Bridging the Murray : A Study of the Rail Crossings and Branch Lines Into NSW by McNicol, Steve / Woodland, Tony - 2010

Elizabeth, South Australia, Australia: Railmac Publications, 2010. 1st Edition . Soft cover. New/No Jacket. 240mm x 175mm x 12mm. 40 pages b/w photos - Bridging the Murray is a study of the rail crossings looking at the railway crossings and the various broad gauge branch lines as they ventured into NSW and also the SA bridges.This B5 40 B&W page book is a pictorial look at river crossings on the Murray river at Albury / Wodonga , Yarrawonga / Oaklands , Strathmerton / Tocumwal, Echuca / Moama / Deniliquin / Balranald , Kerang / Murrabit / Stony Crossing , Robinvale / Euston / Koorakee, Mildura / Yelta / Wentworth , Paringa / Renmark and Murray Bridge. The first railway bridge over the Murray River was built at Echuca in 1876-8, allowing the Bendigo to Echuca line to be joined to the privately-built Moama to Deniliquin Railway : extending the reach of the Victorian Railways system into the southern Riverina of New South Wales. Although the North-East Railway had reached Wodonga by 1871, it was… Read More