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Re: Silverton

The answer had been only 1 m from my keyboard.  I have a copy of ARA's 1999
yearbook.
The main entry reads: Silverton Rail, a division of Silverton Tramway
Company Limited, with a footnote Silverton Tramway Company is a subsidiary
of Transcorp Pty Ltd.
The accompanying photos show locos with the only word appearing being
Silverton; the caption commences 'Silverton Rail utilises...'
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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Roderick Smith <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote in article 
> AFAIK, up to 1969 the company was Silverton Tramway Company and the
trading
> name was Silverton Tramway.
> When the national sg route was opened and the Broken Hill - Burns line
was
> closed, Silverton retained the rights for Broken Hill shunting, and went
> into trucking more, plus railway-maintenance work for contract.
> AFAIK it became Silverton Transport Industries; What was the trading
name?
> Today: What is the company name?  What is the trading name?