Re: It's Academic

[Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>]

G'day,

jdennis@acslink.net.au wrote:

> Or was the scheduled "last train" abandoned, or cancelled?  That was
> certainly the case with Bairnsdale when I photographed what turned out to be
> the last passenger train leaving a day or two before the official last train.
>  Subsequent train(s) were cancelled due to fears of hijacking.

The last Cobram and Leongatha trains (the second time) ran as timetabled.  The
first time Leongatha was closed, I think there was a hijack.  Dunno about
Cobram.  There was certainly a hijack at Bairnsdale second time around.  The
Milly service was canned in what was later shown to be a sham to prevent a
hijack.  Dimboola and Ararat were similarly terminated short of the advertised
date to prevent a hijack.

Cobram and Leongatha have both lost pass services twice, but I don't think the
other stations on the list have.

Cheers,
CH.
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Craig Haber
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