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Ardglen, New South Wales

Ardglen is a village on the Main North railway line and close to the New England Highway on the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

History

A railway station was opened there on 13 August 1877 as Doughboy Hollow, which was later renamed Ardglen on 29 June 1893. No trace of the railway station now exists.[2] The significant 488 metre single-track rail tunnel, Ardglen Tunnel, passes through the Liverpool Range south of the former rail station site.[3] It is one of the very few remaining single-track tunnels in use.

This tunnel is at the summit of the line at the watershed, with ruling grades of 1 in 40 approaching in both directions. Bank engines are required for the heaviest trains.

Doughboy Hollow Post Office opened on 16 November 1877, was renamed Ardglen in 1893 and closed in 1983.[4]

The former public school has now closed.

The NSW Railways has been operating a hard rock quarry for over 100 years near Ardglen village.[5]

Ardglen is in the Liverpool Plains Shire local government area (LGA) and Buckland County.[6]

Heritage listings

Ardglen has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ardglen (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Ardglen station NSWrail.net, accessed 15 September 2009.
  3. ^ NSW Rail Net: Ardglen Tunnel Retrieved 2010-1-9
  4. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  5. ^ Proposed Ardglen Quarry Extension Retrieved 2009-12-27
  6. ^ "Ardglen". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
  7. ^ "Ardglen Tunnel". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01021. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.