page_title: Captains Flat railway line
section_title: Operations
hierarchical_section_title: Captains Flat railway line / Operations
caption_attribution_description: English: The disused Captains Flat branch line crosses the Molonglo River in the picturesque Upper Molonglo Plain.
context_page_description: The Captains Flat railway line was a country branch line in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales. The line branched off the Bombala line at Bungendore Junction, 5 km south of Bungendore and terminated 34 km further south at Captain's Flat.
context_section_description: The new line was worked under Ordinary Train Staff and Ticket conditions. The length of the line was 21 miles 11.25 chains (34.0 km).
  During November, 1940, a halt with a small passenger platform was built at Hoskinstown, and a stopping place was also provided at Foxlow where stops were made to pick and set down passengers and parcels. The station at Captain's Flat was an island platform, however the station building was at ground level, on the down side of the platform.
  Local passenger traffic was never significant. On one occasion, a direct railmotor service was provided on Saturdays between Captain's Flat and Queanbeyan and return, without proceeding into Bungendore, for the convenience of passengers wishing to spend the afternoon in Queanbeyan. By November 1960, passenger traffic had dropped off considerably due to the improvement of the road to Queanbeyan, which was substantially shorter than travelling via Bungendore. Dedicated passenger service was discontinued in 1960; subsequently, a small number of passengers were able to be transported in the brake van of the tri-weekly freight run.
  Mining operations ceased on 9 March 1962. During operations, nearly 4 million tons of ore were obtained. By April, 1964, services were reduced to just one goods train a week. The line was closed to traffic on 28 August 1968.
  Sunday, 10 August 1969 saw the temporary re-opening of the line as the location for the railway scenes in the feature film, Ned Kelly, starring Mick Jagger. The special train scheduled for the film was hauled by Locomotive 1243. It was renumbered 176 for the film, and fitted with a kerosene headlamp.
caption: A bridge on the line
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