Re: Number Of Platforms At CBD Stations

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

Barry Campbell wrote:

> Assuming the line was to use the existing North Sydney station, the only
> bits of the alignment I know of were the tram tracks on the Eastern side of
> the bridge passing through the parallel Milsons Point  station which was
> altered to have ramps which brought the trams up to platform level. The line
> then crossed the roadway on a bridge which took it to Nth Syd station. As
> the line was only used by trams, they did not actually enter the station bt
> took to the streets at that point. The bridge was demolished in the
> seventies (i think) inc onnection with roadworks. However, my point is that
> this is only the alignment for another pair of track across the bridge.
> North of Nth Syd are four track tunnels and in places 4 track reservations
> but was there ever any alignment reserved outside a mere expansion of the
> existing corridor.

There is an unused tunnel which goes from Platform 2 up and over the up Shore
line.  I took a photo of it a few years ago, which appeared on the front cover
of the Railway News.

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David Johnson
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