Re: (NT) Larrimah preservation group?

[Tell <telljb@net01.ozemail.com.au>]

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


Steel sleepers from Darwin to Pine Creek, timber and
steel (mostly timber) from Pine Creek to Katherine,
steel sleepers from Katherine to Birdum.

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