Re: NSW country rail lines upgrade

[Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

Garry Hoddinett wrote:
>
> To rebuild the railway from Michelago to Cooma the four crossings over the
> Monaro Highway to the south have to be rebuilt.  At all four locations the
> track has been bull dozed for at least 20 metres both sides of the highway
> and the warning lights have also been removed.  Further the highway has been
> realigned so that instead of crossing the railway at close to the
> perpendicular it is now at a skew angle.  This may have some road safety
> implications if the railway is reinstated.  The bridge over the Numerella
> River at Chakola would also have to be repaired (I think the poor state of
> this bridge was the excuse for closing the line).  I went through this area
> last week in a bus - sigh -  it just does not compare to the late lamented
> Cooma Mail!


Aye but it would be easy to build and earth/platform bridge thingy (like
the one at Moorebank rd) and have the rails underneath.

rgds