Dear Humble Colin,
I also seem to recall some photographic scaling going on to
determine the gauge of the wierd geared steam beastie which as believed to be
the first locomotive used on the line. Did this not indicate a gauge
substantially less than Standard?
Respectfully
Sawdustoz.
Peter
I have no doubt there was a 3ft 6in gauge sleeper, but
was it from
the firewood line or one of the overburden tramways? I
suspect the
latter is more likely. Not that this precludes the
firewood tram
from being 3ft 6in gauge, it's just not sufficient evidence in
my
opinion.
Humbly
Colin
--- In
LRRSA@..., "Peter Evans"
wrote:
>
> Colin,
>
> I refer to colleague
Rickard who measured a sleeper complete with
dogspike
> holes beside
the line (before it disappeared under McMansions and
Starter
>
Castles). I'm pretty sure that 3-ft 6-in gauge was the measurement
obtained.
>
> Cordially,
> Sawdustoz.
>
> _____
>
> From:
LRRSA@... [mailto:LRRSA@...] On
Behalf
>
Of Colin Harvey
> Sent: Tuesday, 15 August 2006 1:55 PM
> To:
LRRSA@...
> Subject: [LRRSA] Re: The gauge question
...
>
>
> Mr Evans
>
> What evidence to you
have that David Mitchell's firewood tram was
3ft
> 6in gauge?
>
> Colin
>
> --- In LRRSA@..., "sawdustoz"
wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Perhaps this group might like to consider light railways with a
gauge
> > greater than 3-ft 6-in? Victorian lines that spring to
mind are
the
> > McIvor firewood line (5-ft 3-in), the early horse
trams of the
Wombat
> > Forest south of Bendigo (also 5-ft 3-in),
and the David Mitchell
> > firewood tram (3-ft 6-in and, later,
standard gauge). In
addition,
> > there were heaps of very
traditional "light railways" with a
gauge of
> 3-
> > ft
6-in, especially in the Otway Forest and east of the
Powelltown
>
line.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > PeterE.
>
>
>