Landrigans

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Type : Banana Platform/Loop
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 619.727km
Opened : 8 September 1933 (as Landrigan's Banana Platform), loop opened 16 December 1943
Closed : 1983 (signal box), then prior to 24/6/2021
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after the property nearby.
Notes : Landrigan's Banana Platform opened since 8 September 1933 (W.N. 38–1933) — 15-foot Down side platform at Mileage 385m 28c, between Paw Paw and Karangi. Bananas only; not for passenger traffic; control of Coffs Harbour. Listed alongside Gentle's, Kerr's, Wales' and Bartlett's in a 1934 amendment (W.N. 42–1934; ref. V.34–134,366). Site and all signalling removed 24/6/2021. Cabin removed June 1987. The site had a 4.87 metre employee platform at opening. 434 metre loop. Opened: Thursday, 16 December 1943 — centrally-operated ETS and Crossing Loop between Gauld's and Coramba; Gauld's–Coramba cancelled; Gauld's–Landrigans (Type C, 1–50 ordinary) and Landrigans–Coramba (Type A, 1–50 ordinary) created; Circular No. 283–430 of 1943 (W.N. 49 and 50–1943; ref. S.&T.E.) Previous use: Landrigan's Banana Platform — removed before loop opening; deleted from publications W.N. 30 and 31–1943 (ref. 43–51,031); "Banana Platform" wording deleted from Landrigan's W.N. 2–1944. Employee Platform — W.N. 41–1945 (corrected W.N. 43–1945)
Page 60 — Landrigans — Provision of Platform for Use of Employees — [Platform provided at Landrigans; mileage originally stated from Brisbane in W.N. 41–1945.]

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Landrigans, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Landrigans, 1982 (Greg Lee)

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Landrigans (1982, Greg Lee)

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Landrigans, 1308 in 1961 (Graeme Belbin)

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Landrigan's siding in 2005 (Peter Ware)

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Location of Landrigan's (Six Maps)

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Landrigan's (Phillip Vergison

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Picnic train at Landrigans. (Greg Lee)

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BRANCH-LINE UNITS: ...... on the branch-line to Brisbane comprising 4847 and 48155 heading a down freight near Landrigans on the sparkling morning of 11 July 1982. (Philip Vergison)

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48117+48102 190 Landrigans 23-01-87 (Leon Batman)

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NSW 4497 Landrigans early 1980s (Bob Richardson)

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Several Electric Staff stations were opened between Coffs Harbour and Coramba during the war years before Landrigans was brought into use in a rather isolated location. RT Taaffe

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# Landrigans (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1943–1983

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**Type:** Crossing Loop (Closed — signal-box 1983; site and all signalling removed 24 June 2021) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh section; Coffs Harbour–Landrigans / Landrigans–Coramba sections) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 619.727 km (Mileage **385m 5c** — per 1943 opening notice; corrected to **385m 6c** from Sydney per W.N. 43–1945) 
**Between:** Coffs Harbour and Karangi/Coramba 
**Opened:** **Thursday, 16 December 1943** — centrally-operated ETS and Crossing Loop between Gauld's and Coramba; Gauld's–Coramba cancelled; **Gauld's–Landrigans** (Type C, 1–50 ordinary) and **Landrigans–Coramba** (Type A, 1–50 ordinary) created; **Circular No. 283–430 of 1943** (W.N. 49 and 50–1943; ref. S.&T.E.) 
**Section at maximum extent (1946–1983):** Coffs Harbour–Landrigans and Landrigans–Coramba (Gauld's–Landrigans section replaced by Coffs Harbour–Landrigans from 7 August 1946 when Gauld's closed) 
**Employee platform:** W.N. 41–1945 (mileage originally stated from Brisbane — corrected W.N. 43–1945; mileage from Sydney **385m 6c**; ref. V.45–6,591); **4.87 metres** (per your notes) 
**Previous use:** Landrigan's Banana Platform — removed before loop opening; deleted from publications W.N. 30 and 31–1943 (ref. 43–51,031); "Banana Platform" wording deleted from Landrigan's W.N. 2–1944 
**Loop:** 434 metres (per your notes); Down side 
**Signal-box:** E.S. (Cabin) — 7th Class Signalman (1965 vacancy advertisement); cabin removed **June 1987** 
**Motor-operated points:** **Monday, 15 November 1982** — Down Inner Distant No. 20 and fixed Outer Distant mechanical signals removed; new Down Distant single light colour light at **618.525 km**; route control relay interlocking panel; ETS Coffs Harbour–Landrigans and Landrigans–Coramba retained; automatic staff exchangers remain; call indicators at Starting signals at each end; low speed indication at Down Home and Up Home signals; diagram page 20 of W.N. 45–1982 (W.N. 45 and 46–1982; S&C 126170) 
**CTC — Coffs Harbour to Grafton City:** Since **6 June 1983** — Coffs Harbour–Landrigans and Landrigans–Coramba ETS cancelled; Broadmeadow CTC; automatic staff exchangers removed (W.N. — 1983) 
**Signal-box closed:** **1983** (per your notes — consequent on CTC introduction) 
**Site and all signalling removed:** **24 June 2021** (per your notes) 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Named after the nearby Landrigan family property 
**Circular:** No. 283–430 of 1943 (opening base diagram) 

