Re: Old Railway near Albury

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

Sam Patrikka (twocan@keira.hotkey.net.au) wrote:
: Recently driving between Albury and Corryong I saw the remains of an old
: railline and a old bridge crossing Lake Hume with just the piers left.
: Does anyone have info as to when this was built and where it went to?

This line went from Wodonga to Cudgewa.  My mum traveled on it in nov
1977.  I think the line was closed in the early 1980's.

The line went through a place called Tallangatta they had to move the 
town and the railway line when the Hume was filled in 1956 or 1958.

: Thanks



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