Re: Off topic - Tempe Railway Station - any experts?

[rbkoka <rbkoka@spin.net.au>]

I grew up around Undercliffe / Earlwood. The course of the river was changed to
accomodate the golf course and the playing fields, since that day the Cooks river
flooded, yeah it flooded on the rare downpour, but not like it appears to flood
these days. Below sea level? I do not know, just thought I would put my little
bit of local knowledge into this.

All the best and cheers -- Bronwen.

Matthew Geier wrote:

> In article <8tpek3$po1$1@bugstomper.ihug.com.au>,
> Jamie Grahame <jgrahame@ihug.com.au> wrote:
> >forwarded to aus.rail.
> >
> >Jamie
> >
> >"Valerie Wotton" <wottons@intercoast.com.au> wrote in message =
> >news:009d01c04332$17450940$c57116cb@LocalHost...
> >| By any chance can anyone confirm if Tempe (in Sydney) or a nearby =
> >railway station is built below sea level.  I know this sounds a bit =
> >ridiculous but is it true?
>
>  Considering Tempe is above ground and on the bank of the tidal cooks river
> (the bicycle path under the rail bridge 'floods' every high tide!), I think
> you can say it is not below sea-level. Probably 1 or 2 meters above mean high
> water mark.
>
>  On the other hand platforms 1 & 2 at Wolli Creek are probably 10m below
> mean high water. The two airport stations would be as well.
>  The illawarra platforms at Central (24/25?) have tracks below sea level, I
> don't think the plaform is!.