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Re: Duck river Sidng

Subject: Re: Duck river Sidng
From: "Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 03:33:29 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
References: <c%R86.3846$65.22884@newsfeeds.bigpond.com> <940tff$2cs$1@nnrp1.deja.com> <3A647297.BE26B86B@ozemail.com.au> <3A65592E.A436A730@pnc.com.au>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:28804


"BEE EFF" <mcreely@pnc.com.au> wrote in message
3A65592E.A436A730@pnc.com.au">news:3A65592E.A436A730@pnc.com.au...
> The Duck River Sdg.
>
> Led To BP as well as intermediate sidings at Cummins, Goodwins and in later
times Sims
> Metals.
>
> Parramatta Rd. level x-ing was protected  by 2 Guards who acted as flagmen,
then  they would
> shunt the sidings.  But apparently
> around  1975  there were actual gates to stop traffic as well, although they
were not there
> in the mid 80's


Shunters too in the 90's. They often used their flags or hand lamps on the
cars of errant drivers.

References:
- Duck river Sidng
  - From: "Philip Shortus" <Shortus@bigpond.com>
- Re: Duck river Sidng
  - From: maikha_l@hotmail.com
- Re: Duck river Sidng
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: Duck river Sidng
  - From: BEE EFF <mcreely@pnc.com.au>

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