While on our trip south, one of the things I wanted to do was to seek out abandoned railway lines, either completely abandoned, or re-opened as Railtrails. There is usually a real sense of history or heritage about these lines which is often absent in lines which have survived and been modernised. One of the most spectacular lines that I've ever seen is the NSWGR line which ran from Narranderra south to the Victorian/NSW border at Tocumwal.
This line leaves Narranderra via a series of superb timber bridges over the Murrumbidgee River. The first, and biggest, of these has been disected to facilitate road traffic below one of it's spans.
Just up the embankment to the south of this bridge I took a photo along the abandoned tracks.
I didn't have time to walk along this line, however for the first 20 k's or so out of Narranderra it ran through some quite nice Aussie bush, and would make a really nice walk. One day.....................
We've just been on a short trip down south to pick up something that I bought some time ago, but haven't been able to collect, until now. It's a Bangladeshi Rickshaw, brought back by my brother-in-law who lived in Dhaka for a while. I really don't know what I'll use it for, but I'm sure I'll never get another opportunity to buy one, so jumped at the chance. Here's a picture of it in our trailer, with the elaborate hood tied down behind the seat for safety during it's much-higher-than-normal-speed travel.
My daughter Jo wants to ride in it, while I pedal, during our Apple and Grape Festival held every second year in Stanthorpe. Fortunately the route of the parade is downhill, as this thing is seriously heavy!! My heart goes out to the Bangla Rickshaw wallahs who have to make a living pedalling these things over very indifferent roads, every day.
