RAILWAYS (CONSTRUCTION
VALIDATION) ACT.
Act No. 33, 1930.
An Act to validate the construction of certain lines
of railway ; the widening of the Main Suburban
line, Sydney to Homebush, and the taking,
acquisition, or purchase of land in connection
therewith ; to vest the said lines of railway
and such lands in the Railway Commissioners
for New South Wales ; to validate the closing
and removal of a certain overbridge at
Hornsby, and the closing to vehicular traffic
of an overbridge at Pennant Hills ; to amend
the Public Works Act, 1912, and the Govern­
ment Railways Acts, 1912-1930 ; and for
purposes connected therewith. [Assented to,
23rd June, 1930.]
B
E it enacted by t h e K i n g ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t M a j e s t y ,
b y a n d w i t h t h e advice a n d c o n s e n t of t h e L e g i s ­
lative C o u n c i l a n d L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h
W a l e s i n P a r l i a m e n t assembled, a n d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of
t h e same, as follows :—
1. This A c t m a y be cited as t h e " R a i l w a y s (Con­
struction Validation) Act, 1 9 3 0 . "
2 . ( 1 ) T h e lines of r a i l w a y described in t h e Schedule
to t h i s A c t a n d w h i c h h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n c o n s t r u c t e d
a r e h e r e b y declared t o b e a n d shall be deemed always to
h a v e been a u t h o r i s e d w o r k s w i t h i n t h e m e a n i n g of t h e
Public W o r k s Act, 1 9 1 2 .
(2) Land purporting to have been taken, acquired,
or p u r c h a s e d u n d e r t h e provisions of t h e P u b l i c W o r k s
A c t , 1 9 1 2 , or o t h e r w i s e for t h e purposes of a n y of t h e
said
said lines of r a i l w a y shall he d e e m e d to h a v e been
lawfully t a k e n , a c q u i r e d , or p u r c h a s e d u n d e r t h e provi­
sions of t h e said A c t for t h e purposes of s u c h a u t h o r i s e d
works, a n d to be d u l y vested in t h e R a i l w a y C o m m i s ­
sioners for N e w S o u t h W a l e s .
(3) T h e said lines of railway shall, as from t h e
d a t e s u p o n w h i c h t h e y respectively were opened for
traffic, be d e e m e d to h a v e been d u l y transferred w i t h i n
t h e m e a n i n g of section eleven of t h e G o v e r n m e n t
R a i l w a y s A c t , 1 9 1 2 - 1930, to t h e said Commissioners.
3 . T h e closing a n d r e m o v a l of t h e o v e r b r i d g e u p o n
w h i c h t h e P e a t ' s P e r r y road crosses t h e r a i l w a y at
H o r n s b y is h e r e b y a u t h o r i s e d a n d v a l i d a t e d .
4 . T h e closing to v e h i c u l a r traffic of a n overbridge
crossing t h e r a i l w a y a t t h e s o u t h e r n end of P e n n a n t
H i l l s railway s t a t i o n is h e r e b y a u t h o r i s e d a n d validated.
5 . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e provisions of section n i n e t y one of t h e P u b l i c W o r k s A c t , 1912, the C o n s t r u c t i n g
A u t h o r i t y shall n o t be compelled, n o r shall it be t h e
d u t y of t h e said A u t h o r i t y to m a k e or m a i n t a i n a n y
fence a l o n g t h e line of r a i l w a y from U r a n q u i n t y
m e n t i o n e d in t h e S c h e d u l e for t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n of
a n y person, or for a n y p u r p o s e w h a t s o e v e r ; b u t t h e
said A u t h o r i t y m a y , in its discretion, m a k e a n d m a i n t a i n
s u c h fences in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e said line of r a i l w a y
as it m a y t h i n k fit.
SCHEDULE.
Regent's Park to Enfield Marshalling Yardu Ttaihmy.
TJIIS railway commences by a junction with the Regent's Park to
Cabramalta line between Woods and Gascoign roads, and proceeds in
a generally easterly direction across Gascoign, Hills, Park, and Dilbong
roads, crosses the Sydney "Water Supply Pipe Line at Yukka-road and
passes about 15 chains to the north of Potts Hill Reservoir, crosses
Notting Hill road, and, after passing through the Hookwood Asylum
grounds, continues easterly through railway property, and terminates
by a junction with the Enfield Marshalling Yards line, being a total
distance of 3 miles 20 chains.
