Wiangaree

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# Wiangaree (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1930–1981

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**Type:** Station (later Platform; later Unattended Siding) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Kyogle–Border Loop section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 846.804 km 
**Mileage (Working TT):** 526m 0c (Down side loop siding); 526m 14c (platform) 
**Between:** Kilgra and The Cape 
**Opened:** 28 September 1930 
**Opened as Booking Station:** 21 March 1932 (W.N. 13–1932) 
**Closed as Booking Station:** 1960 (W.N. 47–1960) 
**Closed as Booking Station (second closure):** 21 November 1969 (W.N. 48–1969) 
**Station Closed:** 28 June 1975 
**Sleeper Siding Removed:** 1980 (W.N. 3–1981) 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Named after the Parish it was located in 
**Station Code (Seal Press):** No. 751 (allotted W.N. 26–1932) 
**Platform:** 75.3-metre Down platform; PC3 type station building 

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> **Notes:** The station was sited just north of the Down side loop siding — it had a stockyard and loading bank. The 5-ton gantry crane transferred from Bentley (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch) in 1939 (W.N. 45–1939). The sleeper siding was removed in 1980 (formally deleted from publications W.N. 3–1981). Wiangaree was the controlling station for The Cape (from 1936; control transferred to Kyogle in 1960) and Treberth (from 1942; Treberth also under Kyogle from 1963). The Brisbane Road (Woodenbong Road) level crossing at 525m 65c (525.65 miles) was gated and under the control of Wiangaree, with a telephone at the gatehouse. Fettler Lane's residence consistently won the Annual Station Garden Competition Group C prize from at least 1962 through to 1971.

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## 1930 — Opening; Speed Boards; Conveyance Conditions

### Conveyance of Traffic to and from Wiangaree — W.N. 5–1930
> **Conveyance of Traffic to and from Wiangaree (Kyogle–South Brisbane Section)** — Traffic in full truck loads may be accepted to and from Wiangaree under the same conditions as applicable to The Risk. (V. – .) *(W.N. 5–1930.)*

> **Note:** Wiangaree was listed from opening (28 September 1930) under the same conditions as The Risk, indicating it was initially an unattended siding rather than a staffed station.

### Station Brand — WIA
> **Wiangaree — Station Brand: WIA** *(W.N. — 1930)*

### Speed Boards — Kilgra–Wiangaree and Wiangaree–The Risk
> **Kilgra–Wiangaree**: 522m 66c — 525m 77c (multiple speed board locations) 
> **Wiangaree–The Risk**: 526m 30c — 527m 4c — 527m 29c — 527m 69c (with 15–16 mph restrictions)

*(Source: 1930 Working Timetable — speed boards)*

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## 1931 — Working Allowances; Gatekeeper at Brisbane Road

### Working Allowances — 1931
> **No. 177 Fruit Express** is allowed **15 minutes Wiangaree** and 15 minutes between [other stations].
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> **[Up goods]** is allowed **20 minutes Wiangaree** and 15 minutes [at adjacent section].

*(Source: 1931 Weekly Notices — working allowances)*

### Gatekeeper at Brisbane Road Level Crossing — W.N. 2–1931
> Since **3rd September, 1930**, a Gatekeeper is in attendance at Gates, Level Crossing, Mileage **525m 65c** (Brisbane Road), near Wiangaree. *(W.N. 2–1931.)*

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## 1932 — Opened as Booking Station; Seal Press Allotted; Brisbane Road Level Crossing Control; Telephone at Level Crossing

### Wiangaree Opened as Booking Station — 21 March 1932 — W.N. 13–1932
> **Wiangaree (North Coast) Opened as a Booking Station for Goods and Coaching Traffic** — Since **21st March, 1932**, Wiangaree is opened as a Booking Station for goods and coaching traffic, and **a Porter in charge**. Page 194 of the Merchandise and Livestock Rates Book to also be posted accordingly. (S. 2–1312x.) *(W.N. 13–1932.)*

### Seal Press No. 751 Allotted — W.N. 14–1932
> **Seal Press — Wiangaree — Seal Press No. 751** has been allotted to Wiangaree. (L. 1–32.) *(W.N. 14–1932.)*

### Brisbane Road Level Crossing — Under Control of Wiangaree — W.N. 14–1932
> **Level Crossings (North Coast)** — The entry shown in Weekly Notice No. 39 of 1930, applying to the Level Crossing at **Brisbane Road (Mileage 525m 65c)**, Wiangaree, and applying to page 107, to be shown "**GB**" and **under control of Wiangaree**. (32–21,403.) *(W.N. 14–1932.)*

### Portable Barriers at Brisbane Road Level Crossing
> **Brisbane Road (Wiangaree)** — Portable barriers to be placed across the line at this crossing during specified hours.

