Re: Life after death

[pcc@ocean.com.au (Les Brown)]

markbau1@aol.comQQQQyuk (MarkBau1) wrote in aus.rail:

><<<<<<<MarkBau1 wrote:
>> 
>> Ararat to Avoca
>> 
>Was Ararat to Avoca actually lifted or was it just closed for a while?
>
>
>Barry Campbell>>>>>>>>
>
>You may be right, I photographed the point sleepers for the junction at Ben
>Nevis in the early 80's. 
>
It was never lifted. When it was closed in 1959 the track was left in
place precisely because Portland was being extensively developed as a
major export centre which would require the use of the line for oats
traffic.

Les Brown