ɪt wʌz pɹəpˈoʊzd ɪn æz pˈɑːɹt əvɚ ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn wˌɪtʃ wʌz tə ɹˈʌn fɹʌm ɡɹˈæftən tə twˈiːd, kɹˈɔsɪŋ ðə klˈæɹəns ɹˈɪvɚɹ æt məklˈiːn tuː ˈæʃbi ænd hˈɛdɪŋ nˈɔːɹθ tə kɔːɹˈæki, sˌoʊ æz tə mˈɪnɪmˌaɪz ðɪ ɐmˈaʊnt ʌv ɹˈɪvɚ kɹˈɔsɪŋz ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚd.
It was proposed in as part of a railway line which was to run from Grafton to Tweed, crossing the Clarence River at Maclean to Ashby and heading north to Coraki, so as to minimise the amount of river crossings required.