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  1. 18th January 2024, 09:50 PM #1
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    Bells Line of Road

    Can anyone give me any info on the Bells Line road. Just contemplating going from Lithgow to Singleton and wondering if a D 4 with a 20 ft van would be able to do it.
    Thanks Lindsay
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  2. 18th January 2024, 10:18 PM #2
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    If a semi-trailer can do it, I'm sure a car and caravan will be fine. You're overthinking it.
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    You will have no problems.

    What I would say is to take it very very easy when you’re coming down at Kurrajong or Lithgow, it will be fairly easy to smoke your brakes with the van on.
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    As others have said no problems. Very step bit for a couple of K’s at Bell Bird Hill between Kurrajong and Kurrajong Heights (with passing lane) and another steepish bit coming into Mt Tomah the rest is pretty straight forward with plenty of passing lanes these days. The temptation is to drive faster than you should. Can get pretty foggy or misty if the humidity is high. Steepish couple of k’s coming down at the Lithgow, just take it easy.
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    As the others have said. Steep grades and winding road at Kurrajong, Mt Tomah and Lithgow, and not many safe places to overtake or pull off the road.

    But absolutely nothing to be worried about with a D4 and a 20ft van.
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    Thanks all I haven’t been to Sydney area since 1989.
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    Quote Originally Posted by oldyella 76 View Post
    Thanks all I haven’t been to Sydney area since 1989.
    Lindsay.
    Its changed a lot since then!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    Its changed a lot since then!
    Not for the better.
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    Well it must be bad because last time we were there we had our falcon wagon knocked off from a train station at Penrith.
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    Bells line road

    Today would not have been a good day to traverse Old Bells Line as the great western was closed by an accident and traffic diverted to Bells Line via Mt Victoria/Bell for most of the day. Traffic pretty heavy at north Richmond early afternoon.
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