Re: Unusual goods (NSW)

["Robert Parnell" <rparnell@netspace.net.au>]

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Rod Gayford <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au> wrote in message
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> I saw something about Austrac hauling granite blocks from around Cowra for
> export to Italy.
>
This happened sporadically, last year, but definitely not via the west - the
Cowra -Blayney line has not reopened yet.

Robert Parnell
Rail Access/Argus Telecommunications Technician, Electronics Enthusiast,
Lachlan Valley Railway Director,  NSW HO scale railway modeller
E-mail:<rparnell@netspace.net.au>Robert Parnell



> Cheers
> RJG
> Scott Beecham <snoa@ezeelynx.com.au> wrote in message
> Z2Ny3.13$jX.197049@news0.optus.net.au">news:Z2Ny3.13$jX.197049@news0.optus.net.au...
> > While waiting for a train at Blacktown station this afternoon I saw what
I
> > think is rather unusual goods. Among the usual containers etc there were
> > very large pieces of solid stone, strapped to a low bed carriage. I
didn't
> > get the number of the single engine that was pulling the train but it
went
> > past Blacktown station at around 5 pm heading towards Sydney?. My
> questions:
> > What were the huge stones and where might they have come from? and
lastly
> > I'm a tad new to this train thing so excuse my incorrect wording.
> >
> >
>
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