Re: [NSW] Orphan Rocker - not for me, yet !

["Ian" <matakana@hotmail.com (remove this)>]

A couple of years ago, could be 3 or 4 years, I saw a guy in white overalls
working around one of the cars that was positioned on the track. Some kids,
I can only assume his, were in the car. He seemed to be struggling to get
the car to move on the track/s. It didn't give me alot of confidence about
wanting to take a ride. But I guess time will tell what happens to this
ride. If it was to get up and running it sure would be a fantastic ride.
But at the moment I'm very happy to have my feet on solid ground viewing the
Three Sisters across the valley.

Ian

"David Johnson" <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> jshugg@westpac.com.au wrote:
>
> > Excellent, an answer at last (the URL worked fine for me).
>
> The URL is Netscape proof.  Internet Exploder works.
>
> > I was there in 1993 and again last year, and wondered what the hell
> > that structure was for.  I thought it looked like a kiddy rollercoaster
> > (I didn't realise there were scary bits out of sight of the car park),
> > but decided that was unlikely given the historical/environmental
> > significance of that site.
>
> Given the Japanese Tourist dollar. :)
>
> > By the way, the tech data didn't mention the wheels and rails of the
> > Scenic Railway.  What gauge, and are they typical stock, ie flanged
> > steel wheels on "I" profile track?  Some of the Swiss funiculars appear
> > (from what you can see) to run on flangeless rollers, for want of a
> > better word, rather than "normal" rail wheels.
>
> It uses very small I profile track.  18kg/m?
>
>
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> David Johnson
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