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> **Notes:** The location previously had a banana platform — **Landrigan's Banana Platform** — which was removed before the loop opened. Deleted from publications W.N. 30–1943 (pages 60, 215, 222, 225, 237, 240, 253; ref. 43–51,031) and W.N. 31–1943 (Alphabetical List page 40). The "Banana Platform" wording was deleted from Landrigan's station entry in W.N. 2–1944, reclassifying it as a loop station.
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> Landrigans loop opened **16 December 1943** — Gauld's–Coramba section split; Circular No. 283–430 of 1943. Employee platform added W.N. 41–1945 (mileage corrected W.N. 43–1945 to 385m 6c from Sydney). When Gauld's loop closed 7 August 1946, Gauld's–Landrigans section was replaced by Coffs Harbour–Landrigans. From 1946 Landrigans served as the southern intermediate crossing station on the Glenreagh branch between Coffs Harbour and Coramba.
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> 1965 vacancy: 7th Class Signalman at Landrigans E.S. (Cabin) with departmental cabin provided. Motor-operated points **15 November 1982** — Down Inner Distant No. 20 and fixed Outer Distant removed; new Down Distant at 618.525 km; ETS sections retained; automatic exchangers remain (W.N. 45 and 46–1982). CTC since **6 June 1983** — all ETS sections cancelled; signal-box closed 1983; cabin removed June 1987. Loop remained operational (remotely controlled) until site and all signalling removed **24 June 2021**.

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## 1943 — Landrigan's Banana Platform Removed; Loop Opened 16 December 1943; Circular No. 283–430

### Banana Platform Removed — W.N. 30–1943
> **Pages 60, 215, 222, 225, 237, 240, 253 — Landrigan's Banana Platform** — The platform has been removed. Delete particulars relating thereto. (43–51,031.) *(W.N. 30–1943)*

### Banana Platform Removed from Alphabetical List — W.N. 31–1943
> **Page 40 — Alphabetical List — Landrigan's Banana Platform (North Coast)** — The platform has been removed. Delete particulars relating thereto. (43–51,031.) *(W.N. 31–1943)*

### Loop Opened — W.N. 49 and 50–1943
> **Landrigan's (North Coast) — Bringing Into Use as Centrally-operated Crossing Loop** — On **Thursday, 16th December, 1943**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., a new Centrally-operated Electric Train Staff and Crossing Loop to be known as **Landrigan's** will be brought into use between Gauld's and Coramba at Mileage **385m 5c**.
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> The existing Electric Train Staff section **Gauld's–Coramba** will be cancelled, and two new sections brought into use:
> - **Gauld's–Landrigan's**: Electric Train Staff; Type **C**; Staffs Nos. 1–50 ordinary
> - **Landrigan's–Coramba**: Electric Train Staff; Type **A**; Staffs Nos. 1–50 ordinary
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> The complete arrangements and method of working will appear in **Circular No. 283–430 of 1943**. (S.&T.E.) *(W.N. 49 and 50–1943)*

