Bromelton

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This the old Bromelton station Qld .photo taken by me and  thats my father Ron on the platform.
Almost where the SCT turnout is toda (Rodney Foster)

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Bromelton (Blackmarks Photography)

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Location of Bromelton

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Type : Station
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 925.661km
Opened : 28 September 1930
Closed : 1994
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the parish it is located in
Notes: Tamrookum and Bromelton were the only stations on the line for interstate passengers, the platform was removed in 1995 to allow for the passage of the test Tilt Train. A 250' platform with waiting room located on the Up side outside of the loop. **Opened as Loop:** 22 December 1942 (W.N. 50–1942); 1,320-foot Down side loop 
**Closed as Loop:** 13 August 1946 (W.N. 33–1946) — loop points spiked and signals put out of use 
**Loop Points Physically Removed:** 9 April 1963 (W.N. 15–1963). 18 June 1947 - 380' loop siding opened for Bromelton Meat Works, removed 6 May 1987. 

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From the Brisbane Courier, 7/12/1928

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Bromelton perway vehicles and trolley shed. This TIC would later make its way into my possession, but missing the engine. 15th January, 1994. (Chris Harrison)

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Bromelton Trolley shed for Gang 45. 15th January, 1994. (Chris Harrison)

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Bromelton station. 15th January, 1994. (Chris Harrison)

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# Bromelton / Queensland Blue Metal Siding (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1930–1988

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## A. Queensland Blue Metal Siding (Bromelton Quarry)

**Type:** Siding (Quarry) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Tamrookum–Kagaru section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 922.600 km 
**Location:** -27.999267, 152.927601 
**Between:** Bromelton and Kagaru 
**Opened:** Unknown 
**Status:** In use 
**Name meaning:** No primary reference 

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> **Notes:** The Queensland Blue Metal Siding does not appear by this name in the NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices from 1910 to 1989. The Bromelton area had several private sidings documented in the collection (Tancred's Siding, Burns/Meat Works Siding, and the Bromelton Automatic Crossing Loop) but none specifically identified as "Queensland Blue Metal Siding." The 1986 Weekly Notices list a "Bromelton Standard Gauge Line" in freight rate tables alongside Glenapp, Kagaru, Tamrookum and other Queensland stations, which may encompass the Queensland Blue Metal Siding. Given the siding's status as "in use," it likely post-dates or operated independently of the Weekly Notices collection.

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## B. Bromelton (Automatic Crossing Loop and Associated Sidings)

**Type:** Automatic Crossing Loop (also Meat Works Siding and Tancred's Siding) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Tamrookum–Kagaru section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** Bromelton Loop at approximately 575m 30c (Mileage 924–926 km) 
**Between:** Tamrookum and Kagaru 
**Opened as Loop:** 22 December 1942 (W.N. 50–1942); 1,320-foot Down side loop 
**Closed as Loop:** 13 August 1946 (W.N. 33–1946) — loop points spiked and signals put out of use 
**Loop Points Physically Removed:** 9 April 1963 (W.N. 15–1963) 
**Circular:** No. 389–39 of 1942 (Bromelton base diagram — cancelled W.N. 2–1988) 

### Associated Sidings at Bromelton:
- **Meat Works Siding** (J.C. Burns and Co.) — opened 18 June 1947 (W.N. 24–1947); 380-foot loop, Up side; mileage 575m 10c–575m 41c; loading bank 65 feet; removed since 6 May 1987 (W.N. 2–1988)
- **Tancred's Siding** — opened 24 January 1952 (W.N. 3–1952); 1,080-foot loop, Down side; mileage 573m 51c–573m 72c; loading platform 60 feet; extended to 129 feet by 1957 (W.N. 13–1957)
- **Burns Siding** — listed at 926.097 km (W.N. 37–1986)
- **Tancreds** — listed at 923.361 km (W.N. 37–1986)

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## 1930 — Bromelton Listed at Opening of Line

### Listed in Station Sequence and Telephone Circuit
> **Bromelton\*** — listed in 1930 station sequence (unattended) between Round Mountain Quarry Siding and Kagaru.
>
> **Bromelton** — No. 89 Telephone Circuit, North — code call **– – –** (three longs).
>
> **Bromelton Residence** — listed separately in telephone directory.

