Re: Hand Operated Gates - Flemington Racecourse Line

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: > Boom gates Ascot Vale road 23/7/1997.

: Thanks, I had the month and year, but didn't know the day :)

Well it was done over 3 days, but that is the date from the weekly notice.

Made the Flemington Racecourse line come back to life.  After the goods
finished there were only about 15-20 days a year when trains ran on the line,
now there are about 90-100 passenger train days a year, and about another
200 empty car train days.  So about 300 day a year when trains run.

About 1/2 of the passenger train days are for Melbourne University exams.

A pitty the hand gates went, but good to see the line being used a lot
of the time now.

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Chris Gordon
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