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Old 17-01-2024, 08:33 PM   #181
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Old 17-01-2024, 08:37 PM   #182
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The Coupe with South Austrailian Railways 620 Class Locomotive

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Old 17-01-2024, 08:53 PM   #184
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Commonwealth Railways NM Class on an Evening test train before going back into service
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SMC1 aka The Coffee Pot with an XR
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Bloody Volvo driver. Tipper truck sitting on the crossing.
Luckily no one was seriously injured on the train.

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There has been a spate of them lately
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A new rail trail for 13.4 km is open Casino to Bentley.
Additional section Bentley to Lismore predicted to be open by Xmas.
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A new rail trail for 13.4 km is open Casino to Bentley.
Additional section Bentley to Lismore predicted to be open by Xmas.
Umm, NSW government, all the red tape and hoopla, would that be Christmas 2035 ?
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Old 26-03-2024, 05:39 PM   #194
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Have a look at echo.net.au

A great no of state federal local pollies attached themselves to the opening

Rereading it appears built by local council with some funding state and feds perhaps

It’s sad the trains don’t run anymore but this the next best use
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