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Re: Reopening NSW branch lines

Subject: Re: Reopening NSW branch lines
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 04:40:56 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
References: <JbIG2.9$tb.378962@news0.optus.net.au> <mauried.198.36EB58D1@commslab.gov.au> <36EBA613.418F36AB@ozemail.com.au>

David Johnson (trainman@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> Maurie Daly wrote:

> > >Queanbeyan - Bombala
> > Beyond Cooma , alot of this line simply doesnt exist anymore , neither does
> > the right of way, especially just north of Bombala Station,due to road works,

> That is irrelevant.  If the railways wanted to re-instate train services, the RTA would be responsible
> for making good their vandalism.

Not exactly vandalism as such, it was done with the permission of the SRA.
RTA agreed to restore the formation should the line ever be reopened, and
in the 70s and 80s nobody ever expected this to be even remotely possible.

VicRoads made a similar deal with MRPS over the Moorooduc Rd level
crossing many years ago. The deal they never expected to have to fulfil
cost them nearly $1 million. Since then, VicRoads only makes such deals on
expectation of the actual materials.

Cheers
David

References:
- Reopening NSW branch lines
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: Reopening NSW branch lines
  - From: mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
- Re: Reopening NSW branch lines
  - From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>

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