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Re: Old Castle Hill branch

Subject: Re: Old Castle Hill branch
From: G.Lambert@unsw.edu.au (Geoff Lambert)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 06:33:25 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: University of New South Wales
References: <39EE86FB.E4D2BB9A@mailcity.com> <a8vH5.61$gG.7193@news0.optus.net.au> <jevH5.63$gG.7172@news0.optus.net.au>
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2000 05:01:03 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
Bromage) wrote:

>> Westmead to Castle Hill opened in 1923. Castle Hill to Rogans Hill opened
>> the following year. The entire line was closed in 1932 and lifted.
>
>This has to be one of the shortest lived branch lines in Australia's
>history.
>

You could try the Dunkeld to Penshurst branch, open for about 6 months
1889-1890.

Geoff Lambert

References:
- Old Castle Hill branch
  - From: Marvin The Martian <choochoo72@mailcity.com>
- Re: Old Castle Hill branch
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: Old Castle Hill branch
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)

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