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Re: Wondabyne Siding
- Subject: Re: Wondabyne Siding
- From: craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)
- Date: 25 Nov 1999 13:18:23 +1100
- Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
- Organization: Lios - Children of the Light - May the Schwartz be With You
- References: <81i47m$o5h$1@nnrp1.deja.com>
In <81i47m$o5h$1@nnrp1.deja.com> Richie Dulin <richie_dulin01@my-deja.com> writes:
>I travelled by train to and from Gosford over the last
>day. I noticed Wondabyne station (which I'd visited a
>few years ago) and the quarry.
>Was there a siding at Wondabyne serving the quarry?
>(surely, yes)
Yes, and it's still in use.
>The quarry still seems to be in use - how do they
>get the stone out now? (carry it over the railway
>to the river??)
It's hauled by rail to somewhere, then loaded onto road vehicles. There is
no road access other than by fire trails to the Wondabyne quarry site.
Regards,
Craig.
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