Re: Re-Gauging other than to Standard Gauge

["James C" <noemail@emailsux.com>]

Also there was a plan to convert QR's Finch Hatton(near Mackay) branch to
sugar cane railway few years back.....

Cheers
James


Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote in message
397A8161.C5B4423E@enternet.com.au">news:397A8161.C5B4423E@enternet.com.au...
> The question about the lines in SE SA a couple of days ago started me
wondering
> about all the re-gauging that has happened in the history of Australian
> Railways, how many have there been which were NOT re-gauging to Standard
gauge?
> I could think of the following:
>
> SE SA from Narrow to Broad
> Hamley Bridge - Balaklava - Gladstone from Narrow to Broad
> Terowie - Peterborough from Narrow to Broad
> Upper Ferntree Gully - Belgrave from 2'6" to Broad
> Drysdale - Queenscliff from Broad to Narrow
> Early Tasmanian route(s) (Was it TMLR Launceston to Deloraine?) from Broad
to
> Narrow
>
> There must be others - in central SA perhaps?  There had been talk of QR
> converting some disused northern NSW lines from Standard to Narrow, but I
think
> this has faded away.
>
> Have there ever been any re-gaugings away from Standard Gauge?  I cant
think of
> any.