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Re: North Australia Railway Mk1
- Subject: Re: North Australia Railway Mk1
- From: "John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 20:56:22 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
- References: <8qs9c1$d05$1@nnrp1.deja.com>
- Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:19815
i do remember seeing something about a preservation group doing something
between Larrimah & Birdum (the original terminus), but i don't know if
anything happened with it?
Anybody know?
> The closure of the Pine Creek mine and infrastructure damage caused by
> Cyclone Tracy prompted the closure of the 3'6" gauge line between
> Darwin and Larrimah in 1974.
>
> Was the line pulled up, or is it still largely intact? Was any of the
> line retained for tourist/preservation operations?
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John McCandless
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn...
Cloncurry Qld Au
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