Re: Dorrigo Musuem

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (Terry Burton)]

P.Neeve@ens.gu.edu.au (Peter Neeve) wrote:
>Just wondering if anyone out there could enlighten me as to current 
>developments regarding the collection of rollingstock at Dorrigo.

>From what I understand, the collection belongs to a preservation group (I 
>forget the name) but is sitting on land purchased by Keith Jones (?).

>Is there any word as to what is going to happen to it, as it would seem a 
>terrible shame for it to be broken up as it (IMHO) such a large collection 
>and covers so much history, from early steam to diesel.

>An old guy I know reckoned it was all going to be sold off for scrap to Japan 
>when metal prices improve - it sounds like madness to me!
>TIA.


Funny you should ask that.
I asked the status of the Dorrigo line in this group
some 18 months or more ago and never got a reply.

Cheers

----Tell
Alice Springs NT