Re: Lithgow - Mt Vic

["Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

Tony Gatt <baulko@tig.com.au> wrote in message
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> "sean" <sean@hello.springwood.rail> wrote in message
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> > I heard ages ago of someone whom works in the railways around Lithgow
that
> > the overhead may be taken down in the near future between Mt Vic and
> > Lithgow, and the CityRail trains be replaced by the Endever Railcars
> between
> > Mt Vic and Batherest, is that true? i know that theres plans to take the
> > overhead down on the coallary or something.

If looking at extending to Mudgee and Bathurst, why not look at doing
Canberra at the same time?

> This rumour? has been floating for a while..
> Maybe they could run a Mt Vic to Mudgee Service as well..
> Unfortuantely, the service was removed during the 5 ring circus, and that
> could be used as a reason to withdraw electric services from Lithgow. And
> with the decline of Lithgow Loco and the decreasing use of 86 class, there
> would be no use for the overhead and down it will come from Bowenfels to
Mt
> Vic.

So send the poles and wires up to the Hunter :-)

> It also releases V sets (2 I think) for use elsewhere (Bombo?)