*(Source: 1930 Weekly Notices)*

### Listed in Alphabetical Index
> **Bromelton** — North Coast — Border Loop–Brisbane. *(Source: 1930 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1932 — Freight Rates — Bromelton

### Freight Rate — Bromelton
> **Bromelton** — freight rate table entry — **£0 15s 6d** per ton [to/from Sydney]. *(Source: 1932 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1934 — Section Boundaries — Bromelton–Kagaru; Pay Wages Call

### Section Running Times
> **Bromelton–Kagaru** and **Kagaru–Bromelton** listed in section running time tables.

*(Source: 1934 Working Timetable)*

### Pay Wages — No. 2 Express Calls at Bromelton
> No. 2 Express calls at Mileage **593m 45c (Greenbank Road)**, Kagaru, Bromelton, **561m 50c (Logan's River)** and **557m 34c (Dulbolla)** for payment of wages.

*(Source: 1934 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1935 — No. 2 Express Calls at Mileage 561m 50c Between Bromelton and Glenapp

### No. 2 Express — Pay Wages Stop
> **No. 2 Express calls at Mileage 561m 50c**, between Bromelton and Glenapp, on alternate Tuesdays, to pay wages.

*(Source: 1935 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1936 — Federal Blue Metal Quarry Sidings Abolished (Illawarra Line — not Bromelton)

> **Note:** The 1936 reference to "Federal Blue Metal Quarry Sidings" (W.N. 38–1936) relates to the **Illawarra Line** (abolished 9 September 1936) — not to Bromelton. This is a different location entirely.

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## 1939 — N.S.W. Blue Metal Company — Siding Provided at Bromelton

### N.S.W. Blue Metal Company Siding — 1939
> A siding has been provided by the **N.S.W. Blue Metal Company** at Bromelton.

*(Source: 1939 Weekly Notices)*

> **Note:** This is the first documented reference to a Blue Metal company having a siding at Bromelton. However, no formal opening notice with mileage or frame details has been found in the 1939 volume. This may be a predecessor to the Queensland Blue Metal Siding at 922.600 km.

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## 1942 — Bromelton Opened as Automatic Crossing Loop — 22 December 1942

### Loop Opened — W.N. 50–1942
> On **Tuesday, 22nd December, 1942**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., a new Crossing Loop, **1,320 feet in length** in the clear, situated on the **Down side** of the line at Mileage **575m 30c**, will be brought into use as an Automatic Crossing Loop, and will be known as **"Bromelton."**
>
> The existing Electric Train Staff section **Tamrookum–Kagaru** will be cancelled, and the new sections to be brought into use will be:
> - **Tamrookum–Bromelton**
> - **Bromelton–Kagaru**

*(W.N. 50–1942)*

### Signalling Arrangements — Automatic Working
> **Signalling Arrangements** — The Down and Up Home signals work automatically.
>
> **Frame "A"** — No. 1 lever unlocked by key from Releasing Switch "A" or by key from Releasing Lock "A.B." Releasing Switch "A" released by key on Electric Train Staff for section **Bromelton–Kagaru**.
>
> **Frame "B"** — No. 1 lever unlocked by key from Releasing Switch "B" or by key from Releasing Lock "A.B." Releasing Switch "B" released by key on Electric Train Staff for section **Tamrookum–Bromelton**.
>
> **Staff Hut** — Staff Instruments for Tamrookum–Bromelton and Bromelton–Kagaru located in Staff Hut. Door secured by S.L. lock.
>
> **Divisible Electric Train Staff Working** — must only be brought into operation when Officer in charge at each end of section.
>
> During times Bromelton is unattended — Officers in charge at **Glenapp and Kagaru** must see that Firemen are provided with S.L. keys.
>
> No flare lamps in Staff Hut — risk of fire; enclosed lamps only.

