Re: (NT) Larrimah preservation group?

["Nic Doncaster" <nldoncas@cobweb.com.au>]

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In article <39ec5060.0@news.topend.com.au>, "John McCandless"
<johnmc@topend.com.au> wrote:


>  > 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?
>
IIRC they were used mainly to Pine Creek , with others put in south during
maintenance.

Large numbers went to Port Lincoln and Tasmania after AN recovered them, and
are still there in good condition.

Nic