Another view of the 'Mt Lyell' bridge, top photo taken so long ago that the date wasn't recorded, shows one of Bill Cooper's Shays hauling a log train, while the December 2007 photo below shows a distinct lack of bridge!
Another view of the 'Mt Lyell' bridge, top photo taken so long ago that the date wasn't recorded, shows one of Bill Cooper's Shays hauling a log train, while the December 2007 photo below shows a distinct lack of bridge!
6th December 2007
Rurr Valley Railway - services suspended!
Lambing Flat's photo site @ fotopic.net
Taken using a Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
June 2004 and No.1 has no touble traversing the intact 'Mt Lyell' bridge... in December 2007 the same journey may be a little more difficult... The bridge collapsed when the rushing water built up a wall of debris against it, the force of the water finally broke the bridge and pushed it out from under the track. Most of the 'bits' have been recovered from under the swimming pool, but I think it will be rebuilt in a more substancial form. The embankment leading around to Underpool station (inset) was also washed away.Previous | NextJust past the 'Dragonrock bridge' in July 2004 and (old) No.2 was having no problem hauling an empty mineral train towards Possum Point. No traffic possible in December 2007, the track has disappeared under the foliage and the 'Mt Lyell' bridge in the background had been destroyed by floodwater.

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