Re: Sleepers & fencing on the Maribyrnong River

Leslie Brown (pcc@ocean.com.au)
Wed, 01 Apr 1998 11:09:06 GMT

krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel ) wrote in aus.rail:

>Noted on Sunday 29/03/98 on the Maribyrnong River line between the
>junction and Dynon road bridge was five passenger cars. They are
>"Goulburn", 2 x green and cream clerestory roof cars and 2 blue and
>yellow steel cars. I suspect that they are all sleepers. They have
>been fenced in with 2m high chainlink and a caravan and Kombi are also
>in this new compound. A power cable is connected to the cars.
>
>What's happening ????????
>
>Is the MRL closed ??? Are the cars and compound permanent or
>temporary. Does SteamRail have any involvment ????
>Can anyone identify all the cars ????

It's part of "The Bridge" arty-farty thingy. It's home to a group of
artists doing things like building a tower of toilet-bowls and living
under the Dynon road bridge. They have fenced of the track so I guess
no more trains will be running on the Maribyrnong River Line for quite
a while - if at all.

Les Brown