Cobar–Bourke railway line (historically)
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The Cobar–Bourke railway line was a historical branch railway in western New South Wales, Australia, built to connect the mining town of Cobar with the regional hub of Bourke and support the transport of minerals and goods across the outback.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cobar–Bourke railway line (historically) canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| category |
Closed railway lines in Australia
ⓘ
Mining railways in Australia ⓘ Rail transport in New South Wales ⓘ |
| connects |
Bourke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cobar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Bourke regional hub
ⓘ
Cobar mining district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| endPoint | Bourke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge (assumed for NSW Government Railways) ⓘ |
| hasEndpointCityRole |
Bourke is a regional hub
ⓘ
Cobar is a mining town ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | historical railway era in New South Wales ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
linked remote communities in western New South Wales
ⓘ
supported development of Cobar mining town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| languageOfPlaceNames | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bourke Shire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cobar Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ Far West region of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ western New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Australia ⓘ |
| owner | New South Wales Government Railways (likely historical operator) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | railway network of New South Wales ⓘ |
| purpose |
support mining industry
ⓘ
transport of goods ⓘ transport of minerals ⓘ |
| regionServed | outback New South Wales ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
copper mining
ⓘ
mineral extraction ⓘ |
| servedSettlement |
Bourke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cobar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Cobar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
historical ⓘ |
| terrain | arid outback ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk mineral haulage
ⓘ
freight transport ⓘ regional goods transport ⓘ |
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