Re: Disused NSW lines

[ROY HOWARTH <rhowarth@tig.com.au>]

Any rebuilding of the Nyngan to Bourke line would doubtless have to 
follow a completely new deviation out of town to prevent any more 
"exercises" reoccurring.

What with roads reclaiming formations, burnt out bridges, army bombing 
drills, etc etc etc, methinks any potential operators are going to need 
VERY deep pockets to have the proverbial "snowflakes chance in hell" of 
getting any lines up & running. Wish them luck, but....

Roy H

stephen@midac.com.au (stephen) wrote:
>On Tue, 17 Nov 1998 04:03:48, David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> 
>wrote:
>
>> Familly wrote:
>> 
>> > What about Dubbo to Bourke??
>> 
>> In the 1990 Nyngan flood, the Army blew the crap out of the railway line to ease
>> flooding.  There used to be a long (2 km?) viaduct at the Bourke end which is
>> completely gone.
>> 
>> --
>> David Johnson
>> CityRail Guard
>> trainman@ozemail.com.au
>> http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
>> 
>> 
>
>I seem to recall seeing this on the local TV news when it was blown up
>and I was living at Narromine. 
>
>If my memory serves me correctly it was an army "exercise" some time 
>after the Nyngan flood. The justification being that it would help 
>avoid a repeat in the future. (It also sealed the future of the Bourke
>line - but who could be worried about that!!)
>
>Regards,
>
>Stephen