino ETS cancelled — Broadmeadow CTC; Casino is the **southern terminus of Broadmeadow CTC control** from the Grafton direction; **Casino Signal-box is NOT controlled by CTC Broadmeadow** — Signalman Casino must confer with CTC Broadmeadow before clearing No. 56 Starting signal 
CTC section call numbers: Grafton (45), Kyarran (46), Gurranang (47), Banyabba (48), Camira Creek (49), Rappville (50), Leeville (51) — Casino itself is outside the CTC remote control area 

### Level Crossing — Hotham Street and Nammoona Road (1977/1988)
**1977 (from level crossing table):** 
- South Casino Tenterfield Road (804.028 km) — S.M. Casino 
- Casino Hotham Street (806.281 km) — S.M. Casino (Tuesday and Thursday); Track Supervisor (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) 
- Nammoona–Kyogle Road (809.017 km) — Fettling Ganger (Mon/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sun); S.M. Casino (Sat) 

**W.N. 50–1988:** 
- Rappville Road (776.468 km) — Type F; CTC Broadmeadow / S.M. Casino (Sat and Sun); Signalman Rappville (Mon–Fri) 
- Leeville, Moonamarie Road (794.855 km) — Type F; CTC Broadmeadow / S.M. Casino (Sat and Sun); Signalman Casino 
- Shannon Brook (796.324 km) — Type F; CTC Broadmeadow / S.M. Casino (Sat and Sun); Signalman Casino 
- South Casino Tenterfield Road (804.028 km) — Type F; S.M. Casino / Signalman Casino 
- Casino Hotham Street (806.281 km) — Type F; S.M. Casino (Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun); Track Supervisor (Mon/Wed/Fri); Signalman Casino 
- Nammoona–Kyogle Road (809.017 km) — Type F; Track Supervisor (Mon/Wed/Fri); S.M. Casino (Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun); Signalman Casino 

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> **Notes:** Casino station opened 22 September 1930 on a new site approximately one mile on the Sydney side of the original Casino station (which was simultaneously renamed Old Casino). The Circular No. 384.18 of 1930 governs the opening arrangements. Construction Siding (1,600 feet, Up side, Frame E, Leeville–Casino ETS key) opened 9 October 1930. Down Distant signal moved 9 feet nearer Main line March 1930. Level crossings at Casino Road (31.2 miles) and Tenterfield Road (65.39 miles) gated with attendant from October 1930. Major signal-box consolidation 7 May 1946 — Casino and Casino Loco. Junction Signal-boxes replaced by single new signal-box at Brisbane end of Loop between Main and Branch lines; Circular No. 113–5 of 1946; electrically operated points Nos. 33 and 34; extensive calling-on and shunt-ahead signal arrangements. No automatic staff ground exchangers at Casino (or Glenapp) — hand delivery of staffs from 23 June 1948 when Grafton–Leeville programme commissioned. Leeville–Casino ETS cancelled 27 July 1983; Casino Signal-box not under CTC remote control — Signalman Casino confers with Broadmeadow before clearing No. 56. Casino is the operational hub for S.M. responsibility across Rappville, Leeville, Shannon Brook, South Casino, Hotham Street and Nammoona Road level crossings from 1988.

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## 1930 — Opening — 22 September 1930; W.N. 38–1930; Circular No. 384.18

### Opening Notice — W.N. 38–1930
> **Pages 61, 62 and 265 — Casino (North Coast) — Opening of New Station, Renaming of Existing Stations and Altered Arrangements at Old Casino** — On the dates mentioned hereafter, the following alterations will be carried out:
>
> **Between 8.0 a.m. Sunday, 21st, and 4.0 p.m., Monday, 22nd September, 1930:**
> 1. The complete Signalling arrangements at the New Station, situated about **one mile on the Sydney side** of the existing Station, will be brought into use, and the Station known as **CASINO**.
> 2. The whole of the points at the existing Station will be interlocked, and the Station re-named **OLD CASINO**.
> 3. **North Casino** will be re-named **TENBY**.
>
> **Sunday, 28th September, 1930:** 
> Casino will be opened for **Coaching Traffic** (Mile Post Mileage **500.20** from Sydney).
>
> The Station Distinguishing Number for Casino will remain unaltered, and the Station Distinguishing Number for Old Casino will be **L50A1**.
>
> The complete arrangements will be in accordance with **Circular No. 384.18 of 1930**, and diagrams attached thereto.
>
> *(V. 30–845.) (W.N. 38–1930.)*

