Sulphide Street railway station
Sulphide Street | |
|---|---|
 Station in June 2007 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Blende Street, Broken Hill |
| Coordinates | 31°57′33″S 141°27′40″E / 31.9591°S 141.4610°E |
| Owned by | Silverton Tramway Company |
| Operated by | Silverton Tramway Company |
| Line(s) | Silverton Tramway Tarrawingee Tramway |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Ground |
| Other information | |
| Status | Converted to museum |
| History | |
| Opened | 2 January 1889 |
| Closed | 9 January 1970 |
| Rebuilt | 1905 |
Sulphide Street railway station was the terminus of the Silverton Tramway in New South Wales, Australia. It served the city of Broken Hill.
History
[edit]Sulphide Street station opened on 2 January 1889 as the terminus of the Silverton Tramway from Cockburn. In 1905, a new station building was built.[1][2] From 1891 until 1929 Sulphide Street was also served by the Tarrawingee Tramway. The station closed on 9 January 1970 when the Silverton Tramway was replaced with the standard gauge line extended to South Australia via Broken Hill station.[3][4][5][6]
The station reopened in the late 1970s as a museum.[6] Among the exhibits are Silverton Rail locomotives Y1 and W24, South Australian Railways T181 and a Silver City Comet set. The station can be seen in the cult 1971 film Wake in Fright[5][7]
References
[edit]- ^ The Sulphide Street Station Barrier Miner 14 June 1905
- ^ The New Railway Station Barrier Miner 26 August 1905
- ^ Sulphide Street Station NSWrail.net
- ^ Broken Hill Railway Precinct NSW Environment & Heritage
- ^ a b McNicol, Steve (1981). Silverton Tramway Locomotives. Elizabeth Downs: Railmac Publications. p. 6. ISBN 0-959415-30-0.
- ^ a b Roberts, Lew (1995). Rails to Wealth. Melbourne: Lew Roberts. ISBN 0-646-26587-3.
- ^ Sulphide Street Railway & Historical Museum Discover Broken Hill
External links
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Media related to Sulphide Street station at Wikimedia Commons