The bridge over the Shoalhaven is most definitely not timber truss but steel/wrought iron truss bridge. It did have a timber deck until the early 1980s. Now that the historic bridge is no longer used it could be used to carry a single track, at least into Nowra.
I noticed at 14.46 a short glimpse of the former stationmasters residence at Berry with my mother, a daughter of the stationmaster, living there from 1917 until 1923. Some years ago I learned that when my grandmother went into labour with Mums youngest sister my grandfather, once the milk train had cleared had cleared the line from Bomaderry, then used a hand driven fettlers trike to transport grandma to a cottage hospital located near the Bomaderry station. I understand that he handed the electric staff in just in time to clear the line for the following midday passenger train!
The bridge over the Shoalhaven is most definitely not timber truss but steel/wrought iron truss bridge. It did have a timber deck until the early 1980s. Now that the historic bridge is no longer used it could be used to carry a single track, at least into Nowra.
For Gerringong station that’s actually the 2nd replacement station as the replacement to the original station also went down in a blaze. 😅
I noticed at 14.46 a short glimpse of the former stationmasters residence at Berry with my mother, a daughter of the stationmaster, living there from 1917 until 1923. Some years ago I learned that when my grandmother went into labour with Mums youngest sister my grandfather, once the milk train had cleared had cleared the line from Bomaderry, then used a hand driven fettlers trike to transport grandma to a cottage hospital located near the Bomaderry station. I understand that he handed the electric staff in just in time to clear the line for the following midday passenger train!
Always great to hear old stories and learn more history about different areas. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting,good viewing!?????
A semaphore.
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