Re: Disused line permission

[Bruce Greening <bgreeni@attglobal.net>]

Eddie Oliver wrote:

> Matthew Geier wrote:
> >
> > In article <3974029a@news.iprimus.com.au>,
> > Sean <doctornick@iprimus.com.au> wrote:
> > >Just a question about this line;
> > >Do u have to get permission to walk along the disused lines at rope creek or
> > >can anyone access them?
> > >
> >
> >  Presumably the line is still RAC property.
>
> Was it ever RAC property? If so, when did it cease to be in Commonwealth
> ownership?
>
> To the best of my knowledge, the defence area property, including the
> railway lines, is still owned by ADI or whatever it is called this week.
> If it isn't, can someone please trace the sequence of events?
>
> Eddie

Not sure about the line under discussion, but there are two parties (or three)
involved in any disused line.


   * SRA's rail estate who own the land.
   * RAC who own the track, and are responsible for issues such as weed control
     etc.
   * The maintenance contractor for the particular line, who actually carries out
     (or subcontracts) the work.

In the case of a line where a heritage operator is in place, they are responsible
to carry out the work for RAC

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Bruce L. Greening
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