Re: Wollongong NSW

[Railway Rasputin3 <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

How often will I see a BHP train say....during weekdays?

Cheers
James



> > --
> One of the usual spots to see BHP trains is the footbridge at Cringila
> station, this bridge continues into BHP property but as long as you
stay on
> the bridge it is OK. To access the carpark at Cringila, if travelling
east
> on Five Islands Rd turn left immediately after passing under the BHP
> bridges, if travelling west turn left before the bridges and use the
loop
> road over the bridge and down the other side, this is a BHP road but
is
> available for public use.
> Another spot is near the North Gate, turn into the Grain Terminal
access
> road from Springhill Rd, past the Freightcorp depot at Inner Harbour
then
> turn right on a track which runs along the boundary fence. There is an
> embankment outside the fence you can stand on to photograph over the
fence.
> The BHP line to Kemira runs beside Cordeaux Rd from the Princes Hwy at
> Unanderra to Mount Kembla, then turn right into Stones Rd which will
take
> you to the colliery loading bins. This line is only used weekdays.
> The Wongawilli line branches of the main South Coast line at
Brownsille.
> Turn right into Darkes Rd at the roundabout on the Princes Hwy (not
Freeway)
> at Brownsville, turn left at the T intersection at the end of Darkes
Rd and
> follow West Dapto Rd to Wongawilli. There is a good morning shot on
top of
> the hill where West Dapto Rd first meets the line, walk over the rail
bridge
> over Robins Creek and then up the hill.
> A couple of other good spots are:
> - Behind the homewares shop just south of Unanderra station, there is
no
> fence here.
> - Moss Vale line at lower end of Farmborough Heights, turn off the
Princes
> Highway into Orana Parade just south of the railway overbridge at
Unanderra,
> turn right into Thornbury Ave and drive up to the end, you will see
the gate
> that needs to be negotiated.
> - Moss Vale line at the top of Farmborough Heights, turn off the
Princes Hwy
> into Farmborough Rd just north of the railway overbridge at Unanderra,
> follow it for a couple of kms till it gets narrower and then you pass
a
> bridge over the line into private property. The owners of the
property will
> only get upset if you block the road with your car. Another good spot
in
> this area is to turn left into Fairloch Ave at the shops at the top of
> Farmborough Rd, then turn left into Bardess Cres where the is a
bridge over
> the line. You can walk down beside the line towards Unanderra to get
shots
> on the curve above Kembla Grange.
>
> If you want any more info (if I can think of any), e-mail me directly.
> --
> Regards,
> Chris Stratton
> Wollongong, NSW, Australia
>
>



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