*(Source: 1932 Weekly Notices)*

### Telephone at Level Crossing — 8 February 1932
> **Telephone and Phonopore Circuits — Wiangaree — Provision of Telephone at Level Crossing** — On Monday, **8th February, 1932**, a telephone, connected to **No. 90 Telephone Circuit, North**, was provided at the Level Crossing Gate House; code call being **one long, one short, one long and one short rings**. *(W.N. 8–1932.)*

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## 1933 — Freight Rate Calculation — Wiangaree to Newcastle via Grafton

### Sleeper Freight — Wiangaree–Newcastle via Grafton
> **Wiangaree–Newcastle** — 1 truck of sleepers, 8 tons freight. Wiangaree to Newcastle: 427 miles. Wiangaree to Grafton: 92 miles. Proportion would be 2/4 of "M" class rates = 33s. 10d. per ton.

*(Source: 1933 Weekly Notices — freight calculation example)*

> **Note:** This confirms Wiangaree was handling timber traffic (sleepers) by 1933, consistent with the local timber industry in the Kyogle Range area.

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## 1936 — Gatehouse Telephone Altered; The Cape Opened Under Wiangaree; Finn's Platform Under Wiangaree

### Gatehouse Telephone — Selective Call by Casino — W.N. 18–1936
> **Telephone and Phonopore Circuits and Code of Rings — Wiangaree** — On **13th April, 1936**, the telephone at the Wiangaree Level Crossing Gatehouse, Mileage **525m 65c**, on **No. 90 Telephone Circuit, North**, was altered, and will in future be **selectively called by Casino**. *(W.N. 18–1936.)*

### The Cape — Opened Under Control of Wiangaree — W.N. 21–1936
> **The Cape (between Wiangaree and The Risk — North Coast) — Provision of Loading Stage** — A loading stage, **8 feet in length**, situated on the Up side of the line at **Mileage 528m 70c** (between Wiangaree and The Risk), is in use, and known as **The Cape**.
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> Passengers, parcels, or small lots of Goods traffic may be accepted for The Cape, which is **under control of Wiangaree**. All traffic must be dealt with under Siding and Platform conditions.
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> **Power's Freight Accounting:** Ordinary traffic — **2936**; Local traffic — **2937**. 
> **Station Brand:** TCP. **Station Distinguishing Number:** KE 2A. 
> **Mileages for Rates Purposes:** From Sydney — 528 miles 70 chains.

*(W.N. 21–1936)*

### Finn's Platform — Under Control of Wiangaree — W.N. 21–1936
> **Finn's Platform (Mileage 535m 40c)** — Approval given for produce and fruit traffic to be loaded at Mileage 535m 40c, known as **Finn's Platform**. The traffic is dealt with under Siding and Platform conditions and **controlled by Wiangaree**. Guards must endorse waybills "Finn's Platform, Mileage 535m. 40c."
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> **Mileages for Rates Purposes:** From Darling Harbour — **537 miles**; From Newcastle — **437 miles**. 
> **Station Code:** Ordinary traffic — **2934**. **Station Brand:** FNS.

*(W.N. 21–1936)*

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## 1939 — 5-Ton Gantry Crane Transferred from Bentley — W.N. 45–1939

### Crane Transferred from Bentley (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch)
> **Wiangaree (North Coast Line) — Provision of 5-Ton All-Steel Gantry Crane** — A 5-ton all-steel gantry crane, **No. T. 471**, with a maximum hook lift above rail level of **19 feet**, has been provided at Wiangaree.
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> Add in columns under heading "Cranes," **19 feet, 5 tons**. (G.C. 5–39–12,159.) *(W.N. 45–1939.)*

### Bentley (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch) — Crane Deleted
> **Bentley (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch)** — The 5-ton gantry crane has been dismantled and **transferred to Wiangaree**. Delete 1–5 under heading "Crane." (G.C. 5–39–12,159.) *(W.N. 45–1939.)*

> **Note:** Your external records indicate the crane was transferred in 1938, however the Weekly Notice is dated W.N. 45 of 1939. The transfer may have been physically carried out in 1938 but not formally documented until 1939, or there is a discrepancy in the external records.

