Re: Alice Springs, 18-20/2

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

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Evening Peter, I have been reading your posts with great intrest,and have
noticed the mention of DL39 being there however what is its purpose as you
mention that the NR's do the shunting.
Don.

Peter Donaghy wrote:

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> Another wet weekend!  The Todd is flowing yet again - luckily it hadn't
> quite stopped after the previous rains, since I'm told that anyone who
> sees it flowing three times is considered a local.  I'm on two floodings
> so far, with a fortnight to go!
>
> BIG trains have been the order of the weekend.  Friday evening's 5AL7N
> arrival was cancelled: I believe this train is now only on an "as
> required" basis.  NR120 and DL39 sat around until saturday afternoon,
> when the NR began marshalling the load for Sunday morning's 1LA6N
> departure.
>
> Saturday evening's 6AL7N arrived around 1945, NR53 / NR46 (back to back)
> / open wagon of steel / 4 x 5-well sets, double stacked except for three
> single slots / 3-pack / 5-pack / 5-pack with centre well (single stack)
> / 10 single flats / 3 x 5-packs / flat / 5-pack / 2-pack / 5-pack with
> single-stack centre well.  Total equivalent of 72 flats; the biggest I'd
> seen here to date, but about to be dwarfed!  NR46 has the "NR" stickers
> peeled off one cab side.
>
> With the loading looking healthy on 1LA6N, I thought an early rise on
> Sunday was in order.  Departure was at 0430; NR120 / NR46 (elephants) /
> 8 x Mobil tanks / 6 x Mereenie tanks / 2 x black tanks from Thursday
> evening's arrival - for Mereenie? / 2 x Mobil tanks / 5 x 5-well sets,
> all double stacked / 2 x 2-packs / 5-pack / 3-pack / 2 flats / 5-pack
> with single-stack centre well / 3-pack / 2 flats / 2-pack / 5-pack /
> 3-pack / 2-pack / Seaco open with containers / 2-pack / 5-pack / 2-pack
> / 5 flats / 5-pack / flat / motorail / LPG tank / empty open steel wagon
> = 103 wagons!  Almost 50% bigger than the previous largest I've seen
> here up until last night.  Note that many of the wagons mid-train are
> from Thursday evening's arrival: little rearranging is done, apart from
> the well sets moved to the opposite end.  This train took ten minutes to
> clear the Larapinta Drive level crossing on its exit from the yard.  I
> raced it along Telegraph Terrace to the Gap and back, and estimated it
> at 1700-1800 metres long.  I believe it would be mostly empty, otherwise
> the tonnage would have been huge also.
>
> "If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried"
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter Donaghy
> Relieving Manager, Alice Springs
> ph. 08 8952 6020
> fax 08 8952 6028
>
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