Re: Old Darling Harbour goods line

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

jshugg@westpac.com.au wrote:

> Has this been noted previously?
>
> The short stretch of the old Darling Harbour freight line that was not
> used for the Light Rail (ie that runs from near Central, through a
> short tunnel as gauntlet track and then along an embankment for a few
> hundred metres) looks like it's being removed.  I had a snoop yesterday
> and the track had been either removed or graded over between the tunnel
> and near the Ultimo Rd bridge; and the Up track had definitely been
> removed from the bridge. Looks like a construction site. There was
> still a section of single track embedded in concrete though.
>
> Apologies if this is not news, but I thought it worth a mention.

That section of line is called Powerhouse Museum siding.  It was supposed to
remain intact to provide a rail connection to the Museum.  Only one track is
required.

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David Johnson
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