> So my question is was there ever track and points on the southern leg since
> the new main went in? Was it ever actually a real triangle? and if it was,
> what was it used for?
No. When the new line went in, the old line was cut. That is why the north
leg was installed, to replace the south leg. Perhaps I had better do an ASCII
drawing.
<font="fixed">
Existing Setup:
/
/
- - - - - - - ]------\ | To Thirlmere
Picton Tunnel ] \ |
- - - - - - - ]-----\ \ |
<-- To Albury \ \ |
\ \ |
\ \ |
| | |
[Old Tunnel] | | |
| | |
/ / /
/ / /
Down Main / / /
-------------------/ / /
Up Main / /
--------------------/ /
Up/Down Loop line /
---------------------/
<-- To Picton
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Previous Setup: (Same scale)
/
/
/ To Thirlmere/Albury
/
/
/
/
/
/
---[Old Tunnel]------/
<-- To Picton
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Both Setups: (Same scale for comparison only)
/
/
- - - - - - - ]------\ /| To Thirlmere
Picton Tunnel ] \ / |
- - - - - - - ]-----\ \ / |
<-- To Albury \ \/ |
\ /\ |
X \ |
/| | |
---[Old Tunnel]------/ | | |
| | |
/ / /
/ / /
Down Main / / /
-------------------/ / /
Up Main / /
--------------------/ /
Up/Down Loop line /
---------------------/
<-- To Picton
-- David Johnson - Rail Services Authority trainman@ozemail.com.au trainman@railpage.org.au http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman