Re: Log train, etc.

[David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>]

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Eddie Oliver wrote:

> Aus loco discussion mailing list
>
> Bevan Wall wrote:
>
> >
> > At the moment the log train is running on an as required basis. The
> > train stays out at Hume for as long as it takes to load (which is a
> > lot longer than the time allocated in the working timetable) and then
> > either stays at Hume till the crew change or works back to Harmen or
> > Queanbeyan. As soon as the afternoon Explorer from Canberra to Sydney
> > has reached Bungendore the train can proceed into Queanbeyan station,
> > remarshall the locos and then leave - depending on the crew, this can
> > be as early as 18.30, earlier than the working timetable states.
>
> Why can't it proceed into Queanbeyan station till the Exploder reaches
> Bungendore? You can legally enter a station in electric staff territory
> as soon as the preceding train has fully entered the section in advance,
> without having to wait for that train to get to the other end of the
> section.

I'm not qualified in Queanbeyan yard, but if the remarshalling of locomotives requires shunting into the Queanbeyan - Bungendore section, then the staff would need to be removed for the shunt.

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David Johnson
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