Warrell Creek Tank

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Type : Tank
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 542.000km (approximate)
Location : -30.784189, 152.889126
Opened : 1 July 1919
Closed : 1965
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the creek of the same name
Notes : Pumping plant on Warrell Creek (south of the railway station), water pump was driven by an oil engine. 1965 — Deleted from Watering Facilities Table — W.N. — 1965

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Railway water facilities,  from "Warrell Creek Celebrates" book

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Approximate location of the tank (Six Maps)

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In late 1918 there was a shift away from stands made of steel and a return to those made of timber. The new stand while similar to previous timber stands but was the diagonal bracing was external of the timber piers rather than inside the piers.
The foundations of the stand were 2'6 square concrete with a 1 ¾" diameter and 1'9" long steel rod embedded in the centre of each foundation. 12" square timber piers were centred on the steel rod with 26' long 12" square bearer resting on the piers. 12" by 6" joists resting on the bearers and supported the tank. In the case of the 20000 and 40000 gallon tank there were 16 piers, 4 bearers and 7 joists. The piers were braced in sets of four with 6" x 3" diagonal braces between the piers. Where the bracing crossed a 1" diameter galvanised pipe was used to tie them together. The stand was held together by 7/8" diameter bolts of various lengths. Strap bolts were used to connect the piers and the bearers.
The new stand was first used in late 1918 at Euabalong West on the Condobolin to Trida.

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# Warrell Creek Tank (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1919–1965

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**Type:** Water Tank (Closed) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Eungai–Warrell Creek / Macksville–Warrell Creek sections at opening) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 542.000 km (approximate; Mileage 338m–339m approximately — between Eungai and Warrell Creek station) 
**Location:** -30.784189, 152.889126 
**Between:** Eungai and Warrell Creek station (south of the station; on the Eungai side) 
**Opened:** **1 July 1919** (with opening of Kempsey–Macksville extension) 
**Closed:** **1965** — "Delete — Warrell Creek tank and relative particulars" from locomotive watering facilities table (W.N. — 1965) 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Named after Warrell Creek 
**Water supply:** Pumping plant on Warrell Creek; oil engine drive 

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> **Notes:** Warrell Creek Tank opened 1 July 1919 with the Kempsey–Macksville extension. The 1919 timetable lists distances Eungai–Warrell Creek (12 miles) and Macksville–Warrell Creek, confirming the tank's position between Eungai and Warrell Creek station, south of the station and on the Eungai side. Goods shunting at Warrell Creek station: 10 minutes (No. 142 Goods, 1920); 12 minutes (No. 16, 1924). The tank was deleted from locomotive watering facilities publications in 1965 — "Delete — Warrell Creek tank and relative particulars" (W.N. — 1965), appearing in the same watering facilities table as Taree, Nambucca Heads, Coffs Harbour and Glenapp. Water pumped from Warrell Creek by an oil engine; pumping plant on the creek bank south of the railway station.

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## 1919 — Opened; Between Eungai and Warrell Creek Station — 12 Miles from Eungai

### Timetable Position — 1919
> **Eungai–Warrell Creek**: 12 miles 
> **Macksville–Warrell Creek**: [listed] 
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> Station Mileage: Warrell Creek — NC Line, Mileage 338.31–339. *(Source: 1919 Weekly Notices — Working Timetable)*

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## 1965 — Deleted from Watering Facilities Table — W.N. — 1965

### Deleted — W.N. — 1965
> **Delete — Warrell Creek tank** and relative particulars. *(Source: 1965 Weekly Notices — Locomotive Watering Facilities table; appearing alongside amendments to Taree, Nambucca, Coffs Harbour, Glenreagh, Glenapp)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **1 July 1919** | Tank opened — pumping plant on Warrell Creek; oil engine drive; between Eungai and Warrell Creek station (south of station) |
| 1919 | Mileage 338.31–339 (NC Line); Eungai–Warrell Creek 12 miles |
| **1965** | **Tank deleted** from locomotive watering facilities table (W.N. — 1965) |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1919–1965.* 
*Note: The 1965 deletion appears in a broad revision of the locomotive watering facilities table across multiple North Coast stations, reflecting the systematic removal of steam-era water infrastructure following the end of steam traction on the North Coast Line in the early 1960s.*