*(W.N. 52–1942)*

### Flagmen Required During Alterations — W.N. 50–1942
> During the time of the alterations to the points and signals at Toongabbie, Merrylands, Warnick Farm Junction, Clapham, The Rock, **Bromelton** and Round Mountain Quarry Siding, competent Flagmen must be placed at the sites. *(W.N. 50–1942.)*

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## 1943 — Section Running Times; Indicator Provided — Train Clearance

### Sectional Running Times — Kagaru–Bromelton–Tamrookum
> Goods and Fruit Trains and Light Engines, Down and Up journey, Kagaru–Bromelton–Tamrookum:
>
> | Section | Down (mins) | Up (mins) |
> |---------|-------------|-----------|
> | Tamrookum–Bromelton | 25 | — |
> | Bromelton–Kagaru | 19 | — |
> | Kagaru–Bromelton | — | 24 |
> | Bromelton–Tamrookum | — | [time] |

*(W.N. 1–1943)*

### Indicator — Train Clearance of Loop Points — W.N. 31–1943
> **Bromelton (North Coast) — Provision of Indicator to Show when Train has Cleared Loop Points** — An iron post, painted white, has been provided on the Up side of the line, Sydney side of station, **1,200 feet from the Loop points**, as an indication to Drivers when the rear vehicle of a train, equal in length to fifty (50) four-wheeled vehicles, has cleared the Loop line points. (43–40,823.) *(W.N. 31–1943.)*

### Additional Electric Train Staffs — Nos. 37–50
> Additional Staffs, Nos. 37–50, provided on sections Tamrookum–Bromelton and Bromelton–Kagaru. *(W.N. 33–1943.)*

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## 1945 — Bromelton Referenced for Passenger Travel

### Interstate Travel — Bromelton Listed
> Travel between South Brisbane, Beaudesert Road, Greenbank, Kagaru, **Bromelton**, Tamrookum and Glenapp by No. 2 Limited Express. *(Source: 1945 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1946 — Bromelton Closed as Automatic Crossing Loop — 13 August 1946

### Loop Closed — W.N. 33–1946
> On **Tuesday, 13th August, 1946**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., Bromelton will be closed as an Automatic Electric Train Staff and Crossing Station.
>
> The loop points at each end will be spiked to lie for the Main line and secured with X.L. lock.
>
> Down and Up Home signals will be put out of use and fitted with cross-boards.
>
> The existing Electric Train Staff sections Tamrookum–Bromelton and Bromelton–Kagaru will be cancelled, and Electric Train Staff Working will be brought into use over the section **Tamrookum–Kagaru**. *(W.N. 33–1946.)*

> **Note:** Bromelton operated as a crossing loop for less than four years — December 1942 to August 1946. The closure reflected rationalisation of crossing loop facilities following the wartime traffic peak.

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## 1947 — Meat Works Siding (J.C. Burns and Co.) Opened — 18 June 1947

### Meat Works Siding Opened — W.N. 24, 25, 26 and 28–1947 (three entries)
> On **Wednesday, 18th June, 1947**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., a new Loop Siding, **380 feet in length** in the clear, laid in on the **Up side** of, and connected to, the Main line at Mileages **575m 10c and 575m 41c** at Bromelton, will be brought into use and known as **"Meat Works Siding, Bromelton."**
>
> A loading bank, **65 feet long**, will be provided on the Up side of the siding.
>
> **Signalling Arrangements** — Points in the Main line and catch-points at the Brisbane and Sydney ends worked from No. 2 lever in new Frames "C" and "D," fixed on Up side. No. 1 lever in Frames "C" and "D" unlocked by key on Electric Train Staff for section **Tamrookum–Kagaru**.
>
> Diagram attached to Circular No. 389–39 of 1942 to be amended accordingly. *(W.N. 24, 25, 26 and 28–1947 — published four times)*

### "Meat Works Siding, Bromelton" — Available for Traffic
> A loop siding, approximately **6 chains** in the clear, has been provided at Bromelton, South Brisbane–Border Tunnel, Kyogle Line, for **Mr. J.C. Burns and Co.**, and is available for traffic. The siding is known as **"Meatworks Siding, Bromelton."** *(Source: 1947 Weekly Notices)*

### Not a Goods Station — Prepaid Only
> **Bromelton** — Not a goods station; only small consignments loadable in brake-van accepted. Freight must be prepaid. *(W.N. 51–1947.)*

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## 1948 — Meat Works Siding Mileage and Grade Listed; Shunting Charge; Load Restriction

### Meat Works Siding — Accommodation Table — W.N. 8–1948
> **Bromelton — Provision of Meat Works Siding:**
>
> Mile Post Mileage: **575m 36c** 
> Station, Platform or Siding: **Meat Works Siding, Bromelton** 
> Standing Room — Other Sidings: **17**

*(W.N. 8–1948)*

### Grade — Meat Works Siding
> **Meat Works Siding, Bromelton** — Grade: **1 in 132 F** (both directions).

*(Source: 1948 Weekly Notices — grades table)*

### Shunting Charge — J.C. Burns and Co.
> **Bromelton — J.C. Burn and Co.** — 4s. 3d. per four-wheeled wagon; Maximum charge 14s. 3d. for each 15 minutes or part thereof.