### Construction Siding — W.N. 42–1930 (since 9 October 1930)
> **Pages 61 and 265 — Casino (North Coast) — Bringing into use Construction Siding** — Since **9th October, 1930**, a new Siding, **1,600 feet** in length in the clear, laid in off the Up side of the Main line, **138 feet on the Sydney side of the Down Home signals**, has been brought into use, and is known as **CONSTRUCTION SIDING, CASINO**.
>
> The points in the Main line (facing to trains in Up direction), and the Catch-points in the Siding, are worked from a new **Frame "E,"** fixed adjacent to the points on the Up side.
>
> No. 1 Lever in Frame "E" is unlocked by key on the **Miniature Electric Train Staff** for the section **Casino–Leeville**. *(W.N. 42–1930.)*

### Level Crossings — W.N. 43–1930 (since 12 October 1930)
> **Page 106 — Level Crossings (Grafton to Casino):**
> - Since **12th October, 1930**, gates with Gatekeeper in attendance have been provided at Level Crossing (Mileage **31.2**), **Casino Road**, in lieu of cattle stops. (30–14,131.) *(W.N. 43–1930.)*
> - Since **12th October, 1930**, gates with Gatekeeper in attendance have been provided at Level Crossing (Mileage **65.39**), **Tenterfield Road**, in lieu of cattle stops. (30–21,432.) *(W.N. 43–1930.)*

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## 1946 — New Signal-Box; Old Casino and Old Casino/Casino Loco Junction Signal-Boxes Replaced — 7 May 1946; Circular No. 113-5

### Advance Notice — W.N. 19–1946
> **Casino (North) — New Signal-box and Yard Arrangements** — On **Tuesday, 7th May, 1946**, commencing at 7.0 a.m. and continuing until the work is completed, the following alterations will be carried out:
>
> (1) The existing Signal-boxes, **Casino** and **Casino Loco. Junction**, will be dispensed with and a **new Signal-box**, situated at the **Brisbane end of the Loop, between the Main line and Branch line**, will be brought into use.
>
> (2) The points and signals at present worked from Casino and Casino Loco. Junction Signal-boxes will be altered to work from the **new Signal-box**.
>
> (3) The points, **Main–Loop** and **Main–Back Platform Road**, will be electrically operated and controlled from the new Signal-box.
>
> At the completion of the work the yard and signalling arrangements will be in accordance with a Circular and diagram, with the exception that the following will not be brought into use until further notice: No. 25 Signal (Main to Down Sidings), No. 27 Signal (Loop to Down Sidings), No. 41 Points (Main–Loop), No. 42 FPL (No. 41 points), No. 45 Points (Loop–Down Sidings), No. 59 Signal (Down Sidings to Loop), No. 73 Signal (Down Sidings to Main). *(43–533,377–W.&M.) (W.N. 19–1946.)*

### Confirmed Arrangements — W.N. 21–1946 (since 7 May 1946)
> **Casino (North Coast) — New Signal-box and Yard Arrangements** — Since **7th May, 1946**, a new Signal-box, situated at the Brisbane end of the Loop, between the Main line and Branch line, has been in use, and Casino and Casino Loco. Junction Signal-boxes formerly in use have been dispensed with. The points, Main–Loop and Main–Back Platform Road, are electrically operated and controlled from the Signal-box.
>
> The complete yard and signalling arrangements are as shown on the diagram attached to **Circular No. 113–5 of 1946**, and previous instructions are superseded. *(W.N. 21–1946.)*

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## 1948 — Automatic Staff Exchangers — Casino Excepted

### No Ground Exchangers at Casino — W.N. — 1948
> **Staff-exchanging apparatus will not be provided at Casino or Glenapp Signal-boxes.** Exchanger rings will be provided at these places, and when automatic exchangers are to be used at stations en route, the Staff, attached to the rings, will be delivered to and received from the engine crew **by hand**.
>
> **Four (4) exchanger rings** are provided at Casino and Glenapp Signal-boxes. *(W.N. — 1948.)*

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## 1979 — Nammoona Stock Siding — 809.993 km

### Nammoona Stock Siding — W.N. — 1979
> **Nammoona Stock Siding, Casino–Fairy Hill Section** — A loop siding is provided on the Up side of the Main line at **809.993 km** between Casino and Fairy Hill, and is known as **Nammoona Stock Siding**. Trains may be hauled between Casino and Nammoona in either direction without a brake-van, providing the Driver is in possession of the Electric Train Staff for the section **Casino–Fairy Hill**. The Westinghouse Air Brake must be complete throughout the train and controlled from the locomotive, and the Guard must test continuity by opening the air tap on the tailing vehicle prior to commencement of journey. *(W.N. — 1979.)*

