Thursday, November 25, 2021

Camden Arrival

 This is episode nine and we finally arrive at Camden. "The end of the Line". It has been a slow haul, but I hope it has been well explained. Camden Rail Line had many different motive power units during it's life time. 

When the train left the Nepean River, it travelled along the side of Aygle Street, with a slight incline past Dairy Farmers, crossed Edward Street, then curved right into Camden Station. In Camden Yard there was a loading bank for the loading of coal into 'S' & 'K' trucks, before the construction of the Narellan Coal Loader which was able to load Bogie wagons. This loading bank was opposite the station. The Goods Shed was for my memory, a one of it's kind, because it had an awning over the rail line so that wagons could be unloaded when the weather was wet. I suppose it was an "Open Air" instead of a enclosed drive through.


Dairy Farmers Milk

Camden Module

Goods Shed

Loading Bank and Camden Station


Yard Crane
The tracks in front of the loading bank are for the heavy freight and coal.

Camden was a fair size town, coming up Aygle Street from the bridge there was a street stall, two service stations, one being demolished, the other became a tyre retailer, also Clintons Holden Dealership. 

Roadside stall and Caltex Service Station


Servo which became a tyre retailer

Clintons Holden Dealership

Although at the time of writing this blog I am in the process of building some more structures for Campbelltown. I have just come across a sample of what they may have looked like, so I will go back in the future and cover what I have skipped.

Cheers and thanks for your support and interest in my blog.


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