Re: My trip to the Central West of NSW

[rolfe@shado.bozonet]

In article <39082516.D76745F5@efs.mq.edu.au>,
Eddie Oliver  <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au> wrote:
> rolfe@shado.bozonet wrote:
> 
> > One location was quite interesting.  At Maclaughlin Siding is a huge building
> > with a platform facing (see the photo at
> > http://www.pobox.com/~rolfeb/nsw/images/maclaughlin01.jpg).  Does anyone
> > have an idea what this was used for?
> 
> It was a meatworks. IIRC, there was an extensive thread about this on
> aus.rail a year or so ago. Suggest you search the archive.

Ahh, thanks for that.  I found it in dejanews.

> > good the condition of the line from Narrandera to Tocumwal is.  This
> > is really a line which could be re-opened without a huge effort.
> 
> Except for the bridges at Narrandera.

Sure.  But it seems to stack up rather better than the other candidate which
seems to rate a big mention these days: the Tumut line.  From what I've
seen, you'd have to replace most if not all of the track.  And build
a bridge over the Hume Highway.

See ya,
Rolfe
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