Re: Tasrail: last train on NE line

Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au)
Fri, 30 May 1997 11:18:57 GMT

In article <338c5a7e.0@cheese.pcug.org.au> michal@canb.auug.org.au (Michael Lightfoot) writes:
>From: michal@canb.auug.org.au (Michael Lightfoot)
>Subject: Re: Tasrail: last train on NE line
>Date: 28 May 97 16:17:02 GMT

>In <528183346$Eddie.Oliver@efs.mq.edu.au>, Eddie.Oliver@efs.mq.edu.au (Eddie Oliver) writes:
>>Greg Rudd <greg@janus.law.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
>>
>>
>>There were more in bygone days. Consider cases such as Mount Hope,
>>Kurrajong, Morpeth ... and even Taralga.
>>
>> If they're only "services suspended", please show us the
>>tracks still in place!
>>
>Parts of the Taralga tracks are still in place, as are the tracks from
>Cooma to Bombala. Even the Yass Jcn to Yass tracks are still there!

There are now huge amounts of the Cooma - Bombala line missing.
All the level crossings have gone and there are large sections of line removed.
Large parts of the line near Bombala were removed to allow realignment of the
road, the same happened at Nimmitabel.

No way possible to run a train now.

cheers
MD

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Maurie Daly
Department of Communications Lab.
Canberra
Australia
mauried@commslab.gov.au
ph 6 2791331
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