Re: Did anyone know?

["Bill McNiven" <wmcniven@gunzel.ozemail.com.au>]

Philip Shortus wrote in message
<8iGX5.153820$e5.101334@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>...

>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.


This is stirring stuff, trying to work out what lines you mean!


Which six passenger lines closed since December 1950?
1    Richmond - Kurrajong
2    Campbelltown - Camden
3    St Marys - Dunheved (big deal for most passengers!)
4    Camellia - Sandown (big deal for most passengers!)
don't count Abbatoirs - it's reopened as Olympic Park!
don't count Loftus - The Royal National Park
don't count the weekly train to Holsworthy Rifle Range - it was just
re-routed via East Hills!
don't count Ultimo Street - Darling Harbour - Balmain Road Jctn.  It just
changed operators!


Which seven goods/freight lines closed since December 1950?.
1   Regents Park - Potts Hill (big deal for most freight customers!)
2    North Sydney Brick and Tile Co siding at St Leonards (big deal for most
freight customers!)
3    maybe you counted Lidcombe - Necropolis as a freight line?
4    maybe you counted Sutherland - Woronora Cemetery as a freight line?

Lots of car sidings have closed and opened.  In terms of places where
suburban electric trains are stabled,
Closed:  Prince Alfred Sidings, Punchbowl CS, Hurstville, Sutherland, Clyde
Sidings, East Hills, North Strathfield sidings.
New since 1950:  Blacktown, Penrith, Campbelltown, Gosford, Wollongong,
Bondi Jctn, Eveleigh.

Looking forward to the definitive version of "6 passenger railway lines in
Sydney have closed, 7 goods/freight lines have closed and 1 car siding has
closed".

Rgds

Bill