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"drawbridge" crossings of cane lines over QR
- Subject: "drawbridge" crossings of cane lines over QR
- From: Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 10:48:40 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: Macquarie University, NSW, Australia
I am looking for information about the locations of the "drawbridge"
crossings (replacing former diamond crossings) where sugar cane lines
cross Queensland Rail tracks. Apparently complete lengths of
cane-railway track can be lowered to pass across the QR tracks when
required, but are otherwise lifted out of the way.
A complete list of such locations would be ideal, but just a sample
would be better than nothing. I realise that individual cases have been
mentioned from time to time in journals like Light Railways, but I am
hoping for a more consolidated source.
Any information about how these crossings actually work would also be
valuable.
Can anyone help, please?
Thanks in advance
Eddie Oliver