Westmead
Westmead to Woollen Mills Railway.
This branch leaves the Main Western line at 15 miles 57 chains from
Sydney, a short distance beyond Westmead railway station, in the
parish of St. John, county of Cumberland ; it then bears north-westerly
through portion 92, then curves noitlierly through portion 91 and
easterly through portions 90 and 89, crosses a road 100 links wide at
the junction with Old Windsor road, still bearing easterly and north­
easterly through the grounds of the Hospital for the Insane, crossing
Toongabbie Creek ; thence through portion 8, crossirg a road 100 links
wide ; thence through portions 7, 6, and 5, crossing a road 100 links wide;
thence through portions 4 and 3, then curves northerly, crossing Brien'sroad to junction with the tramway line along the Windsor-road from
Parramatta to Castle Hill at mileage 17 miles 54 chains from Sydney,
being a total distance of 1 mile 77 chains.
Woollen Mills to Castle Hill Railway
This line continues along the Windsor road from the junction of the
railway line Westmead to Woollen Mills, at 17 miles 51 chains from
Sydney, in the parish of Field of Mars, county of Cumberland, bearing
in a general north and north easterly direction to Baulkham Hills.
At 19 miles 60 chains it deviates northerly through lots 8, 7, C, 5, 4,
3, 2, and 1 of section 1, D.P. 2,489, crosses Railway-street, thence
through lots 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, and
18 of section 2, D.P. 2,489, to 20 miles 11 chains, thence along the
Main Northern road, bearing in a general north-easterly direction to
and thence in the parish of Castle Hill, county of Cumberland, to
Castle Hill terminus, at 22 miles 35 chains from Sydney, being a total
distance of 4 miles 61 chains.
Gaulle Hill to Ragan's Hill Railway.
This railway commences at the Woollen Mills to Castle Hill Railway
terminus at 22 miles 35 chains from Sydney, in the parish of Castle
Hill, county of Cumberland, then bears easterly through lots 59, 58,
and 57 of D.P. 10,635, and lots 56, 31, 55, 54, and 53 of D P . 10,761,
then curves southeasterly through lots 52, 51, 50, 49, 35, 36, 37, 48,
47, and 46 of D.P. 10,761, then curves easterly through lots 45, 44, 43,
42, 41, 40, 39, and 38 of D.P. 10,7(51, then curves northerly through
portion 137, then north-easterly to and thence in the parish of South
Colah, county of Cumberland, through portion 248, terminating at
23 miles 22 chains from Sydney, being a total distance of 67 chains.
Sydney to Homebush.
The widening of Ur; Main Suburban line and works ancillary
thereto.
Uranquinty-Kywong Railway Extension.
This railway commences at the terminus of the Uraniminty towards
Moon's Siding railway (now under construction) at 361 miles 41 chains
from Sydney, and proceeds thence in a south-westerly direction along
the southern side of a road 5 chains and 3 chains wide in the shire of
Yanko for a distance of 1 mile 61 chains to 363 miles 22 chains where
it crosses the aforesaid 3 chain road, and proceeds in a westerly
direction for a distance of 1 mile 71 chains to 365 miles 13 chains;
thence
thence it curves in a north-westerly direction, crossing the road from
Wagga to Narrandera in the aforesaid shire; thence it follows the
western side of that road for a distance of 1 mile 21 chains, at which
point it terminates at 366 miles 41 chains from Sydney, being a total
length of 5 miles from the terminus of the Uranquinty towards
INIoon's Siding railway; and shown on the plan marked " N e w
South Wales Railways—Schedule Plan, Uranquinty-Kywong Railway
Extension," signed by the Railway Commissioners for New South
Wales, and countersigned by the Chief Engineer for Railway and
Tramway Construction, endorsed L. 1,685, and deposited in the public
office of the said Commissioners ; subject to such deviations and modifications as may be considered desirable by the Constructing Authority.