Re: Rail services return to Cooma

[Robert Harris <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

David Bennetts wrote:

> Some ten years after passenger services to Cooma were discontinued, the
> Cooma Monaro Railway group have restored a CPH railmotor and begun
> operating short weekend journeys from Cooma Station to a point three
> kilometres north of the station, where they have built a short platform.
> The opening day was Saturday 5 December.
>
> I spoke to Ian Robertson, President of the group yesterday about the
> operation and he informed me they have one local driver and some others
> available out of town.  They intend to operate each weekend, but this will
> be subject to crew being available.  At this stage they intend to operate
> each weekend in January.  They hope to operate to Bunyan, 9km north of
> Cooma very soon as the track is in good condition to that point.
>
> There has not been much publicity to date about the re-opening, though you
> can read a report from the ABC regional news at:
> http://www.abc.com.au/news/regionals/bega/monthly/regbeg-1dec1998-2.htm
>
> With all good wishes to the group in its new venture
>
> David Bennetts
> Canberra

Good to see. Hopfully they will do well and extend.

rgds