Re: [Aust wide] Everyone in aus.rail

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <39E31656.B0F1362F@enternet.com.au>,
  Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote:
>
>
> Arthur Marsh wrote:
> >
> > "Chris Brownbill" <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote in message
> > 39E1C618.D04E6C43@enternet.com.au">news:39E1C618.D04E6C43@enternet.com.au...
> > > Geez that's a gazzetteer!  So what's your problem with the
Merriton to
> > Port
> > > Pirie BG line?
> >
> > I forgot to include that, and Woodville-Finsbury-Rosewater.
> >
> > > How about Government Gums to Leigh Creek?  Mile End to
> > > Showgrounds?  Surely Marree to the Alice?  Woomera?  North Terrace
> > Showgrounds?
> > > Murray Bridge Port.
> >
> > Maree to Alice was interesting, but I didn't like the idea of a
line that
> > had to be rebuilt after every flood.
> >
> > I should have included Woomera and Murray Bridge Port.
> >
> > I also didn't include Middleton-Currency Creek (1885), Glenelg-
Marino
> > (1880-1881).
> >
> > For tramways, most of the Adelaide trams removed in 1958 and the
> > Lakeview-Mundoora-Port Broughton tram line are missed.
> >
>
> What about the Port Adelaide electric tramways.  Then there's all the
Adelaide
> horse tramways, and not forgetting the Gawler station to Gawler town
tramway!
>
> When you look at it like this - SA has lost way more in relative
terms than
> anywhere else in the country, and what remains is under more of a
cloud than in
> other States - busway rumours etc.
>
> > Finally, the only *re-opened after track pulled up* section I know
of in SA,
> > Victor Harbour - Granite Island is a great reminder that sometimes
a line
> > can be rebuilt.

Just a matter of interest.

Is it Victor <Harbor> or <Harbour>???



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