Down - Longlea to Strathfieldsaye Gallery


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From Longlea Lane.

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Replica Marker Post 93.

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The Parish Boundary with Axe Creek bridge ahead.

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Today's Axe Creek bridge.


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From the bridge into a cutting.

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Occupation Crossing.

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Towards Hodge's Lane and RMSP 63 location.

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Hodge's Lane P.C.R. Crossing.


RMSP No.63

Rail Motor Stopping Place No.63.


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Crossing Hodge's Lane with intact cattle pit beams.

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The Down side of Hodge's Lane that the Rail Trail avoided.

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Back on the track bed.

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The curve near Marker Post 94.


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Further around the curve.

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Replica Marker Post 94.

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A kangaroo caught in mid flight.

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The cutting leading to Bennetts Road P.C.R. Crossing.


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The top of the grade before Bennetts Road. Effectively all downhill from here.

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Bennetts Road P.C.R. Crossing.

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A bridge ahead.

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Today's unidentified watercourse bridge.


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This telephone pole was not quite removed.

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A cutting to the top of a rise.

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Replica Marker Post 95.

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The tree, and the kink, came after line closure.


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Another bridge coming up.

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Today's unidentified watercourse bridge.

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Low cutting to the top of another rise.

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The bank leading to Somerset Park Road P.C.R. Crossing.


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Replica Marker Post 96.

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Somerset Park Road P.C.R. Crossing.

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Another cutting.

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There was a 5 x 11' openings (16.77m) bridge here and the road was closed by the line.


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The North end of the closed road became Manning Court.

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The closed road to the South became Binks Road at the intersection with Trottong Terrace.

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End of last cutting before Wilkie Road P.C.R. Crossing.

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Continuing through car park to cross Wilkie Road and enter Strathfieldsaye Station.


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