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Re: Short Lived Lines (Was Old rail line near Foster Victoria)

Subject: Re: Short Lived Lines (Was Old rail line near Foster Victoria)
From: dbromage@omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: 14 Dec 1998 23:13:20 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Customer of OzEmail/Access One Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia
References: <913536595.667427@mail.1earth.net> <751nrp$qtj$1@news1.mpx.com.au> <36749ed6.0@139.134.5.33> <36750125.46912872@news.ocean.com.au>

Les Brown (pcc@ocean.com.au) wrote:
> "John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com> wrote in aus.rail:

> >Other branches were to Barry's Beach and a 2'6" horse drawn tramway from

> Railway branch lines don't seem to stay open for long these days.
> Barry Beach was open only from 8th April 1969 and was closed, when?
> about 1982?

1993. It was the loss of the oil traffic which killed the South Gippsland
line.

Cheers
David

References:
- Old rail line near Foster Victoria
  - From: "Twocan" <twocan1@yahoo.com>
- Re: Old rail line near Foster Victoria
  - From: "Sandy Tanner's Household" <tanner@mpx.com.au>
- Re: Old rail line near Foster Victoria
  - From: "John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com>
- Short Lived Lines (Was Old rail line near Foster Victoria)
  - From: pcc@ocean.com.au (Les Brown)

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