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Re: 140 years of VR to Sunbury.

<<<<<<Can you recommend a book that might be available in the U.S. that
recounts the
history of and reasons for the continued existence of dual gauge trackage in
Australia and NZ?

Or, perhaps, just a simple explanation from you?>>>>>>

If you listen to the Irish Engineer he will say it was the Scottish Engineers
fault.

If you listen to the Scottish Engineer he will say it was the Irish Engineers
fault!

Basically, before federation the separate colonies were very insular. When rail
building started in Australia they simply never foresaw the day when travel
between the colonies might occur. In many ways NSW and Victoria were like
separate countries.

Same with Vic and SA, there are many stories about the fights over where
exactly the border was, or is. I assume it is now settled!

Mark.


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