Re: Return of Its Academic!

[petan@NOSPAMion.com.au (PETer and susAN)]

On Sun, 19 Dec 1999 11:28:03 GMT, Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au> wrote:

>Kym Columbine wrote:
>> 
>> Got me there then.  My answer was based only on the Victorian Stations -
>> didn't know about the other state ones.  Other alternative is that they are
>> the last Station before the end of the double track?? Still doesn't account
>> for Lithgow though.
>> 
>> Kym
>> 
>> Chris Brownbill wrote in message <385C51A5.9CFC97AE@enternet.com.au>...
>> >Kym Columbine wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Q4.  Junee, Lithgow, Geelong, Gawler, Kangaroo Flat, Garfield,
>> Tallarook,
>> >> >Burwood (Vic), Toodyay
>> >>
>> >> End of Double Tracks
>> >
>> >Very very close - but needs to be a bit more specific.  As someone else has
>> >pointed out Wallerawang is the actual end of the double track, and many of
>> these
>> >stations aren't QUITE the end of the double track.
>
>Actually I'll give it to you - they are all the furthest station on each line to
>which you can travel from the State capital on a passenger train before reaching
>single track.  It works for Lithgow because Wallerawang has no passenger train
>service!  In the cases of Kangaroo Flat, Garfield, Tallarook, Burwood and
>Toodyay the double track continues up to but not into the next station (Bendigo,
>Bunyip, Seymour, Ashburton amd Northam respectively), whereas for Junee,
>Lithgow, Geelong and Gawler the double track continues right into the stations
>but ends soon thereafter.

I'll add the QLD stations to the list. Caboolture on QR's North Coast line is the end of double
track and Grandchester on the west although there are sections of double track past these two
locations.

Cheers
Peter Cokley
petan@ion.com.au