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## 1944 — "Banana Platform" Wording Deleted — W.N. 2–1944

### Reclassified — W.N. 2–1944
> **Page 61** — Delete words "Banana Platform" from **Landrigan's**. *(W.N. 2–1944)*

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## 1945 — Employee Platform Provided — W.N. 41 and 43–1945

### Employee Platform — W.N. 41–1945 (corrected W.N. 43–1945)
> **Page 60 — Landrigans — Provision of Platform for Use of Employees** — [Platform provided at Landrigans; mileage originally stated from Brisbane in W.N. 41–1945.]
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> **Correction (W.N. 43–1945):** The mileage for Landrigans, as published in Weekly Notice No. 41 of 1945, is from Brisbane. The mileage from Sydney is **385m 6c**. (V.45–6,591.) *(W.N. 43–1945)*

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## 1946 — Gauld's–Landrigans Section Replaced by Coffs Harbour–Landrigans — 7 August 1946

### Section Change — W.N. 31–1946
> Consequent on closing of Gauld's (7 August 1946): ETS sections Coffs Harbour–Gaulds and Gaulds–Landrigans cancelled; **Coffs Harbour–Landrigans** section created. *(W.N. 31–1946)*

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## 1965 — 7th Class Signalman Vacancy; E.S. (Cabin)

### Signalman Vacancy — 1965
> **Landrigans — E.S. (Cabin)** — Vacancy for 7th Class Signalman. Departmental accommodation (cabin) provided. *(Source: 1965 Weekly Notices — staff vacancies)*

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## 1975 — ETS Section References; Working Timetable

### Working Timetable — 1975
> **Working Timetable** — Between Landrigans; Coffs Harbour–Landrigans section listed; pages 184 and 195–202, 216–223. *(Source: 1975 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1982 — Motor-Operated Points — 15 November 1982; New Down Distant at 618.525 km

### Motor-Operated Points — W.N. 45 and 46–1982
> **Landrigan's (North Coast) — Conversion to Power Operation of Points and Signals** — On **Monday, 15th November, 1982**, commencing 7.00 a.m. and continuing until completion, as a preliminary to the introduction of CTC signalling on the North Coast line, the Main line to loop points at each end of Landrigan's crossing loop will be converted to motor operation and the mechanical Main line and loop signals will be replaced by colour light signals.
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> **No. 20 Down Inner Distant and the fixed Outer Distant** mechanical signals will be removed and a new **Down Distant single light colour light signal** will be located at **618.525 km**.
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> The foregoing points and signals will be worked from a **route control relay interlocking control panel** located in the signal-box. The existing mechanical interlocking machine will be placed out of use.
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> **Colour light signals** — single light type; indications per Regulation 5 (Signalling) General Appendix Part II.
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> **Low speed indication** (small green light) with route indicator cleared by approaching train provided beneath the main head of the Down Home signal and the Up Home signal.
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> **Route Control Relay Interlocking Unit** — combined control panel and indicator diagram.
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> **Telephone Call Indicators** — near Starting signals at each end; flashing blue light and hooter. When signalman requires to speak to train crew, he activates the indicator; any employee observing the light or hearing the hooter must promptly communicate.
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> ETS working remains on sections **Coffs Harbour–Landrigan's** and **Landrigan's–Coramba**; automatic staff exchangers remain available.
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> Diagram on **page 20** of W.N. 45–1982. (S&C 126170.) *(W.N. 45 and 46–1982)*

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## 1983 — CTC Coffs Harbour to Grafton City — 6 June 1983; Signal-box Closed

### CTC Introduced — 6 June 1983
> Since **6th June, 1983**, electric train staff working on the sections **Coffs Harbour–Landrigans**, **Landrigans–Coramba**, Coramba–Nana Glen, Nana Glen–Glenreagh, Glenreagh–Kungala, Kungala–Braunstone, Braunstone–Grafton City were cancelled and Centralised Traffic Control working, remotely controlled from **Broadmeadow CTC Centre**, introduced in lieu between Coffs Harbour and Grafton City.
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> Working of trains through the sections concerned is on the authority of the fixed signals. Signals are single light colour light type.
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> **Begin CTC** noticeboard at Down Starting signal Coffs Harbour (37/13). **End CTC** noticeboard at Down Home signal Grafton City (44/1). *(W.N. — 1983)*

