Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Collarenebri, in northern New South Wales, Australia, missed out by 'that much' on having its own railway station. Instead, the planned line was cancelled nine miles from the town. In this video, we explore Pokataroo, the end of the line, and discuss what might have happened if the line had been completed to its planned terminus.
Extras from this episode: idontunderstand.info/news-extras/extras-collarenebri-the-railway-that-never-was
Handy links about relevant stuff:
Pokataroo station on NSWrail.net: nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Pokataroo&line=NSW:pokataroo:0
Pokataroo on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokataroo
Collarenebri on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collarenebri
The Pokataroo railway line on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokataroo_railway_line
Old newspaper articles, letters to the editor, and public domain photographs sourced from http://trove.nla.gov.au -- an amazing resource and a rabbit hole you'll find yourself falling into!
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Collarenebri, in northern New South Wales, Australia, missed out by 'that much' on having its own railway station. Instead, the planned line was cancelled nine miles from the town. In this video, we explore Pokataroo, the end of the line, and discuss what might have happened if the line had been completed to its planned terminus.
Extras from this episode: idontunderstand.info/news-extras/extras-collarenebri-the-railway-that-never-was
Handy links about relevant stuff:
Pokataroo station on NSWrail.net: nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Pokataroo&line=NSW:pokataroo:0
Pokataroo on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokataroo
Collarenebri on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collarenebri
The Pokataroo railway line on Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokataroo_railway_line
Old newspaper articles, letters to the editor, and public domain photographs sourced from http://trove.nla.gov.au -- an amazing resource and a rabbit hole you'll find yourself falling into!
The Australian Opal Centre has nothing to do with this video, but they do have great caps! You can see videos of some of the Australian Opal Centre's awesome collection of stuff -- mining heritage items, opals and opalised fossils, all sorts of things -- on this channel, feel free to subscribe and check them all out!
Thank YOU for watching!
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