Re: Carfloats...?...

["doug williams" <dougiebass@hotmail.com>]

yea, we had a "train ferry" across the Clarence River in Grafton (NSW). For
quite a while carried everything running from Sydney to Brisbane until it
was finally replaced with a double deck bridge, road on top and rail and the
second deck. I will go and look for my notes and will post some more info
and relevant dates tomorrow!

catch ya, dougie

Simon King <wangara@wimmera.com.au> wrote in message
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> Having just read the article in the July 2000 issue of Trains Magazine
about
> the New York Cross Harbor railway, I was wondereing if there are any
similar
> operations in Australia, or have been in the past?
>
> For those who have not seen the article, this operation is essentually a
> rail link across New York harbor involving loading rail wagons onto a car
> float to transport them accross the stretch of water.
>
> yours,
>
> Simon King
> Wangara Grains - Grain Production, Storage and Sales
> Wangara Consulting - Web Page Design and Maintenance
> (...and railway enthusiast...)
>
> email :  wangara@wimmera.com.au
>
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