These two canals were an attempt to provide an inland route between London and Portsmouth, but were not as successful as the proprietors hoped.
32.
There was controversy regarding the choice of route; while many proposals existed, the two main was an inland route and a coastal route.
33.
The NGVR was still watching the Salamaua sector from Mubo, whilst other elements were covering the inland routes from the Markham and Wampit Rivers.
34.
The NGVR was still watching the Salamau sector from Mubo, whilst other elements were covering the inland routes from the Markham and Wampit Rivers.
35.
It would immediately provide access to additional copper deposits, and later could contribute to the grand plan to link Sydney and proposed inland route.
36.
The pattern of a large section of the East Coast was completely altered by the diversion of traffic from the coastline to the inland route.
37.
Additionally, the decision to pursue an inland route, rather than the more passenger-focussed coastal route, was another source of contention.
38.
In the late 1850s this route became known as the Okanagan Trail and was widely used as an inland route to the Fraser Canyon Gold Rush.
39.
The inland route, while not opposed in the Sunnyside and Jameson areas, faced opposition in its proposed route in the CNE to downtown segment.
40.
Until around 1999 some service to Springfield continued east to Boston, for an alternate " Inland Route " between New York and Boston.
