Armidale Railway Station and yard group movable relics
Location: Main Northern railway, Armidale, NSW 2350
Constructed: 1882 - 1883
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Discover the men behind the Great North Railway line at the Armidale Railway Museum. View the tools and implements used by the railwaymen of old while you explore the charming railway buildings. You can arrive in style on a heritage train provided by Heritage Express for an authentic entrance to the Station.
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Physical Description
BUILDINGS
station building - type 5 first class,1883, LEP, RNE, HS
per way shed - corrugated iron (containing trike collection)
barracks - timber, 2 buildings located opposite station
goods shed - 1883, 160'x13' side shed corrugated iron
STRUCTURES
platform face - brick with ramped ends, 1883
dock platform - brick Sydney end, 1883
turntable - steel sheet fabricated
ARTEFACTS
collection of small per way machines at station |
History
Construction of the Station began in 1882, but was still incomplete when the Station opened in February of 1883.
The Station was contracted to Edmund Lonsdale, who often won local public works contracts in the Armidale area. In this case he underestimated the costs and lost money on the Station construction.
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Data
| Name of Item: |
Armidale Railway Station and yard group movable relics |
| Type of Item: |
Complex / Group |
| Collection: |
Transport - Rail |
| Category: |
Railway Platform/ Station |
| Location: |
Main Northern railway, Armidale,
NSW 2350 |
| Local Govt: |
Armidale Dumaresq |
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| Builder: |
Edmund Lonsdale |
| Constructed: |
1882 - 1883 |
| Current Use: |
Railway Station, Museum |
| Former Use: |
Railway Station |
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