### Signal-box Closed — 1983
> **Landrigans signal-box closed — 1983** — consequent on introduction of CTC (Broadmeadow). *(Source: your notes)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
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| W.N. 30 and 31–1943 | **Landrigan's Banana Platform removed** — all publications deleted (ref. 43–51,031) |
| **16 December 1943** | **Loop opened** — Mileage 385m 5c; Gauld's–Coramba cancelled; Gauld's–Landrigans (Type C) and Landrigans–Coramba (Type A) created; **Circular No. 283–430 of 1943** (W.N. 49 and 50–1943) |
| W.N. 2–1944 | "Banana Platform" wording deleted — reclassified as crossing loop |
| W.N. 41 and 43–1945 | **Employee platform** — 4.87 metres; mileage 385m 6c from Sydney (corrected W.N. 43–1945; ref. V.45–6,591) |
| **7 August 1946** | Gauld's–Landrigans cancelled → **Coffs Harbour–Landrigans** section created |
| 1965 | 7th Class Signalman vacancy — E.S. (Cabin); departmental cabin provided |
| **15 November 1982** | **Motor-operated points and colour light signals** — Down Inner Distant No. 20 and fixed Outer Distant removed; new Down Distant at 618.525 km; route control relay interlocking; ETS sections retained; automatic exchangers remain; call indicators at Starting signals; diagram page 20 (W.N. 45 and 46–1982; S&C 126170) |
| **6 June 1983** | **CTC Coffs Harbour to Grafton City** — ETS Coffs Harbour–Landrigans and Landrigans–Coramba cancelled; Broadmeadow CTC |
| **1983** | **Signal-box closed** |
| **June 1987** | **Cabin removed** |
| **24 June 2021** | **Site and all signalling removed** |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1943–1983.* 
*Note: Landrigans is the only location in the collection where a banana platform was formally removed before a wartime loop was installed at the same site — the sequence (Banana Platform removed W.N. 30–1943 → loop opened W.N. 50–1943) confirms the platform removal was specifically to clear the site for loop construction. The correction of the employee platform mileage (W.N. 41–1945 Brisbane mileage → W.N. 43–1945 Sydney mileage 385m 6c) is consistent with the 1943–1945 administrative period when both mileage conventions were in use simultaneously on the Glenreagh line. The two Down Distant signals removed in 1982 (Inner Distant No. 20 and fixed Outer Distant) confirm Landrigans had a two-distant approach arrangement — Inner and Outer — reflecting the curvature of the approach on this section of the line.*

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# Landrigan's Banana Platform (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1933–1943

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**Type:** Fruit Platform / Banana Stage (Closed — site later re-used for Landrigans Loop) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh section; between Paw Paw and Karangi) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 619.727 km (Mileage **385m 28c** — per 1933 opening notice) 
**Between:** Paw Paw and Karangi 
**Opened:** Since **8 September 1933** (W.N. 38–1933; ref. 33–27,763) 
**Removed:** Before **16 December 1943** — deleted from all publications W.N. 30 and 31–1943 (ref. 43–51,031); site subsequently re-used for Landrigans crossing loop 
**Status:** Closed (site re-used) 
**Name meaning:** Named after the Landrigan family property it served 
**Traffic:** Bananas only — not to be used for passenger traffic 
**Platform:** **15 feet** (4.57 metres) in length, **Down side** of Main line 
**Mileage for rates:** From Darling Harbour 386 miles; From Newcastle 286 miles 
**Power's Freight Code:** Ordinary traffic — **2892** 
**Control:** Coffs Harbour 
**Section:** Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh 

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> **Notes:** Landrigan's Banana Platform opened since 8 September 1933 (W.N. 38–1933) — 15-foot Down side platform at Mileage 385m 28c, between Paw Paw and Karangi. Bananas only; not for passenger traffic; control of Coffs Harbour. Power's code 2892 — consistent with 1931–1934 batch (Paw Paw 2889, Gauld's 2910, Kerr's 2914). Merchandise and Livestock Rates Book pages 188 and 226 amended; Alphabetical List page 40 amended. Listed alongside Gentle's, Kerr's, Wales' and Bartlett's in a 1934 amendment (W.N. 42–1934; ref. V.34–134,366). The Down side placement is notable — most platforms in this section were on the Up side. Platform removed before the Landrigans loop opened (W.N. 30–1943; ref. 43–51,031); the "Banana Platform" wording subsequently deleted from the Landrigans station entry in W.N. 2–1944.

