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Re: Picton-Mittagong Loop Line Re-opens?

Subject: Re: Picton-Mittagong Loop Line Re-opens?
From: Malcolm Purvis <malcolmpurvis@optushome.com.au>
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2001 10:33:39 GMT
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>>>>> "Matthew" == Matthew Geier <matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au> writes:

Matthew> The line south of Buxton isnt fit for traffic anyway, it has suffered
Matthew> a bit of erosion in places. Nothing a few full balast hoppers, a
Matthew> tamper and a balast regulator couldn't fix in a few days.

Is this true all the way to Mittagong?  I've wondered on occasion just how
practical it would be for the RTM to reopen the loop and run its tours along
it instead of the main line.

Malcolm

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