Re: Pinaroo Line

[me@here.home (Peter Homann)]

On Tue, 10 Nov 1998 10:03:54 +1000, sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au
(Stuart Thyer) wrote:

>In article <727o3h$ut1$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, jdennis@acslink.net.au wrote:
>
>> It has been reported in sundry mags that the Pinaroo line is being converted
>> to SG.  I think September was mentioned.  I haven't seen any indication that
>> this has finished - or even started for that matter.
>> 
>> Does anyone know the status of the Tailem Bend-Pinaroo line?
>> --
>Friends who were at Pinnaroo said the yard has been converted to SG at the
>Tailem bend end of the yard, but the other end of the yard  has been left
>intact as BG.  Don't know what work has been done on the rest of the line
>but a guess would say that work is well underway.  
>It would be nice to see the PTC rerail the line through from the border to
>Pinnaroo as there are apparently silos at the Ouyen end that are
>curreently only serviced by non-existent BG services.
>

According to the just received Port Dock "Catchpoint", the project was
scheduled to be completed in late October.
Anyone got any updates based on fact? (eg eyewitness reports)

Cheers,

Peter.