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WeddinNSW V4 (TRS2019)

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Author:	FootplatePhil
Kind:	map
Build:	4.6
Size:	28.33MB
Uploaded:	2026-01-08
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WeddinNSW V4 (TRS2019)

A virtual real scale model of the now closed NSW country branch lines linking Grenfell and Eugowra to Cowra, on the Blayney to Harden cross-country line. The two branch lines were classified as pioneer lines. Parts of the lines are unfenced, and they were built using light (60 pound) rail, with ash and earth ballast. Passenger operations on the two branchlines ceased in 1974. Goods services were withdrawn in 1991, and the lines 'mothballed ', although some parts were subsequently reopened for a period for limited traffic (seasonal wheat haulage out of Greenethorpe for example, which continued into the new century).

WeddinNSW is set in the mid to late 1960's, when both steam and diesel operated simultaneously. The model probably presents a rosier picture than is strictly accurate. At that time spending on infrastructure and maintenance was low, and the rail network was looking a little run down. While innovations in grain handling provided an economic boost to the rural rail network, and new diesel locos and bulk grain silos were being introduced to handle it, general rail traffic had declined in recent years, due to competition from road transport and the motor car.

No DEM data has been misused in the making of this model. It is entirlely hand crafted using the Surveyor world building tools. This release of Weddin corresponds with the models 15th anniversary. The original model was constructed using data from topographical maps, and the NSW 1932 Curve and Gradiant Diagrams. More recently Google Earth has also been helpful. Detailing is based on historical research, site visits, and the memory of the creator. However, there are some details of the route which have been difficult to substantiate so many years later, and are therefore based on a semi-educated guess. If you have photographic evidence that would help improve the accuracy of the model please contact FootplatePhil.

References:
'Lines to the Lachlan' - Lawrence Ryan - Australian Railway Historical Society
'The Day of the Goods Train', Grenfell Goods - R.G.Preston - Eveleigh Press
'Essays In Steam', A Day on the Eugowra Branch - R.G.Preston - Eveleigh Press
'Country Branch Lines of NSW Part 5 Blayney to Harden Cross-Country Line', Vols 1 and 2 - Richard Barrack - Train Hobby Publications
'Australian Model Railway Magazine April 1986', Koorawatha - Bob Cooke
'Branchline Modeller Number 2', Greenethorpe - Bob Cooke
'NSW 1932 Curve and Gradiant Diagrams' (CD) - Australian Railway Historical Society
Various Topographic Maps
Google Earth

Thanks to all the great content creators out there, without whom the creation of WeddinNSW would not have been possible. A special thanks to ad602000 and NSWGR_46Class. Thanks to NV3 for a great piece of software. Weddin uses only content included with the game, or available via the DLS.

Dedicated to the memory of Warrick Howser (Wazzer), passed away August 2009

This route is not locked, and you may modify it for your own use. However any such modifications may not be distributed, or uploaded to the DLS. Any published screenshots of your modifications must be clearly labelled as such, and the original route attributed. I reserve the right to include any ideas from your WeddinNSW screenshots in future releases :-)