Highlands History | Bargo deviation opened from Picton to Mittagong in 1919

Updated June 14 2019 - 11:18am, first published June 13 2019 - 9:43am

In 1915 construction began on a new section of main line between Picton and Mittagong for the Southern Railway, the NSW Government having approved the deviation on December 1, 1914 by the passing of The Main Southern Railway Deviation (Picton to Mittagong) Act. The deviation proceeded through Bargo and was part of duplication works for the entire Southern line.

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