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Re: Cleaning Ballast - Why do they need to do this?

Subject: Re: Cleaning Ballast - Why do they need to do this?
From: "Notagunzel" <notagunzel@bigfoot.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 17:30:43 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail,misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
Organization: Terrible Trains Corp.
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Reply-To: "Notagunzel" <notagunzel@bigfoot.com>

Michael Walker <walker@hotkey.net.au> wrote in message
936707047.847014@diddley.primus.com.au">news:936707047.847014@diddley.primus.com.au...

> Does anyone know if the weed spraying train still exists in Victoria? If
> not, what is done to kill weeds along the right of way? I noticed
> Greensborough has a nice growth at the moment!

Last time I saw it, the weed spraying train consisted of a big rigid truck,
fitted with hy-rail wheels, and a big tank on the back.  In the metro area,
AFAIK spraying is done at night.

--
Mr Notagunzel.
Rail Transportation Connoisseur.
notagunzel@bigfoot.com
(Waiting for the next move at http://www.bigfoot.com/~notagunzel)

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