Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Sandown Line is an industrial spur of around 1.5 kilometers in length which branched from the Carlingford Line near Camellia station in western Sydney. At the end of the line was a small yard consisting of several sidings which served various local industries.
The final two remaining customers on the line were Seatons Transport which railed shipping containers to Port Botany, and Shell Australia which sent fuel (petrol and diesel) in rail tank wagons to various locations locations such as Tamworth, Dubbo, Canberra and Bomen.
Shell switched to using road transport, with the last fuel being dispatched by rail in early 2010. Around the same time, Seatons Transport ceased using rail and their site was eventually converted to storage for new cars. With no more customers, the line fell into neglect and was eventually closed on an unknown date. The first half of the line will soon be converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project, being used to access the new maintenance and stabling facility being built on Grand Avenue. The remainder of the line will most likely be torn up.
The first crossing on the video (and the line) is Grand Avenue North at Camellia
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8195556,151.0244061,3a,75y,319.94h,85.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2gzDAanmN5lJnosSsijRdQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
The second crossing shown is Seatons Siding on Grand Avenue
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8209042,151.0361134,3a,75y,279.3h,87.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sn39OUOKmYGmJtIkNBbynJg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
The final crossing is the Shell Siding on Grand Avenue. The signals here were installed in the 1980's and were manually activated by push buttons, with all three signals having unmarked bases and unmarked Westinghouse lights. The western signal had a McKenzie & Holland teardrop bell which replaced the original Westinghouse hybrid bell. These signals were removed in January 2020.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8206668,151.0373804,3a,75y,85.06h,84.72t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHWqxkD69aLMdNYcd6x3mCw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Filmed on January 13, 2019, still pictures of the Shell Siding were taken on September 2, 2017.
The Sandown Line is an industrial spur of around 1.5 kilometers in length which branched from the Carlingford Line near Camellia station in western Sydney. At the end of the line was a small yard consisting of several sidings which served various local industries.
The final two remaining customers on the line were Seatons Transport which railed shipping containers to Port Botany, and Shell Australia which sent fuel (petrol and diesel) in rail tank wagons to various locations locations such as Tamworth, Dubbo, Canberra and Bomen.
Shell switched to using road transport, with the last fuel being dispatched by rail in early 2010. Around the same time, Seatons Transport ceased using rail and their site was eventually converted to storage for new cars. With no more customers, the line fell into neglect and was eventually closed on an unknown date. The first half of the line will soon be converted to light rail as part of the Parramatta Light Rail project, being used to access the new maintenance and stabling facility being built on Grand Avenue. The remainder of the line will most likely be torn up.
The first crossing on the video (and the line) is Grand Avenue North at Camellia
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8195556,151.0244061,3a,75y,319.94h,85.64t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2gzDAanmN5lJnosSsijRdQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
The second crossing shown is Seatons Siding on Grand Avenue
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8209042,151.0361134,3a,75y,279.3h,87.37t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sn39OUOKmYGmJtIkNBbynJg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
The final crossing is the Shell Siding on Grand Avenue. The signals here were installed in the 1980's and were manually activated by push buttons, with all three signals having unmarked bases and unmarked Westinghouse lights. The western signal had a McKenzie & Holland teardrop bell which replaced the original Westinghouse hybrid bell. These signals were removed in January 2020.
https://www.google.com.au/maps/@-33.8206668,151.0373804,3a,75y,85.06h,84.72t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHWqxkD69aLMdNYcd6x3mCw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Filmed on January 13, 2019, still pictures of the Shell Siding were taken on September 2, 2017.
