Re: Tenders for Mt Gambier line

[lbrown2@bigpond.com (Brown Family)]

On Tue, 20 Feb 2001 05:21:04 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
Bromage) wrote:

>James C. (james_ccj@optusnet.com.au) wrote:
>
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>> > IIRC, there is some condition that the line has to remain Broad Gauge for
>> > the Limestone Coast Tourist Railway.  This would veto any ideas to gauge
>> > convert the line
>
>> Yes, that's right according to last edition of Track and Signal.
>
>> So if the new operator convert the line into SG do they have to convert
>> those Redhens into BG as well?
>
>The Red Hens are actually very easy to convert. I don't know if this was a
>design specification or just luck.
>
>Cheers
>David

No need to convert the Limestone Railway to SG, just convert Heywood
to Mt Gambier. I suspect there was more traffic to MtG from Victoria
in BG days than from SA.

Les Brown