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

Subject: Re: railway fences (NSW) (was railway line fences(vic)and good neighbours duty of care)
From: "keith malcolm" <kmalcolm@tpg.com.au>
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2000 18:02:11 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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John Wayman <trecker@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
3982263c$0$11206$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3982263c$0$11206$7f31c96c@news01.syd.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

I believe it was used as a cost cutting measure on lightly trafficed
branchlines, pioneer lines. Also these lines were usually unballasted or
ballasted with loco ash.

Dave Malcolm

References:
- railway line fences(vic)
  - From: Harvey Family <padre@alphalink.com.au>
- Re: railway line fences(vic)
  - From: "Spare" <grime@nex.removenet.au>
- Re: railway line fences(vic)
  - From: "Russell Norton" <russelln@iprimus.com.au>
- Re: railway line fences(vic)and good neighbours duty of care
  - From: Bruce Greening <bgreeni@attglobal.net>
- Re: railway fences (NSW) (was railway line fences(vic)and good neighbours duty of care)
  - From: "John Wayman" <trecker@optusnet.com.au>

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