*(Source: 1948 Weekly Notices)*

### Load Restriction — 550 Tons from Bromelton
> When Goods type engines with tender of less than 4,000 gallons capacity are required to attach at Bromelton, the load of train must **not exceed 550 tons from Bromelton**. *(W.N. 49–1948.)*

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## 1952 — Tancred's Siding, Bromelton Opened — 24 January 1952

### Tancred's Siding — W.N. 3–1952
> On **Thursday, 24th January, 1952**, between 7.30 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., a new loop siding, **1,080 feet in length** in the clear, laid in on the **Down side** of, and connected to, the main line near Bromelton at mileage **573m 51c and 573m 72c**, between Tamrookum and Bromelton, will be brought into use and known as **"Tancred's Siding, Bromelton."**
>
> A loading platform, **60 feet long**, will be provided on the Down side of the siding.
>
> Frames "A" and "B" — points and catch-points at Sydney and South Brisbane ends unlocked by key on Miniature Electric Train Staff for section **Tamrookum–Kagaru**.

*(W.N. 3–1952)*

### Tancred's Siding — Accommodation Table — W.N. 8–1952
> **Bromelton — Tancred's Siding** — Mileage 573m 51c to 573m 72c. Standing Room — Other Sidings: **49**. Loading stage 60 feet. *(W.N. 8–1952.)*

### Tancred's Siding — Shunting Charge
> **Tancred Bros. Pty. Ltd. (4ft 8½-inch Gauge Line)** — Loop siding constructed for Tancred Bros. Pty. Ltd. Shunting charges: 8s. 3d. per 4-wheeled truck; 16s. 6d. per 8-wheeled truck; maximum 30s. per 15 minutes. *(Source: 1952 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1957 — Tancred's Siding Loading Stage Extended to 129 Feet

### Extension — W.N. 13–1957
> **Tancred's Siding, Bromelton (North Coast) — Extension of Loading Stage** — The loading stage at Tancred's Siding has been extended to a length of **129 feet**.
>
> Diagram of Tancred's Siding which appeared in Weekly Notice No. 3 of 1952 to be amended accordingly. (A. 1–56–20,503.) *(W.N. 13–1957.)*

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## 1958 — Pilotman's Key at Kagaru for Bromelton Meat Siding and Tancred's Siding

### Pilotman's Key — W.N. — 1958
> On **Wednesday, 16th July, 1958**, a Pilotman's Key will be provided in a glass-fronted lock in Kagaru Signal-box for the purpose of releasing the points at **Bromelton Meat Siding and Tancred's Meat Siding** when the staff for the section Tamrookum–Kagaru is not available.
>
> The turning of the key in the lock will **disconnect the Staff Instruments** for the section, and they will remain disconnected until again restored by the Signal Electrician.

*(Source: 1958 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1963 — Loop Points at Bromelton Physically Removed

### Loop Points Removed — W.N. 15–1963
> **Bromelton (North Coast)** — The points leading from the main line to the loop at the Sydney and South Brisbane ends, which were spiked over as per Weekly Notice No. 33 of 1946, **were removed on Tuesday, 9th April** [1963]. (A. 1–62–20,428.) *(W.N. 15–1963.)*

> **Note:** The loop points had been spiked out of use since August 1946 — they were not physically removed until April 1963, nearly 17 years later.

