Bulliac Gates

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SSR's G513 on its way to Wauchope & Boambee with 4645 cement seen here passing through Bulliac level crossing 09:13  24 Jan 2026 (Barry Trudgett)

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Bulliac Road Level Crossing - the hut marks the location of a sleeper-built platform provided in 1955 for fettler's and the gatekeeper's use, but was also (unofficially) used by other locals.

The site of the gatekeeper's cottage is behind, the house is long demolished and is very overgrown.

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# Bundook Road Level Crossing (Bulliac Gates) (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1955

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**Type:** Halt (Sleeper Platform — Fettler's Stop) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Yumbunga–Bulliac section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 321.225 km (approximately; Mileage 199m 48c) 
**Location:** -31.932215, 152.026152 
**Between:** Pitlochry and Bulliac 
**Opened:** **1 October 1955** (W.N. 42–1955) 
**Closed:** Unknown 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Aboriginal word meaning "bend in the river" 
**Platform:** 4.8-metre Down side sleeper platform; also known as Bundook Road Level Crossing 
**Official users:** Local Fettler and his family; boarding/alighting from specified trains in Working Time-table 
**Unofficial users:** Locals in the area (per your notes) 

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> **Notes:** The sleeper platform at Mileage 199m 48c between Pitlochry and Bulliac was provided from 1 October 1955, built for the fettler and gatekeeper associated with the Bulliac gatekeeper's cottage and the Bundook Road Level Crossing. The platform was 4.8 metres (approximately 16 feet) in length on the Down side, constructed from sleepers. Although formally authorised only for the local Fettler and family, the platform was also used unofficially by locals in the area.
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> No formal abolition notice or deletion from publications was found in the Weekly Notices collection — the platform may have simply ceased use without a formal administrative closure, consistent with its informal character. No entry appears under "Bulliac Gates" or "Bulliac Road Level Crossing" as a named halt in the level crossing tables across the years searched (1955–1980).

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## 1955 — Sleeper Platform Provided — 1 October 1955

### Sleeper Platform — W.N. 42–1955
> **Page 59 — Between Pitlochry and Bulliac, Sleeper Platform** — Since **1st October, 1955**, a sleeper platform is provided on the **Down side** of the line at Mileage **199m 48c**, between Pitlochry and Bulliac.
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> The platform is for use only by the **local Fettler and his family** for boarding or alighting from trains specified in the Working Time-table. (A. 1–55–72,104.) *(W.N. 42–1955)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **1 October 1955** | **Sleeper platform opened** — Down side, Mileage 199m 48c (approximately 321.225 km); 4.8 metres; for local Fettler and family only; associated with Bulliac gatekeeper's cottage and Bundook Road Level Crossing (W.N. 42–1955) |
| Unknown | Platform ceased use — no formal abolition notice found in WN collection |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1955.* 
*Note: This is the sleeper platform identified in the Pitlochry entry (W.N. 42–1955). It is 2.2 km further toward Taree than Pitlochry station (198m 11c vs 199m 48c). The platform was not formally gazetted as a public stop and does not appear in Public Time-Table or Working Time-Table station listings — consistent with its restricted use for Departmental employees and family.*