Cream of Tartar Works railway station was a railway station located on the Sandown railway line in the then-industrial suburb of Camellia in Sydney, Australia.[1] The station opened 7 March 1927 and served the Australian Cream Tartar Company factory in Camellia.[2][3] It closed in July 1959, the same year the Sandown line was electrified in August.[2][4]
Cream of Tartar Works | |||||||||||
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| Location | Australia | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°49′13″S 151°02′02″E / 33.8202°S 151.0338°E | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Department of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Sandown | ||||||||||
| Distance | 23.656 kilometres (14.699 mi) from Central | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Ground | ||||||||||
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| Status | Demolished | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 7 March 1927 | ||||||||||
| Closed | July 1959 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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Cream of Tartar was among a number of companies that had private sidings on the line.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Camellia". dictionaryofsydney.org. Archived from the original on 24 February 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Cream Of Tartar Works Platform". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Parramatta's Industrial Heritage – The Australian Cream Tartar Company". Heritage Archives and Library Research and Collection Services. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Camellia" (PDF). Australia Railway Historical Society. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ McClymont, John (June 2009). "Camellia". University of Technology Sydney. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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