Re: Can NRs run to griffith?

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

stephen <stephen@turboweb.splat.spam.net.au> wrote in message
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> As one who grew up near the Temora - Griffith line, I recall it Silver
> City Comet coming past enroute to Broken Hill via Roto when the line
> was closed (flooded?) west of Parkes. As I recall the Indian Pacific
> also used the Narranderra - Griffith - Roto route at the same time.
>
> These days, of course, rail passengers just get shunted onto road
> busses.

It would have been handy on the first run of the Countrylink Broken Hill
train, which was prevented from proceeding past Parkes by the freight
derailment at Kiakatoo (sp?). The I.P. was terminated at BHQ and passengers
were bussed.

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