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## 1942 — Treberth Platform Opened Under Control of Wiangaree

### Treberth — W.N. 29–1942
> **Treberth (North Coast)** — A small platform on **Up side** of line at **Mileage 536m** for dealing with passengers, parcels and small consignments of goods traffic. Platform is to be known as **"Treberth,"** and is **under control of Wiangaree**. Treberth is unattended, and all traffic must be dealt with under platform and siding conditions. Station Distinguishing Number: **KB4A**. (32–35,333.) *(W.N. 29–1942.)*

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## 1945 — Fettler Kratz's Residence Listed in Station Garden Competition

> **Wiangaree, Fettler Kratz's Residence** — listed in Annual Station Garden Competition, Group C. *(Source: 1945 Weekly Notices — Station Garden Competition results)*

> **Note:** Fettler Kratz's residence appears in garden competition results from at least 1945. By 1954 the name changes to **Fettler Lane's Residence** in the competition listings, suggesting a change of fettler at Wiangaree between 1953 and 1954. Fettler Lane's Residence consistently won Group C prizes from 1962 through to at least 1971.

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## 1959 — Staff Vacancies — Wiangaree EST

### Staff Vacancy — Wiangaree EST (Electric Staff and Train Tablet)
> **Wiangaree — EST** — Staff vacancy advertised *(twice in 1959)*, confirming Wiangaree was a staffed Electric Staff station at this time.

*(Source: 1959 Weekly Notices — staff vacancies)*

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## 1960 — Wiangaree Closed as Booking Station; Under Control of Kyogle; Station Code Updated

### Closed as Booking Station — W.N. 47–1960
> **Wiangaree (North Coast Line) — Wiangaree has been closed as a Booking Station** and goods traffic to and from Wiangaree will be dealt with under Siding and Platform conditions and placed under the control of **Kyogle**.
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> Insert "\*" before name of station. 
> Insert "Kyogle" in column Controlling Station. 
> Insert "G.L." in column Goods and Livestock Freight to be Prepaid.
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> **The Cape** will also be under the control of Kyogle and page 107 is to be amended accordingly. (B. 2–60–74,442.) *(W.N. 47–1960.)*

### Station Code — 3485 — W.N. 47–1960
> **Delete** — Pages 51 and 131 — Wiangaree. 
> **Insert** — Pages 51 and 131 — **Wiangaree** — Station Code No. **3485**. *(W.N. 47–1960.)*

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## 1962 — Gatehouse Renamed Gate Cabin

### Wiangaree Gatehouse Renamed Gate Cabin — W.N. 11–1962
> **No. 290 Channel (Casino–Border Loop):** 
> Delete — **Wiangaree Gatehouse** 
> Insert — **Wiangaree Gate Cabin** 
> (S. & T.E. 61–731,452–W. & M.) *(W.N. 11–1962.)*

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## 1963 — Interlocking Updated; Wiangaree Siding Working Instructions Issued; Type "F" Signals at Woodenbong Road; Mount Lion and Wiangaree Control to Kyogle

### Frames A and B — Drawer Lock Key Releases Removed — W.N. 37–1963
> **Section Kyogle–The Risk** — Frames A and B: The **drawer lock key releases** at Frames A and B, Wiangaree Siding, will be removed. A **Duplex Lock A** will be provided on a post adjacent to Frame A.
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> The top lock of Duplex Lock A will be unlocked by key on the **miniature electric train staff for the section Kyogle–The Risk**.
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> The bottom lock of Duplex Lock A will contain a key for unlocking **No. 1 lever in Frame A**.
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> **No. 1 lever in Frame B** will be unlocked by key on the miniature electric train staff for the section Kyogle–The Risk.

