Re: New Tourist Rail

["michael pascoe" <bitsnpcs4you@ozemail.com.au>]

David R. Moyle wrote in message <7hk3fg$f3c$1@news1.mpx.com.au>...
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>The "Stringybark Express".
>
>Despite plans to turn the  Springhurst -Wahgunyah (Vic) line  into a major
>interstate  rail access and by-pass route, it is still hoped that  a local
>tourist rail initiative can be placed.
>
>Plans have included   a Restaurant  Service  (like Melbourne’s and Bendigo’
s
>tramcar restaurant operations), purpose-built  open touring carriages,
>classic road vehicles "on rail", and even horse-drawn   rail trams.
>
>The   tourist rail  initiative would operate partly  by including
>accredited franchisee  owner/operators as service providers.
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>As the line  has also been ear-marked for a "rail trail"  (walkies an'
such)
>placement,  the operators had hoped to include that facility along with a
>re-greening program.
>
>Allowing that the  major proposals come about, the  "Stringybark Express"
>operatives hope that some track running of the  tourist infrastructure
would
>be possible, but point  out  that  a new standard gauge  line would allow
>for the resumption of the old "Rutherglen Red" wine buffs special,
visiting
>steam outings, and other private ownership  passenger and tourist specials
>from anywhere on the interstate network.
>
>May 1999
>
>INFORMATION, OFFERS OF  INTEREST, ETC -
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>Stringybark Express - bigtreeco@telstra.easymail.com.au
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A Bypass route, what news of this does anyone know about? Last I heard it
was going to be a Railtrail.
A line upgrade to at least Wahgunya does have a lot of merit, with Uncle
Toby's and Tourism to Rutherglen.