Re: railway fences (NSW) (was railway line fences(vic)and good neighbours duty of care)

["John Wayman" <trecker@optusnet.com.au>]

In outback NSW many lines ran through paddocks with cattle grids provided
where the line crossed fence lines. The railways themselves were never
fenced.

Was that the standard NSWGR practice or did the policy vary?

Cheers
John Wayman
"Bruce Greening" <bgreeni@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> In both systems I have worked for lines are declared either fenced or
unfenced.
> In the case of fenced lines the railway is required to maintain the fence,
> whereas in unfenced, if the neighbour wants a fence its up to him.
>
> The standard of fence can vary, and usually in towns a higher standard of
fence
> is provided to keep people out, though it can be a never ending battle to
repair
> cut fences where trespassers want access despite the fence.
>
> IN country areas it is often a trade of with a limited budget as to
weather it
> is better to spend money on the fence or the track. In QR we left many
hundreds
> of km of fences unrepaired in cane growing areas where wandering stock was
not
> likely to be a problem
>
>
>
> --
> Bruce L. Greening
> bgreeni@ibm.net
>
>