Re: Wellington N.S.W rail bridge

["William Ivery" <willivery@optusnet.com.au>]

If the bridge was closed the XPT would terminate at Orange and passengers
transfered to Stuart Town, Wellington and Dubbo by road.

The bridge itself is alright (its made of steel), the problem is that the
track is on wooden sleepers and there are white ants in them, hence the
speed restriction and dirversion of freight trains because they are too
heavy for the damaged sleepers.

William Ivery

"Chris Brownbill" <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Tom & Maria Jessop wrote:
>
> > it is also believed that XPT W27/28 also went via Parkes to Dubbo on
> > Thursday 22/03/01.
>
> I find that hard to believe.  Surely it would never get there and back in
anything like the time available to make a day return to Sydney.