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Re: Line beyond......
- Subject: Re: Line beyond......
- From: "Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:40:47 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Telstra BigPond Internet Services (http://www.bigpond.com)
- References: <8q91q0$14p$1@nnrp1.deja.com>
- Reply-To: "Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:19120
<maikha_l@hotmail.com> wrote in message 8q91q0$14p$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8q91q0$14p$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> To all.
>
> I'm a little curious about a few sections of track in NSW.
>
> 1. Is there any track beyond Nowra (Bombardary or something)? I know
> it's not electrified beyond Dapto.
<snip>
An all metal Whipple truss bridge was built across the Shoalhaven River at
Nowra in 1879-81 and was intended for a railway to the South Coast. This
bridge has been used as a highway bridge ever since. See pages 42 & 43 of
Don Fraser's book "Briges Down Under" the history of railway underbridges in
New South Wales published by ARHS NSW Division 1995.
I would recommend that you beg, borrow, buy or steal a copy of this book, a
great source of information to inspire a young mind.
Ted