Werris Creek is now a very proud and historic
railway town with street signs shaped like railway
signals; a huge and elegant railway station; an
important railway museum; a monument to the
workers who lost their lives on the railways; and an
impressive collection of statues celebrating the
railway workers.
The township of Werris Creek is located off the
New England Highway 373 km north of Sydney, 44
km south-west of Tamworth, 19 km north of
Quirindi and 384 m above sea-level.
At the 2011 census, Werris Creek had a population
of 1,437.
Werris Creek has a large grain silo and a recently
opened (2005) coal mine. The main employer in
the town is Pacific National rail company. A high
percentage of the working population are also
employed in nearby Tamworth.