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Re: [NSW] Toronto Station?
- Subject: Re: [NSW] Toronto Station?
- From: "Graham Smith" <dysonsmith@hunterlink.net.au>
- Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 21:19:52 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Connect.com.au Pty. Ltd.
- References: <390fceee$0$31533@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> <390FD805.D6191949@ihug.com.au>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:7723
The bus which now opertaes the service carries the destination sign "The
Train"
Graham Smith
Glenn J-B <grjb@ihug.com.au> wrote in message
390FD805.D6191949@ihug.com.au">news:390FD805.D6191949@ihug.com.au...
> > Is there a Toronto Station? (I've never been there before)
> >
> > If so have there been trains running there before?
>
> I dont remember when the service finally got bus-tituted, but it was a
suburban
> terminus. Diesels generally ran through from Newcastle and the service was
7
> days a week. Only self propelled unit went there in later years as the run
round
> road located beyond the platform was removed. Services ran as shuttles
once the
> line to Newcastle was electrified, departing from the long dock platform
at the
> back of Fassifern.
>
> Glenn
>