Re: Lines never opened

[Michael <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Hi,

I have been considering for a while, a bike ride along the formation of
both the Rosstown Railway, and the outer circle, does much of it still
exist, so far as being able to ride down it, and not having to divert via
ugly residential/other areas? 

Regards
Michael


Exnarc said on 30-Sep-1999 in <7sudtc$i0m$1@otis.netspace.net.au>:

>Doncaster (never built but work started at Victoria Park).
> Rosstown Railway, (opened but never saw a revenue train).
>
>Bob.
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>Steven Hurst <hurste@primus.com.au> wrote in message
>938605987.643942@diddley.primus.com.au">news:938605987.643942@diddley.primus.com.au...
>> Have always though that this is nessecary, but never see it happening!
>>
>>
>> Cam <ctmelb@zip.com.au> wrote in message
>> 37F1873F.1991B92B@zip.com.au">news:37F1873F.1991B92B@zip.com.au...
>> > How about this line.
>> > Vic Super Outer Outer Ring Rail
>> > Start in Williamstown and make tracks for Sunshine and then take the
>> > existing line ( Currently Goods ) to Broadmeadows (VIC). then use
>> > the 
>old
>> > Military line to take it east towards the Upfield line.  Connecting
>> > in anywhere, Travel north to about Somerton then turn east again and
>> > follow Cooper st until you link up with Epping.  Use the old Epping
>> > to 
>Whittlesea
>> > line between Epping & South Morang then head down into the Gorge and
>> follow
>> > the Plenty River into Greensborough.  Use the Greensborough to
>Montmorency
>> > section before peeling off to the east, after Monty.  Now carefully
>track
>> > through the green belt that will never allow a major road through
>> > it, 
>and
>> > head towards Ringwood.  Follow the new Scoresby Freeway ( Just like
>> > East Doncaster was going to ) all the way down to Frankston via
>> > Kananook, 
>with
>> > connections at all the current lines including the Newly extended
>> > Glen Waverly Line that now T-instersect with VSOORR.
>> >
>> > There you have it. A line which will never be opened.
>> >
>> > Do you think its practical?  How big will the sprawl be in 30 years
>time.
>> > Especially out north.
>> >
>> > Cam.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Roderick Smith wrote:
>> >
>> > > As at 30.6.1929, the lines in Victoria which had been authorised,
>> > > but 
>on
>> > > which construction had not started, were:
>> > >
>> > > Casterton - Nangeela
>> > > Mildura - Gol Gol
>> > > La La Siding - Big Pat's Creek
>> > > Orbost - Brodribb
>> > >
>> > > --
>> > > Regards
>> > > Roderick Smith
>> > > Rail News Victoria Editor
>> >
>> >
>> >
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