Re: Rail group questions use of Cowra to Blayney route

[Hunslet <hunslet@cia.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote:

> I given the quite severe grades on the line and the
> fact that it cant handle main line locos ,(NRs ,81s ,82s) its not too clear
> who could actually run trains on the line anyway.

Surprisingly, an 81 class was used on one of the ballast trains prior to the line being re-opened.   I
have seen a photo of an 81 class standing at the Carcoar tunnel portal.



>
> Re opeing the Cooma line would be more useful ,as would re opeing Armidale
> to Tenterfield or Coota to Tumut but of course these are both a bit harder
> to do.

I understand that Rail Access Corporation is seriously investigating the re-opening (reconstruction) of
the Tumut branch, owing to the traffic that would be generated by the Vizzy paper group.


> Narrandera to Tocumwal would be a far sighted move.

Tocumwal towards Narrandera was being considered, possibly being broad-gauged, unless the Victorian side
was standard gauged.    ie, for grain southwards, not to Port Kembla.

Hunslet.