Re: Toorak Station

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

John Dennis <jdennis@acslink.net.au> wrote in message
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> In article <7seen0$10rj$1@otis.netspace.net.au>,
>   "Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au> wrote:
>
> With, of course, a trailing crossover between the up and down through
> lines to allow down goods trains access.
>
> JD

Of cause!!!!!

Bob.
>
> > Memory whats that?
> >
> > There was a single line siding running up from the Up Through line on
> the up
> > end of Armadale Station to the yard at street level, (actually the
> ramp had
> > a fairly easy grade if memory serves me right? as the mainline drops
> away
> > down Toorak Bank towards the city).
> >
> > Bob.
> >
> > Alleyn Boucher <bantrade@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
> > 37ea9238.1952862@news.alphalink.com.au">news:37ea9238.1952862@news.alphalink.com.au...
> > > How was the yard accessed from the main?
> > > On Thu, 23 Sep 1999 02:23:04 +1000, "Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >David Langley <del@ancc.com.au> wrote in message
> > > >37E773EB.2687B312@ancc.com.au">news:37E773EB.2687B312@ancc.com.au...
> > > >> Jack Frost wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> > At the Caulfield end of Platform 1 at Toorak is a tower
> structure
> > that
> > > >> > connects the platform and the road above. It is not in use.
> What is
> > > >> > it?
> > > >> > TIA
> > > >>
> > > >> It was a parcels/goods lift and connected the goods yard (where
> the
> > > >> parcels office was) with the passenger station. Don't forget the
> goods
> > > >> yard here was at street level. Parcels coaches from Dandenong and
> > > >> Frankston would use the up through lines and clear parcels to
> Melbourne
> > > >> for on forwarding..
> > > >>
> > > >> David.
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >God, (sorry David), it must be great to be young?
> > > >
> > > >David is right, (I am that old that I have actually shunted in that
> > Yard).
> > > >
> > > >The yard was electrified and received timber and Briquetes, it
> could only
> > be
> > > >accessed from the Through Lines and the Down Dandenong Goods would
> > alternate
> > > >every other day, (not sure of the actual days of the week) one day
> it
> > would
> > > >run via the Local Lines and shunt at Malvern, the next day it would
> run
> > via
> > > >the Through lines and shunt Toorak.
> > > >
> > > >I would suggest that the reason the yard was at street level would
> have
> > had
> > > >some connection with the original level of the line before the 3rd
> (later
> > > >4th) line was added?
> > > >
> > > >The tower as suggested would have been for parcel traffic being
> lifted to
> > > >and from street level.
> > > >
> > > >Bob.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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> John Dennis
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