Briggsvale

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# Briggsvale (Dorrigo Branch)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1924–1975

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**Type:** Station / Platform (Closed) 
**Line:** Dorrigo Branch (Lowanna–Megan section; between Cascade and Megan) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 701.900 km (Mileage **436m 70c** — per 1927 platform notice) 
**Location:** -30.249394, 152.780848 
**Between:** Cascade (south) and Megan (north) 
**Opened:** **23 December 1924** — with Dorrigo Branch; **no platform at opening**; Staff Drawer Locks; section Lowanna–Dorrigo; Regulation (e); Circular No. 584 of 1924; controlling station Lowanna 
**Platform provided:** **W.N. 5–1927** — 100 feet (30.48m) Down side at Mileage **436m 70c** (ref. V.26–16,606); cancels instruction in W.N. 3–1927 
**Siding extended:** **W.N. 19–1966** — siding extended **80 feet** from **299 feet** to **379 feet** in the clear; Circular No. 584 of 1924 amended; accommodation table: delete 13, insert 17 (ref. A.1–65–20,433; S.&T.E. 62–668,401) 
**Closed:** **27 February 1972** (per your notes; same date as Cascade) 
**Abolished:** **1975** — W.N. 38–1975; deleted alongside Timber Top, Lowanna, Ulong, Brooklana, Lloyd, Cascade, Megan and Leigh (ref. C1 75 2414) 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Named after the Briggs timber mill 

### Shunting Allowances (1927)
- No. 1 Goods: **3 minutes** 
- No. 2 Mixed: **10 minutes** 
- No. 4 Goods: **10 minutes** 

### Running Times (1950)
- Briggsvale–Megan: **19 minutes** 

### Load Sections (1940)
- Briggsvale→Brooklana (Down): **24 tons** (OCR: possibly 240 tons) 
- Briggsvale→Dorrigo (Up): **230 tons** (Dorrigo→Briggsvale Up: 230 tons, Briggsvale→Brooklana Up: 500 tons) 

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> **Notes:** Briggsvale opened 23 December 1924 without a platform. Staff Drawer Locks; section Lowanna–Dorrigo; Regulation (e); controlling station Lowanna. An initial platform instruction appeared in W.N. 3–1927 which was cancelled and replaced by W.N. 5–1927 — 100-foot Down side platform at Mileage 436m 70c (V.26–16,606). Siding extended 80 feet in W.N. 19–1966 from 299 feet to 379 feet; accommodation table updated from 13 to 17 (ref. A.1–65–20,433). Circular No. 584 of 1924 (Glenreagh–Dorrigo base diagram) amended at the same time. Closed 27 February 1972 — same date as Cascade. All Local Appendix references deleted W.N. 38–1975.

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## 1924 — Opened 23 December 1924; No Platform; Staff Drawer Locks; Section Lowanna–Dorrigo

### Opening — 23 December 1924
> **Sidings at Timber Top, Moleton, Ulong, Brooklana, Mulhearn's Siding, Briggsvale and Megan** — Staff Drawer Locks; released by Miniature ETS direct for section **Lowanna–Dorrigo**; Regulation **(e)**; controlling station **Lowanna**. *(W.N. 53–1924; Circular No. 584 of 1924)*

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## 1927 — Platform 100 Feet Down Side — W.N. 5–1927; Mileage 436m 70c; Cancels W.N. 3–1927

### Platform Provided — W.N. 5–1927
> **Page 49 — Briggsvale (Glenreagh–Dorrigo Branch)** — A Platform, **100 feet** in length, has been provided on the **Down side** of the line at Mileage **436m 70c**.
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> The instruction on this subject, which appears in Weekly Notice No. 3 of 1927, is hereby **cancelled**. (V.26–16,606.) *(W.N. 5–1927)*

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## 1927 — Shunting Allowances

### Shunting Allowances — 1927
> - No. 1 Goods: **3 minutes** at Briggsvale 
> - No. 2 Mixed: **10 minutes** at Briggsvale 
> - No. 4 Goods: **10 minutes** at Briggsvale 
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> *(Source: 1927 Weekly Notices — train working instructions)*

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## 1964 — 5-Tonne Crane Deleted (Common Notice with Ulong and Megan)

### Note on Crane
> W.N. 26–1964 deleted 5-tonne crane entries for Brooklana, Ulong and Megan. Briggsvale is not in the same notice — crane status at Briggsvale not separately confirmed in OCR. *(Source: 1964 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1966 — Siding Extended from 299 to 379 Feet — W.N. 19–1966; Accommodation Table Updated

### Siding Extended — W.N. 19–1966
> **Briggsvale (Glenreagh–Dorrigo)** — The siding which is **299 feet** in the clear has been extended a further **80 feet** and is now **379 feet** in length.
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> Diagram attached to **Circular No. 584 of 1924** (Opening of the Extension from Glenreagh to Dorrigo) to be amended accordingly. (A.1–65–20,433.) (S.&T.E. 62–668,401.) *(W.N. 19–1966)*

### Accommodation Table Updated — W.N. 19–1966
> **Page 87 — Stations, Platforms and Sidings — Accommodation Provided — Glenreagh–Dorrigo Branch — Briggsvale** — In column headed "Other sidings based on vehicles 22 feet in length," delete **13** and insert **17**. (A.1–65–20,433.) *(W.N. 19–1966)*

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## 1972 — Station Closed — 27 February 1972

### Closure — 27 February 1972
> **Briggsvale station closed — 27 February 1972.** *(Source: your notes)*

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## 1975 — All Local Appendix References Deleted — W.N. 38–1975

### All References Deleted — W.N. 38–1975
> **Page 174 — Stations and Platforms, etc. — Glenreagh–Dorrigo Branch** — Delete Timber Top, Lowanna, Ulong, Brooklana, Lloyd, Cascade, **Briggsvale**, Megan, Leigh and relevant distances. (C1 75 2414.) *(W.N. 38–1975)*

> **Page 61** — Delete **Briggsvale**, Brooklana. *(W.N. 38–1975)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **23 December 1924** | **Opened** — no platform; Staff Drawer Locks; section Lowanna–Dorrigo; Regulation (e); Circular No. 584 of 1924; controlling station Lowanna |
| W.N. 3–1927 | Initial platform instruction (subsequently cancelled) |
| **W.N. 5–1927** | **Platform 100 feet (30.48m)** Down side at Mileage 436m 70c; cancels W.N. 3–1927 (ref. V.26–16,606) |
| **W.N. 19–1966** | **Siding extended 80 feet** from 299 feet to **379 feet**; accommodation table updated 13→17; Circular No. 584 of 1924 amended (ref. A.1–65–20,433; S.&T.E. 62–668,401) |
| **27 February 1972** | **Station closed** (same date as Cascade) |
| **W.N. 38–1975** | All Local Appendix references deleted (ref. C1 75 2414) |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1924–1975.* 
*Note: The W.N. 3–1927 platform instruction being cancelled and replaced by W.N. 5–1927 (just two weeks later) suggests the initial notice contained an error in the mileage or platform dimensions that required correction. This is the same pattern as the 1943 Brooklana platform mileage correction and the 1945 Landrigans mileage correction — branch line platform openings frequently required a correction notice within weeks. The Circular No. 584 of 1924 reference in the 1966 siding extension notice confirms it remained the authoritative base diagram for all Dorrigo Branch intermediate sidings for 42 years.*