The Tumbarumba branch extends from the major inland city of Wagga Wagga in the state's central south to the small town of Tumbarumba in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. From Wagga, the line meanders through rolling hills to Tarcutta.  Beyond Tarcutta, the line follows the Umbango Creek valley. The line briefly enters forested country before paralleling the main road before arriving at Tumbarumba. Much of the line was abandoned after floods damaged it in 1974. Operation beyond Ladysmith ceased in 1974 and all operations had ceased by 1987. A group based in Wagga Wagga, Tumba Rail, are working on restoring part of the line and running rail trikes over it.

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Above: Wagga Wagga. August 4, 2004.

Above: Forest Hill. August 4, 2004.

Above: Ladysmith. August 4, 2004.

Above: Frame A. Ladysmith. August 4, 2004.

Above: Ladysmith. August 4, 2004.

Above: Frame B. Ladysmith. August 4, 2004.

Above: Borambola. September 14, 2005.

Above: Tarcutta. September 1 4, 2005.

The section to Tarcutta opened in 1917. The station at Tarcutta burnt down on 2001.

Above: Rosewood. September 1 4, 2005.

Above: Tumbarumba. September 1 4, 2005.

Tumbarumba was part of the Wiradjuri country before European settlement. It is from Wiradjuri language that the word 'tumbarumba', probably meaning 'sounding ground', is derived. It has been suggested that there are places in the district where if you hit the ground it has a hollow sound. The railway arrived in Tumbarumba in 1921.

Above: Tumbarumba. September 1 4, 2005.

Above: Tumbarumba. September 1 4, 2005.