Re: Warragul line (Vic) questions

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Chris Younger (chris@silas-1.cc.monash.edu.au) wrote:
> The line between Bunyip and Longwarry is the only section of single track
> but by the look of it it once was dual track.  Does anyone know why this
> section was made single track?

IIRC, it was never double track. Provison was made when the line was
doubled in the 50s, but some infrastructure (bridges?) would not permit
this section to be doubled.

> The line between Drouin and Warragul is often on split levels.  It looks
> like one track is the original track with cuttings and embankments and
> a bridge over it in one place to avoid a level crossing.  The other
> track looks like it was added on afterwards and someone decided that
> it could follow the natural contours and have a level crossing where the
> other track didn't.  Does anyone know why it doesn't follow the other
> track more closely?

As above, the line was doubled in the 50s. The up line is not as steep in
most sections, being kinder to loaded briquette trains.

Cheers
David