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Re: [VIC]outer loop line?




"John Dennis" <jdennis@acslink.net.au> wrote in message
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> There is a park running along the alignment of the line from Hughesdale
> across Neerim Road towards Dandeong Road.  There is some signage in the
> area indicating the history, and some of the signs are shaped like the
> old suburban station name boards..
>
> When I was young I walked (or rode on my bike) over that formation
> often, Hughesdale to East Malvern.  The old level crossing over
> Dandenong Road was easy to spot back in the early 60s (it's at the
> bottom of the dip, between Poath and Murrumbeena Roads - I think there's
> are a car yard on the north side now).
>
> Of course, all that is from memories of almost 40 years ago (the best
> sort :-) and I don't live in the area any more, so might be totally
> wrong.

Sounds right to me. (I live a couple of km away and go that way reasonably
often).

Still easily visible in the Melway too.
See http://maps.ausway.com.au/ausway.cgi?CITY=MELBO&SPOT=69:C:5


Daniel
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Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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