Re: [NSW] Fairfield - Widemere Quarry Branchline

["chris@enet21.com.au" <chris@enet21.com.au>]

I don't think they would sue you if you published it on the newsgroup.



doug wrote:

> chris@enet21.com.au wrote:
> >
> > Another interesting and similar line was the one to Prospect quarry. When
> > did this close? I have been told that one of the locos was buried out near
> > the quarry although others have told me it was cut up
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Chris.
> >
> > Jonathan Lau wrote:
> >
> > > Does anyone have any info of the branch line that ran from Fairfield to
> > > Widemere Quarry (near Prospect Reservoir)?. Have there been any Bulletin
> > > articles on it?
> > >
> > > I have found some info in the ARHS Track diagrams CD, but would like to
> > > find out when the line closed, operations over the line, etc.
> > >
> > > What surprises me about this little known branch line is the length of
> > > it (around 9 kms) and that the line ran most of the way on existing
> > > roads.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Jon Lau
>
> I have a soft cover book of 22 pages called Blue Metal and River Stones
> published by The NSW Steam Tram and Railway Preservation Society in
> 1956. It cost 2/6!. It gives info on the 2 lines mentioned above. I
> could either give info on this newsgroup or email scans from the book
> (if legal). Let me know if I can help.
> I was born and bred in the area, no trains running then, and often drove
> along roads where track formations were quite clear. The railways were
> shown on street directories at the time.
>
> Doug.