Ariah Park to Temora

'Thirty-four kilometres north-west of Temora, the small town of Ariah Park's major claim to fame is that it was here that the NSW Railways launched its first bulk-wheat loading operation in 1916. The historic event is duly recorded on a plaque adorning an old S-truck wagon parked on a town siding.'—Travelmate.com.au

In December 2004 daily intermodal trains, with containers of wine and other products, still ran from Griffith through Ariah Park and Temora. This train has long since been diverted along the southern route from Griffith through Narrandera and Junee to Melbourne, for Patricks. Apart from this train, a steady stream of wheat trains down from Lake Cargelligo, Naradhan and Hillston meant Temora then was quite a busy rail junction.

In April 2008 there are no trains running at Temora, owing to drought, the poor grain harvest and the fact that Pacific National no longer is interested in rural grain.

I filmed Southern Shorthaul Railway train 4CM7 from Griffith hauled by three smoky 48-class light branchline locomotives at Ariah Park next to the famous S-truck, then in the forest 10 kms west of Temora, then at the level crossing at Temora.

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[gmspeedfreak]

scarborough rail incident today, overhead lines in question? any injuries?

[gavinfalconer123]

if it wasnt for the drought the trains on all the old wheat line that have closed over the last 5 years would be still running. that linw would also make a good passenger line aswell because of the landscape

[45molkstreet]

not any more, it doesn't  go via the Lake Cargelligo branch

[murringo9]

does 4CM7 usually go via Temora?