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Re: for the mexicans
John Duncan McCallum wrote:
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> steamfreak wrote:
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> > James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> > 3972FD4C.571528F@ozemail.com.au">news:3972FD4C.571528F@ozemail.com.au...
> > > James C wrote:
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> > > > Interesting to see Puffing Billy's station building wasn't there back in
> > > > 1987.
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> > > I actually preferred it that way. This new station building looks a lot
> > > like a BG suburban station, not a NG branch line station.
>
> > Nah, it's just what Walhalla station would've become if the gold hadn't run
> > out. Speaking of which, it's also strange that Hartwell looks like a NG
> > branch line station and not a BG suburban station
>
> > steamfreak
>
> That is because it *is* a narrow gauge station. The old Walhalla station
> to be precise.
>
So when the Walhalla Goldfields Railway complete their extension over Stringers
Creek (x7) into Walhalla, they can re-relocate Hartwell station.
Hillside/Connex can then close Hartwell and Burwood stations and replace them
with a more convenient interchange station on the Toorak Rd overbridge.