Re: [NSW] Toronto Station?

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@nospam.bhp.com.au>]

"Lockstar" <lockstar@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> In article <8ep5ol$ov6$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
>   James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > > >
> > > > I'm not sure when the line closed, but there was still a regular
> > railcar
> > > > service into the 70s.
> > > >
> > > I last photographed the 620s at Toronto in March 1990. IIRC the line
> > closed
> > > sometime later that year.
>
> I recall when passing through Fassifern on the Grafton XPT sometime in
> the late 80s a small 2 car Toronto shuttle train.
>
> I also seem to recall that this branch may have been electrified for
> the short time it was open following the Newcastle electrification.
> Maybe someone can clarify this?
>
> Also, I believe there was another station midway between Fassifern and
> Toronto.  Was this correct?
>
> Regards,
> Lachlan
>
It was never electrified. The station was called Blackall's Park.
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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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