Re: Woomera

["Trig Lycerides" <Trig.Lycerides@bigpond.com>]

hold on a minute fellas.  we fought a war against Saddam Hussein.  A good
few of the refos are coming from Iraq.  Would you like your missus or
girlfriend to have her clitoris cut off?  that is what the Taliban do in
Afghanistan..  It would be better if these folk stayed at home and made a
concerted effort to get rid of the fuckwits that run these countries.  Would
I have it if I was there - probably not - I'd run away most likely.  Would
you have the courage if you were there, or would you run away too?

just think about it.
"Tell" <telljb@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> What town are you referring to, Pimba which is the
> junction for the abandoned line or Woomera "railway
> station" itself.?  Folks who are not aware, Woomera can
> not be seen from the TAR line at Pimba, it is North of
> the Trans way over a long rising ridge.
>
> Last time I looked and photographed (some years ago)
> the rails were still in place from the apex of the
> Pimba triangle to Woomera Station which was being used
> by the Yanks for unloading road hauled goods for their
> now deserted Narrunga "spy" station at Island Lagoon
> which was accessed by a turnoff between Pimba and
> Wirrappa sidings.
>
> The so called "technical" section of the line continued
> on past Woomera Station through a military check point
> and disappeared towards very large buildings in the
> distance.  This part of the line was referred to as the
> "technical" area and the Commonwealth Railways Train
> Order Regulations (Page 64 4a) state, "That part of the
> Woomera spur line between Woomera Stores Siding and the
> technical area is worked under local arrangements with
> one unit under power."
>
> The spur line from Pimba to Woomera was overgrown and
> well and truly washed out in places.  It has not been
> used since the mid seventies, my 1976 Trans Australian
> Line working time table does not even mention Woomera.
>
> There is/was some ancient rolling stock at Pimba minus
> running gear and used for storage by at least one
> private individual.
>
> ....Tell
>
>
> >"Trig Lycerides" <Trig.Lycerides@bigpond.com> wrote:
>
> > As of June 2000 it was, and there was a louvered van parked in a siding
just
> > outside town.  As to when it was last used, I couldn't say.
> >
> >
> > "Simon Barber" <simjbarb@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> > 3a9c9908$0$25465$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3a9c9908$0$25465$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > > A couple of questions.
> > >
> > > 1.     Is the rail line from Pimba to Woomera still in existence?
> > > 2.    When was it last used?
> > >
> > >
> >
>