*(W.N. 37–1963)*

### Wiangaree Siding Working Instructions — Intermediate Sidings Table — W.N. 37–1963
> **Intermediate Sidings — System of Working — Wiangaree** — Delete existing particulars in respect of Wiangaree and insert the following:
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> **526m 0c, Wiangaree, Down, Loop, No, Staff Key, Kyogle–The Risk, 52(k)#, Wiangaree.**

*(W.N. 37–1963)*

### Shunting of Wiangaree Siding — Sydney End — Working Instructions
> **Shunting of Wiangaree Siding, Sydney End** — When it is required to operate Frame A, the guard will proceed as follows:
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> (i) Insert and turn miniature electric train key staff for the section in the **top lock of Duplex Lock A**.
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> (ii) Obtain key from bottom lock of Duplex Lock A and with it unlock **No. 1 lever in Frame A**. No. 2 lever may then be operated as required.
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> Upon completion of shunting both levers in Frame A must be restored to normal, the key from No. 1 lever returned to the bottom lock of Duplex Lock A, and the key staff obtained from the top lock.
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> **Note** — During shunting operations at the Sydney end of the siding, the warning indications will be displayed at **Woodenbong Road level crossing** until such time as the key staff is turned in the top lock of Duplex Lock A. Upon completion of shunting the warning indications will again be displayed.

*(W.N. 37–1963)*

### Type "F" Flashing Light Signals — Woodenbong Road Level Crossing — W.N. 37–1963
> **Wiangaree — Type "F" Flashing Light Highway Signals at Woodenbong Road Level Crossing** — Type F flashing light highway signals and a warning bell are in use at **Woodenbong Road level crossing, Mileage 525m 65c**.
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> The Type F signals and warning bell are automatically controlled by track circuit. Warning of the approach of a train will be given by the alternate flashing of the red lights in the Type F signals, and at the same time an audible indication will be given by the ringing of the bell.

*(W.N. 37–1963)*

### Wiangaree and Mount Lion Control Transferred to Kyogle — W.N. 38–1963
> **Intermediate Sidings — System of Working — Wiangaree, Mount Lion** — In column headed "Siding under control of" delete "Wiangaree" and insert "**Kyogle**." *(W.N. 38–1963.)*

> **\* Symbol** — Insert alongside Wiangaree the symbol "\*." *(W.N. 38–1963.)*

### Flagmen Required — Alterations at Wiangaree — W.N. 14–1973
> During the time of alteration of the points and signals at **Wiangaree**, Albury, Taree, Lithgow, Walgett, and Sydney Station West Box, Flagmen equipped with the necessary Hand and Detonating Signals must be placed by the Traffic Officer in charge at the sites and signals affected.

*(W.N. 14–1973)*

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## 1964 — Type "F" Signals — Listed at Wiangaree (Woodenbong Road) 525m 65c

### Working Timetable — Type "F" Signals Listed
> **Rail Pay Bus** — Insert under Single Line: **Wiangaree, Woodenbong Road, 525m 65c — Type "F" flashing lights**. *(W.N. 1–1964.)*

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## 1969 — Wiangaree Closed as Booking Station (Second Time) — 21 November 1969

### Closed as Booking Station — W.N. 48–1969
> **Stations and Platforms, etc. — Maitland to Queensland Border** — Wiangaree was closed as a Booking Station on **21st November, 1969** — insert (P). (C. 1–69–5,401.) *(W.N. 48–1969.)*

> **Note:** Wiangaree was closed as a booking station in 1960 (W.N. 47–1960) and was presumably re-staffed at some point before being closed again in November 1969. The 1959 staff vacancy notices confirm staffing in 1959, just before the 1960 closure. The 1969 re-closure with (P) designation suggests it was reopened as a staffed station between 1960 and 1969 and then permanently closed as a booking station.

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## 1970 — Seal Press No. 612 Deleted; 5-Ton Crane Inoperative

### Seal Press No. 612 Deleted — W.N. 14–1970
> **Page 11 — Seal Press No. 612** — Delete Wiangaree. (M.G. 70–47,009.) *(W.N. 14–1970.)*

> **Note:** Seal Press No. 612 had been allotted to Wiangaree in W.N. 26–1932 (as No. 751) but the 1970 notice deletes No. 612 — suggesting the press had been re-numbered at some point.

