Re: Re-opening of Mudgee line.

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

David Bromage wrote:

> Rob Kearey (r.kearey@mailbox.uq.edu.au) wrote:
> > David Bromage wrote:
> > > This is part of the state government funding for the line. More to the
> > > point, I hope they put in a concrete bridge. We can't have any rogue truck
> > > drivers burning down another one.
>
> > Say what? Have I missed some interesting gossip?
>
> Hang on, I may be thinking of another line. I think the bridge loss on
> the LVR was a washaway. There was some other bridge rumoured to have been
> burnt down by a truck driver to make sure the railway couldn't do any
> freight haulage.

The burnt down bridge was just North of Holmwood in the Blayney-Cowra section.
Photos of it on fire can be seen at the LVR's web site at
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~lvrcowra   The flood damage was at Mandurama (I think).

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David Johnson
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