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dalts 1985
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:49 pm
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ABC's Compass Program tonite had a program on Syd's. Rookwood Cemetery covering the Jewish, Islamic, Chinese & Catholic Sectors of the burial ground... Was quite an interesting program to watch...
Now, if sure, I've heard mention of guided tours over the years to this facility... But what interests me the most is, was the facility served by a rail connection, similar to Fawkner in Melb 
I'm sure I've heard mention of 3112 hauling trains to visit the old branch or some simular branch in urban Syd. with a mass Cemetery at the branches end...
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574M
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:52 pm
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42101 recently posted some pictures; one of them was the remains of the rookwood branch
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dalts 1985
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:57 pm
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| 574M wrote: | | 42101 recently posted some pictures; one of them was the remains of the rookwood branch |
Ahh hah, thanks Chris... I'll see if I can find them then...
Anyone have any more interesting information on the branches history...
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dat581
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:30 pm
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Have a look at nswrail.net
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neety
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 11:43 pm
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| dalts 1985 wrote: |
Now, if sure, I've heard mention of guided tours over the years to this facility... But what interests me the most is, was the facility served by a rail connection, similar to Fawkner in Melb
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Yes. I have some photos of it on my website:
http://fang.omni.com.au/trains/Rookwood.html
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Alamein_Line
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dasher
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 8:59 am
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Rookwood actually contained 4 platforms in its heyday for funeral trains.
I didn't come here looking for trouble, I just came to do the RP shuffle... break it down...
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NSWRTM123
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Spletsie
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 11:51 pm
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A book called Sydneys' Forgotten Park and Rural Railways contains quite a bit of information as well as photos of the Rookwood Line.
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Syd3642
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:47 pm
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01ltd organised 3112 for a tour to Rookwood Cemetery back in 2006. But due too problems 4918 took over the train. I was on this tour and it was interesting.
But I would too recomment John Oakes's Book 'Sydneys Forgotten Park and Rural Railways'.
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dasher
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 3:59 pm
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ALL of John Oakes' books are worth a read!
There are some fascinating nuggets of gold in all of them.
I didn't come here looking for trouble, I just came to do the RP shuffle... break it down...
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