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## 1933 — Platform Opened Since 8 September 1933 — W.N. 38–1933

### Platform Opened — W.N. 38–1933
> **Pages 60 and 267 — Landrigan's Banana Platform (North Coast)** — Since **8th September, 1933**, a new platform, **15 feet** in length, situated on the **Down side** of the Main line at Mileage **385.28**, between Paw Paw and Karangi, is in use, and known as **Landrigan's Banana Platform**.
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> The platform is provided for the purpose of loading **Bananas only**, and is not to be used for **Passenger traffic**.
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> **Mileages for Rates Purposes (Goods):**
> - From Darling Harbour: **386 miles**
> - From Newcastle: **286 miles**
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> **Power's Freight Accounting** — Station Code Number: Ordinary traffic — **2892**
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> Landrigan's Banana Platform is under the control of **Coff's Harbour**.
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> General — Pages **188 and 226** of the Merchandise and Livestock Rates Book; page **40** of the Alphabetical List of Stations, Platforms, Sidings and Collieries; and Working Time-table, Northern Division, to be also posted accordingly. (33–27,763.) *(W.N. 38–1933)*

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## 1934 — Listed with Neighbouring Platforms — W.N. 42–1934

### Group Amendment — W.N. 42–1934
> Previous instructions on the subject to be amended accordingly: **Gentle's**, **Kerr's**, **Landrigan's**, **Wales'**, **Bartlett's**. (V.34–134,366.) *(W.N. 42–1934)*

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## 1943 — Platform Removed; All Publications Deleted — W.N. 30 and 31–1943

### Platform Removed — W.N. 30–1943
> **Pages 60, 215, 222, 225, 237, 240, 253 — Landrigan's Banana Platform** — The platform has been removed. Delete particulars relating thereto. (43–51,031.) *(W.N. 30–1943)*

### Alphabetical List Deleted — W.N. 31–1943
> **Page 40 — Alphabetical List — Landrigan's Banana Platform (North Coast)** — The platform has been removed. Delete particulars relating thereto. (43–51,031.) *(W.N. 31–1943)*

### "Banana Platform" Wording Deleted — W.N. 2–1944
> **Page 61** — Delete words "Banana Platform" from **Landrigan's**. *(W.N. 2–1944)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
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| **8 September 1933** | **Platform opened** — 15 feet, Down side, Mileage 385m 28c; between Paw Paw and Karangi; bananas only; not for passengers; Power's code 2892; control Coffs Harbour (W.N. 38–1933; ref. 33–27,763) |
| W.N. 42–1934 | Listed with Gentle's, Kerr's, Wales' and Bartlett's in group amendment (ref. V.34–134,366) |
| W.N. 30 and 31–1943 | **Platform removed** — all publications deleted (ref. 43–51,031) |
| W.N. 2–1944 | "Banana Platform" wording deleted from Landrigans station entry |
| **16 December 1943** | Site re-used — Landrigans crossing loop opened |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1933–1943.* 
*Note: Landrigan's Banana Platform is the only platform in the collection that was formally removed specifically to make way for a wartime crossing loop at the same location. The Power's code 2892 places it between Paw Paw (2889, opened 1931) and Gauld's (2910, opened 1934) in the sequential coding — consistent with a September 1933 opening. The Down side placement (unlike the Up side platforms at Paw Paw, Gauld's, Kerr's and Gentle's nearby) may reflect the grade and access arrangements at this particular farm. The 1934 group amendment (V.34–134,366) linking Landrigan's with Gentle's, Kerr's, Wales' and Bartlett's suggests a coordinated operational change — possibly a uniform traffic arrangement or train timing adjustment — affecting all five platforms simultaneously.*