Re: Tasrail buys EBR

John Dennis (jdennis@acslink.net.au)
Tue, 07 Apr 1998 02:37:11 GMT

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>This Information Bulletin is to advise all Tasrail employees that today ATN
>has signed an Agreement to purchase the rail section of Emu Bay Railway
>(EBR) for 7.8 million.
Very interesting ... I wonder whether I can get myself to the West
Coast in the next month or some last photos.

>TRACK
>EBR's track covers 134 kilometres and travels over some extremely
>mountainous terrain. It is approximately 70% steel sleepered and contains
>many large bridges constructed of permanent materials. The track is in
>similar condition to Tasrail but, unlike our track it is almost continuously
>jointed.

What does "continuously jointed" mean. Not welded?

I wonder what they will do with the locos. Include them with
Tasrail's existing fleet, or keep them captive on the (ex) EBR?

Cheers...JD
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