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## 1977 — Bromelton–Kagaru Section Distance Corrected

### Section Distance Corrected — W.N. — 1977
> **Bromelton–Kagaru** — Amend **927.890 km** to read **926.180 km**. *(W.N. — 1977.)*

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## 1986 — Standard Gauge Line; CTC Release Replaced by Staff Key at Burns Siding and Tancred's

### Standard Gauge Line — 1986
> **Bromelton — Standard Gauge Line** and **Bromelton — Tancred Bros Pty Ltd Standard Gauge Line** — listed in freight rate tables. *(Source: 1986 Weekly Notices — two entries)*

### CTC Release Replaced — Burns Siding and Tancred's — W.N. 37–1986
> In particulars for **923.361 km Tancreds** under heading "Points unlocked by" — delete **CTC release** and insert **staff key**.
>
> In particulars for **926.097 km Burns Siding, Bromelton** — insert **†** prior to distance from Sydney; under heading "Points unlocked by" — delete **CTC release** and insert **Staff Key**. (A1.86.MISC.) *(W.N. 37–1986.)*

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## 1988 — Meat Works Siding Removed; Circular No. 389–39 Cancelled

### Meat Works Siding Removed — W.N. 2–1988
> **Bromelton (North Coast) — Removal of Meat Works Siding** — Since **6th May, 1987**, the points in the Main line and the catchpoints in J. Burns & Co., Meat Works Siding, worked from Frames C and D, will be removed together with the siding, Frames C and D and associated equipment.
>
> **Circular No. 389–39 (1942) Bromelton, and diagram attached, are hereby cancelled.** (S & C 223553.) *(W.N. 2–1988.)*

### Meatworks Siding — Final Deletion from Publications
> **Delete: Meatworks Siding Bromelton** and relevant particulars. (WKS.86.156.GB.GW.) (A1.88.MISC.) *(W.N. 25–1988.)*

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## Summary of Key Events

### Queensland Blue Metal Siding
| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| 1939 | N.S.W. Blue Metal Company siding mentioned at Bromelton (no formal notice found) |
| Unknown | **Queensland Blue Metal Siding** (922.600 km) — not documented by this name in Weekly Notices |
| In use | Current status — likely outside WN collection scope or documented under different name |

### Bromelton Automatic Crossing Loop and Associated Sidings
| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| 1930 | Bromelton listed in station sequence (unattended); No. 89 Telephone Circuit |
| **22 December 1942** | **Automatic Crossing Loop opened** — 1,320 feet, Down side, 575m 30c; Tamrookum–Kagaru section split into Tamrookum–Bromelton and Bromelton–Kagaru; Circular No. 389–39 of 1942 issued (W.N. 50–1942) |
| W.N. 31–1943 | Clearance indicator (white post) provided — 1,200 feet from loop points |
| **13 August 1946** | **Loop closed** — points spiked, signals put out of use; Tamrookum–Kagaru section restored (W.N. 33–1946) |
| **18 June 1947** | **Meat Works Siding (J.C. Burns and Co.) opened** — 380 feet, Up side, 575m 10c–41c; loading bank 65 feet (W.N. 24–1947 — published four times) |
| W.N. 8–1948 | Meat Works Siding — Mileage 575m 36c; Standing Room 17; Grade 1 in 132 F |
| W.N. 49–1948 | Load restriction — 550 tons maximum from Bromelton for tender engines under 4,000 gallons |
| **24 January 1952** | **Tancred's Siding opened** — 1,080 feet, Down side, 573m 51c–72c; loading platform 60 feet (W.N. 3–1952) |
| W.N. 13–1957 | Tancred's Siding loading stage extended to 129 feet |
| W.N. — 1958 | Pilotman's Key at Kagaru for Bromelton Meat Siding and Tancred's when section staff unavailable |
| **9 April 1963** | **Loop points physically removed** — 17 years after spiking in 1946 (W.N. 15–1963) |
| W.N. — 1977 | Bromelton–Kagaru section distance corrected to 926.180 km |
| 1986 | Bromelton Standard Gauge Line; CTC release replaced by staff key at Tancreds (923.361 km) and Burns Siding (926.097 km) |
| **6 May 1987** | **Meat Works Siding removed** — Frames C and D removed; Circular No. 389–39 of 1942 cancelled (W.N. 2–1988) |
| W.N. 25–1988 | Meatworks Siding Bromelton deleted from all publications |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1930–1988.* 
*Note: The Queensland Blue Metal Siding (922.600 km) does not appear by this name in the Weekly Notices collection. The 1939 reference to a "N.S.W. Blue Metal Company" siding at Bromelton is the closest match but lacks formal documentation. The siding's "in use" status suggests it may be a more recent development or is documented under a different name in Queensland railway publications.*