Re: Beyond Epping (VIC) or signs of optimism.

[G.Lambert@unsw.edu.au (Geoff Lambert)]

FirstName LastName <epa.epacoh@mesmtpse.ericsson.se> wrote:

>Difficult to say, all the track to Whittlesea except for a about 200m
>past the level crossing has been removed for many years as well.

>Is there some type of de-commissioning ceremony that officially takes
>the rails "off the books"?

It is my understanding that, in Victoria, the official closure is, or
was, by way of a Secretary's Branch official notice.  A Government
Gazette notice may be obligatory.

In NSW, it is my understanding that an Act or Regulation of Parliament
is required to close a line.  It's a bit of a pain in the bum doing
this and that appears to be the reason that so many lines in NSW
remain officially open on the books- mileage has hardly declined since
the peak of mid-century, whereas Victoria is down to about two-thirds
(?).

Geoff Lambert


>David Johnson wrote:
>> 
>> Cameron wrote:
>> 
>> > e)  Are the signs, paintwork and barriers necessary due to the fact that
>> > that the rails are still there?
>> 
>> Maybe the line was never closed?
>> 
>> --
>> David Johnson
>> CityRail Guard
>> trainman@ozemail.com.au
>> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/