Re: Reopened stations

["Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>]

Mark Cauchi <mark.cauchi@med.monash.edu.au> wrote in message
37E0A184.47FA@med.monash.edu.au">news:37E0A184.47FA@med.monash.edu.au...
> Exnarc wrote:
>
> > > Alamein????
> >
> > Wasn't Alamein named after the battle of El Alamein where Romell was
turned
> > back???
> >
> > If so how could it have closed and re-opened???
> >
> > The line wasn't extended beyond Ashburton until after WW11, the original
> > Outer Circle Line didn't have a station anywhere along there, Ashburton
was
> > originally called Norwood I think and was a crossing loop, the next
station
> > was Waverley, (later called Waverley Road), the next Oakleigh.
> >
> > Just as apoint of interest the pub at Oakleigh (since yuppised) is
called
> > the 'Oakleigh Junction Hotel' a reminder of Oakleigh's Outer Circle
> > connection.
> >
> > Bob.
>
> Sorry for the confusion Bob.  What I was really trying to say in
> highlighting Alamein, was that the extension from Ashburton to the new
> terminal at Alamein happened in 1948 and to my knowledge was never
> closed at any time after that.  I was really questionning the original
> poster as to why he had included it in his group of re-opened stations.
>
> Mark Cauchi

Yes I know that Mark, I posted the wrong mail, I should have deleted your
post, (I was agreeing with you).

Bob.