The
Glenreagh to Dorrigo Branch Line workers web page
The following pages an unofficial
service for the people who work on the Glenreagh to Dorrigo Branch Line
restoration. Glenreagh Mountain Railway Inc. or Dorrigo Steam Railway and
Museum Inc. takes no responsibility for the content of these pages. The
views expressed in these pages are not those of either Glenreagh Mountain
Railway Inc. or Dorrigo Steam Railway and Museum Inc.
gdrworkers@yahoo.com.au
The Glenreagh to
Dorrigo Branch Line has a magic that captured the minds and hearts of the people
who work on it. Anyone who has swung a pick or hammered the pigs foot knows the
spell this line weaves. Once you have worked on this line you are linked to all
other workers no matter your background or profession.
In 1910 the NSW Parliament passed
legislation authorising construction of the Glenreagh to Dorrigo Railway
Line. The line was to climb 736 metres (2,415 feet) in 69 kilometres (43
miles) via steep grades, sharp curves, fifteen bridges and two tunnels. Work
started on the line in 1914 and when completed and opened in 1924, the
railway was mainly used to remove timber, which abounds in this rugged
region. In 1972, due to flood damage, Government services were suspended.
