Re: Old Castle Hill branch

["Chris" <chrisc@fl.net.au>]

You dummy,

I know perfectly well where it went.
It branched off behind the former Westmead boys home and went up behind
Westmead hospital to the steam tram depot at North Parramatta (was CASE
tractor workshop until demolished to make way for Burger King in the new
development). Then it followed Old Winsdor Rd following the steam tram route
(except for a few diversions) to Castle Hill. It then continued along to
Rogans Hill where it terminated. It was originally planned to take it as far
as Dural. (another much earlier plan was to extend the Carlingford line to
Dural)

Using your logic, the Sydney to Parramatta line would still have 1855
bullhead and barlow rail. The Castle Hill line would have been upgraded if
the traffic increased .

Chris


"Bill Bolton" <billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org> wrote in message
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> "Chris" <chrisc@fl.net.au> wrote:
>
> > If the line was still in existence today the current roads would have
been
> > diverted so not to get in the way of the trains.
>
> You clearly have no idea of where the rails actually went or what
> construction standards were employed.
>
> > Remember the surrounding land was semi rual until the mid 1960's
> > before housing developments moved in. So it could have been easily done.
>
> Except there was no traffic to sustain the minimal railway that was
> there until even the 1940s.  You can't have it both ways...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bill
>
>