Re: (NT) Larrimah preservation group?

["John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>]

 > All of the line remained intact to Birdum and I
> traveled alongside some years after the NAR closed and
> sections of it were in good condition but there were
> dodgy bits.  Some of the steel sleepers were showing
> signs of corrosion.  The line lay unused for years and
> is located in substantial rainfall country, so I guess
> there had to be problems whatever the axle loading.


That's interesting, I didn't know NAR had steel sleepers.  Were they used
the entire length?


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John McCandless
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