Re: Mildura Trains

["John Wayman" <trecker@optusnet.com.au>]

Are you serious? Reinstating the line from Yea to Alexandra would involve
replacement of substantial bridges over the Yea and Goulburn Rivers and
their associated flood plains! There is no chance at all of restoring that
section of line for a preserved railway.

You could always go fishing at the points where the line crossed those
rivers, they are amongst Victoria's premier trout fishing streams. You could
dream of trains past whilst waiting for a bite. Be careful of what you
dangle! :0)

Cheers
John Wayman

"Keith Holley" <Mailman@netscape.net.au> wrote in message
3b07a6d1.449921@news.netspace.net.au">news:3b07a6d1.449921@news.netspace.net.au...
> On 13 May 2001 08:47:29 +0200, Paul Dwerryhouse
> <paul+usenet@dwerryhouse.com.au> wrote:
>
> >"Peter Berrett" <pberrett@optushome.com.au> writes:
> >
> >>Hasn't the rail line been torn up?
> >
> >Yep.
> >
> >--
> >Paul Dwerryhouse (paul@dwerryhouse.com.au)
> >Amsterdam, The Netherlands.    <---- current location
> >Melbourne, Australia.
>
>
> There no way that line can be put back in unless someone is going to
> spend at lot of money.   The road has been straighten in several
> places and lowered  leaving the trackbed  hight and dry  plus you will
> have to fight the Rail to Trail people  as well.  The  Cheviot Tunnel
> still has the rails layed, Mansfield Station has several section still
> in place as for rest it all gone.  Around Cheviot you can drive along
> the track bed and if you are game drive through the tunnel.
>
> If any section that could be put back in  it would be the Yea to
> Alexandra section
>
> Keith