Sloane, New South Wales is a small locality whose main reason for being is its railway station and wheat silo

Silo

A silo is a structure for storing bulk materials.Silo may also refer to:* Silo , a 3D modeling software* Silo , a defunct chain of retail electronics stores* SILO , used in Linux...

Transport

Sloane is located on the Victorian Oaklands railway line

Oaklands railway line, Victoria

The Oaklands railway line is a freight only railway line in north eastern Victoria, Australia. The line branches from the main North East railway at Benalla station until it connects with the New South Wales railway network at Oaklands, New South Wales....

 and as such the railway was constructed to broad gauge. In 2008 a decision was taken to gauge convert

Gauge conversion

In rail transport, gauge conversion is the process of converting a railway from one rail gauge to another, through the alteration of the railway tracks...

 the North East railway line from broad gauge

Irish gauge

Irish gauge railways use a track gauge of . It is used in* Ireland * Australia where it is also known as Victorian Broad Gauge* Brazil where it is also known as Bitola larga no Brasil....

 to standard gauge

Standard gauge

The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...

. Subsequently it was decided to also covert the Oaklands line. The conversion was completed in 2009.

External links

• Sloane Rail Siding Photos