Re: Did anyone know?

[petan@powerup.NOSPAM.com.au (Peter and Susan)]

On Thu, 7 Dec 2000 17:55:48 +1100, "Philip Shortus" <Shortus@bigpond.com> wrote:

>I take it that every sydneysider knows that the Sydney Metropolitian Railway
>System is decreasing in size not expanding?
>In the past 50 years 6 passenger railway lines in Sydney have closed, 7
>goods/freight lines have closed and 1 car siding has closed.
>In the past 20 years around 30kms of track have opened.
>compared to the 20kms that have closed in the past 30.

Add to that the number of Goods Yard that have closed. Alexander Yard as well as Darling Harbour
perhaps are the largest to go as well as Hurstville and other minor Goods Yard and sidings such as
the meat siding on the Down at Rockdale. 

Cheers
Peter

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