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Re: old lines

Subject: Re: old lines
From: "Trevor Edmonds" <trevor_edmonds@dingoblue.net.au>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 11:09:22 +1100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
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John Wayman wrote...

> At least some of the lines are probably no longer legally railways. Some
> sections of the Tumbarumba line are now officially part of a State Forest.
>
>  I don't know what law there is to prevent you trolleying a line in state
> forest apart from the fact that it may be illegal to remove any vegetation
> from the overgrown route!

NSW Rail Safety Act 1993 No 50 Part 2 Division 1 11(2) states:

"A person who operates a railway is guilty of an offence unless the person
is an accredited operator of that railway."

The definition of railway and operator in the act are very broad. If you
build 10ft of track in your back yard and run a fettlers trolley on it, you
are in breach of the act, and liable for a fine and/or imprisonment. Running
a trolley on ANY disused railway line, whether the line is legally open or
closed will land you in a heap of trouble if you are caught.

Trevor

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