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Re: [NSW] Gauntlet Track



In article <394c143f@newshost.pcug.org.au>,
David Bennetts <davibenn@pcug.org.au> wrote:
> While looking through neety's most interesting website, I was surprised to
> find a photograph of gauntletted (sometimes known as interlaced) track in
> the tunnel under Broadway, on the former Darling Harbour line, now
> apparently known as the the Powerhouse sidings.  Refer
> www.ozemail.com.au/~neety/trains/powerhouse.html
> 
> I would be interested to know whether this is the only example of this track
> now existing in NSW, and when and why it was constructed. (obviously just a
> few years back ).  I can remember the old Como Bridge too well, and had
> thought that the track on that bridge was the only example in the State, and
> had disappeared with the replacement higher level bridge being commissioned.

I've just put up the following photo:

	http://www.pobox.com/~rolfe/nsw/images/gauntlet.jpg

It is at...  well, shouldn't be too hard for someone to guess :-)

See ya,
Rolfe

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