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## 1983 — Leeville–Casino CTC; Casino Signal-Box Retained

### CTC — W.N. 32–1983 (since 27 July 1983)
> Since **27th July, 1983**, electric train staff working on the sections Camira Creek–Rappville, Rappville–Leeville and **Leeville–Casino** cancelled; Centralised Traffic Control, remotely controlled from **Broadmeadow C.T.C. Centre**, introduced between Camira Creek and Casino.
>
> **\* Not controlled by C.T.C. Signalman Broadmeadow. Signalman Casino to confer with C.T.C. Signalman Broadmeadow before clearing No. 56 Starting signal.**
>
> Additional station call numbers: Grafton (45), Kyarran (46), Gurranang (47), Banyabba (48), Camira Creek (49), Rappville (50), Leeville (51). Local control panels at all listed stations. *(W.N. 27 and 32–1983; S&C 121220, 126170.)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| 6 November 1905 | **Original Casino station** opened — later renamed Old Casino |
| **22 September 1930** | **NEW CASINO STATION OPENED** — ~1 mile Sydney side of Old Casino; signalling commissioned 21–22 September; old station renamed Old Casino; North Casino renamed Tenby; Coaching traffic from 28 September; Mile Post 500.20; Circular No. 384.18 of 1930 (W.N. 38–1930; ref. V.30–845) |
| **9 October 1930** | **Construction Siding** — 1,600 feet, Up side, 138 feet Sydney side of Down Home signals; Frame E; Casino–Leeville ETS key (W.N. 42–1930) |
| **12 October 1930** | Level crossings gated with attendant — Casino Road (31.2 miles) and Tenterfield Road (65.39 miles) in lieu of cattle stops (W.N. 43–1930) |
| **W.N. 5–1933** | Casino Station Signal-box and Casino Loco. Junction Signal-box listed in No. 83 North telephone circuit |
| **W.N. 40–1935** | Major telephone circuit amendments — Casino Station Signal-box added to Nos. 83, 86, 89, 90, 91 circuits; Frame D, Loco. Junction to No. 91; ref. S.&T.E., G.31–228C |
| **W.N. 32–1943** | Frame A (Construction Siding) renamed Frame G; releasing changed to Annett lock No. 26 Casino Signal-box; Circular No. 431–P1 of 1937 amended |
| **W.N. 49–1945** | Frame G (Bonalbo Construction Siding) releasing changed back to Leeville–Casino ETS key; Circular No. 431–P1 of 1937 amended |
| **7 May 1946** | **NEW SIGNAL-BOX** — Casino and Casino Loco. Junction Signal-boxes dispensed with; new signal-box at Brisbane end of Loop between Main and Branch lines; electrically operated Nos. 33 and 34 points; extensive calling-on/shunt-ahead signal arrangement; **Circular No. 113–5 of 1946** (W.N. 19 and 21–1946; ref. 43–533,377) |
| **23–24 June 1948** | Automatic Staff Exchangers — Grafton to Leeville inclusive; **Casino and Glenapp excepted** — hand delivery; 4 exchanger rings at Casino |
| **W.N. — 1979** | **Nammoona Stock Siding** — 809.993 km, Up side between Casino and Fairy Hill; brake-van exemption with Casino–Fairy Hill ETS |
| **27 July 1983** | **Leeville–Casino ETS cancelled** — Broadmeadow CTC; Casino Signal-box retained and not under CTC remote control; Signalman Casino confers with CTC Broadmeadow before clearing No. 56 Starting signal (W.N. 32–1983) |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1930–1989.* 
*Note: Casino is the most operationally complex station in the Grafton–Casino section of the collection. The 1930 opening involved the simultaneous creation of a new Casino station, renaming of the original station to Old Casino, and renaming of North Casino to Tenby — a three-station coordination in a single WN. The 1946 signal-box consolidation (dispensing with two existing signal-boxes and replacing them with a single electrically-operated installation) is the most significant single infrastructure event at Casino in the collection, with Circular No. 113–5 of 1946 governing the full yard arrangements. The calling-on signal provision (11 separate call-on signals) and shunt-ahead signal arrangement (4 signals) at the 1946 signal-box is the most extensive single-station installation documented in the North Coast WN collection. Casino's unique position as the southern terminus of the Kyogle-direction traffic (South Brisbane) while also being the terminus of the Grafton-direction CTC from 1983, but with its own retained Signal-box not under CTC remote control, makes it the only station in the Grafton–Casino section that remained under conventional signal-box working through the end of the WN collection period.*