Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway
| Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway | |
|---|---|
| OTHR Inc | |
| Locale | NSW AU |
| Terminus | Oberon |
| Coordinates | 33°42′00″S 149°51′14″E / 33.7001°S 149.8539°ECoordinates: 33°42′00″S 149°51′14″E / 33.7001°S 149.8539°E |
| Commercial operations | |
| Built by | New South Wales Government Railways |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) |
| Preserved operations | |
| Owned by | RailCorp |
| Stations | 4 |
| Length | 24 km |
| Website | |
| www.othr.com.au | |
The Oberon Tarana Heritage Railway inc (OTHR) is a volunteer association aiming to reopen the Oberon to Tarana railway line in the Central Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia and run heritage trains.
The Oberon railway line is a 24 kilometre disused light branch railway line in western New South Wales. The line branches off the Main Western line at Tarana and heads in a southerly direction to the town of Oberon opening on 3 October 1923. The line was lightly constructed with steep grades (1 in 25) and tight curves, and was operated by lightweight locomotives, mainly 19 class steam locomotives and later 49 class diesels. It transported local seasonal vegetables, timber and livestock. Passenger services ceased in 1971, and freight services in 1979 with the line effectively closing.
In May 2010 were acquired on loan from the New South Wales Rail Transport Museum as well as railmotor CPH13 from the Canberra Railway Museum. In May 2010 7307 and 7321 were purchased from Patrick Portlink.
The restoration of the line is being undertaken in three stages.
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