Metro Goods Line 20/1/00

[Scott Martin <semartin@idx.com.au>]

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HEllo all,
          Last night, while on my way into Sydney, I witnessed a very 
busy 3 minute passage of trains on the Metro Goods Line around 
Marrickville station and the nearby junctions.
First up was 4861/4851 with a long trip train on the down goods line at 
8.19 p.m. This train crossed 48163/48132 on the UP with 4 freshly painted 
AMPOL oil tanks behind, about 500m on the Down side of the station. The 
last train was halted, presumably to let 8257/8165/81??/8245 on a down 
empty coal come through on the Illawarra underpass line at Meeks Rd 
Junction. The final sighting was the tail of a container train moving at 
speed down the grade to Cooks River from the Sydenham flyover of the 
Botany Line, which occured at 8.22 p.m. All in all, a very hectic and 
satisfying few minutes of train watching. I hope this is useful

Scott


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