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Re: [Fwd: Level Crossings]
- To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
- Subject: Re: [Fwd: Level Crossings]
- From: "Tezza" <tezza@atinet.com.au>
- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 1998 09:50:41 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Up Yours!
- References: <3541FE25.7CFE6FCB@ozemail.com.au> <42914469$Eddie.Oliver@efs.mq.edu.au> <6i7084$mg8$1@nswpull.telstra.net> <354749EB.8C8930DD@ozemail.com.au> <3548A022.79A3@rta.nsw.gov.au>
David Mewett wrote in message <3548A022.79A3@rta.nsw.gov.au>...
>David Johnson wrote:
>> > Is the level crossing on Parramatta Road near James Ruse drive for the
>> > Carlingford line? I don't know. Is the Carlingford line classified as a
main
>> > line?
>> It is on the line from Clyde to Carlingford and Sandown. This is
considered to
>> be a branch line.
>Silly me, but I would have that having a level crossing on Parramatta
>Road would have been a big issue.
>David's point about the branch line raises the question of how often the
>crossing is in use.
What's worse is T104 going from Clyde to Sandown or back. The two bridges on
the Sandown side of Parramatta road have a 10KMH freight limit, so the train
ends up crawling over the road in either direction, to the obvious joy of
the car drivers stuck there.