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## 1971 — Stock Races Deleted; 5-Ton Crane Inoperative

### Stock Races — Deleted — W.N. 13–1971
> **Stations, Platforms, and Sidings — Accommodation Provided — 526m 14c — Wiangaree** — In the columns headed "Stock races showing number of trucks that can be dealt with without an engine" delete "9" and "8." (A. 1–71–37,604.) *(W.N. 13–1971.)*

### Sheep, Pig and Cattle Races Deleted — W.N. 15–1971
> **Wiangaree** — Delete **S.C.** from Sheep, Pig and Cattle Races column. (B. 2–71–75,064.) *(W.N. 15–1971.)*

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## 1972 — 5-Ton Crane Inoperative — Deleted

### 5-Ton Crane Inoperative — Deleted — W.N. 3–1972
> **List of Stations, etc. — Wiangaree** — **5-ton crane inoperative**, delete all reference. (B. 1–71.) *(W.N. 3–1972.)*

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## 1974 — Deleted from Distance Tables and Coaching Rates

### Deleted from Distance Tables — W.N. 29–1974
> **Alphabetical List of Stations Showing Distances** — Delete **Wiangaree** and relevant particulars. (B. 2–74–71,071.) *(W.N. 29–1974.)*
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> **List of Stations, Sidings and Platforms — North Coast Line** — Delete **Wiangaree** and relevant particulars. *(W.N. 29–1974.)*

### Deleted from Coaching Rates Book — W.N. 29–1974
> **Stations at which Horses and Vehicles may be loaded and unloaded** — Delete Shannonbrook, Fairy Hill, Kilgra, **Wiangaree**, The Risk, Mt. Lion, Loadstone. *(W.N. 29–1974.)*

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## 1975 — Closed; Deleted from All Remaining Publications — W.N. 26–1975

### Deleted from All Publications
> **Trains on Which Sleeping Accommodation Is Available — North Coast Line — Brisbane Express** — Delete **Wiangaree**. *(W.N. 26–1975.)*
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> **Table 45** — Delete all reference to Repton, Ampdale, Coombell, **Wiangaree** and Loadstone. *(W.N. 26–1975.)*
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> **Working Timetable — Northern** — Delete all reference to Lawrence Road, Ampdale, Coombell, **Wiangaree** and Loadstone. (Pages 203–215.) *(W.N. 26–1975.)*
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> **Stations, Sidings and Platforms — Accommodation Provided** — Delete all reference to Kilgra, **Wiangaree**, Mt. Lion, Loadstone, Flannagan's and Dulbolla. *(W.N. 26–1975.)*
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> **Grades at Stations, Sidings, Platforms and Signal-boxes** — Delete all reference to Warragai Creek, Lawrence Road, Ampdale, Coombell, Amarina, Shannon Brook, Kilgra, **Wiangaree**, Mt. Lion, Loadstone, Flanagan's and Dulbolla. *(W.N. 26–1975.)*

*(W.N. 26–1975)*

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## 1980–1981 — Sleeper Siding Removed; Deleted from Local Appendix

### Sleeper Siding Reference Deleted — W.N. 3–1981
> **Page 387 — Stations and Sidings — continued — Wiangaree** — Delete: All reference to **Sleeper Siding** commencing with "Frame A" and Duplex Lock "A." *(W.N. 3–1981.)*

> **Note:** The deletion of the sleeper siding entry in W.N. 3–1981 confirms the siding had been physically removed in 1980 (per external records), with the formal administrative deletion following in 1981. The reference to "Frame A" and "Duplex Lock A" being deleted confirms these were the final railway infrastructure entries for Wiangaree.

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## 1982 — Final Reference — Business Listing

### Tailing Creek Milling Co. — Wiangaree 2474
> **Tailing Creek Milling Co., c/- J. Alcorn, Wiangaree 2474** — to P.O. Box 294 [address]. (F.B.S. — 82.) *(W.N. — 1982.)*

> **Note:** This 1982 entry — a business directory listing for Tailing Creek Milling Co. at Wiangaree — is the last reference to Wiangaree in the Weekly Notices collection. The continued presence of a milling company at Wiangaree in 1982 confirms the local timber industry remained active even after the railway station had closed.