Re: Isolated Rail Lines

[John Cleverdon <johnc@cdi.com.au>]

"< Tell >" wrote:

> "Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote:
>
> > Chris has found the fairly-short railway conveying bauxite into Weipa.
> > AFAIK built in the 1960s.  It is still running.
>
> That is interesting.  I was told that rail up there has
> been replaced by road recently.
>

As of last September (when I was sent photos of two of their locos), there was
no mention of pending closure, and if it had been closed, I would expect to hear
details of these locos being up for sale. Remeber that one of them is only about
9 years old. I will get in touch with my contact.

John
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