Re: Visitor help, please

Derek Woodlands (kingpin@zip.net.au)
Mon, 04 Aug 1997 09:46:21 GMT

On Sun, 03 Aug 1997 01:58:21 GMT, gogle@direct.ca (Gary Ogle) wrote:

> Hello, I will be visiting Australia in September and October and would
> appreciate some information.
>
> Can anyone suggest a place or two in the greater Sydney area to
> observe and photograph trains? Not just the commuter and other
> passenger trains, but freight services as well. How much freight
> business is there, in terms of trains per day? Is there enough that I
> could just go sit near the tracks and something would come along
> fairly soon? Where are the locomotive shops and marshalling yards
> located?

Well, if you want some nice scenery and a fair few trains, head up to
Brooklyn (Hawkesbury River station), which is to the north of Sydney,
and set yourself up near the bridge over the river. There you will
see both freight and passenger services.

Catchya

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