Re: [Ausloco] Freight Australia in Cowra District

[bevanwall@ozemail.com.au]

Could you please post a few more departure and arrival times for this
impressive working - I'd like to know what I did and did not miss out
on being able to video. :-(
Thanks 
Bevan Wall.

On Wed, 21 Jun 2000 15:35:00 +1000, you wrote:

>Just a few corrections to Lawrence Ryans posting.
>9381 arrived Koorawatha behind G543 / G522 / G542 / T390 / T399 / T409.T409
>having been picked up at Harden on the way down. The last 12 VHAF's were
>placed in the Silo road for loading and the train with all six units and 28
>trucks then proceeded to Cowra arriving at 0350. After detaching the G's and
>running the T's around the load the train departed for Greenethorpe at
>approx 0500. The G's were then stabled in the yard to work D982 that
>afternoon.
>The G's in the following order G522 / G542 / G543 departed Cowra light to
>Koorawatha were the T's were waiting on the Grenfell branch with the 28
>loaded trucks ex Greenethorpe. After arrival of the G's the T's pulled the
>loaded trucks into the yard and the G's were then attached to the Young end
>of the load. The T's then picked up the 12 loaded trucks from the Silo road
>and placed them on the rear of the train. After brake tests and safeworking
>formalities were completed 3982 departed for Port Kembla with what was the
>largest train ever to run off the Cowra line 2959 tonnes , 38 loads 1 m/t 1
>part loaded for 662 meters total train length. The three T's then ran light
>to Cowra to stable until the arrival of 9381 on Thursday morning. Another
>one of many firsts for Freight Australia in New South Wales.There was quite
>a collection of rail fans at Koorawatha to witness the departure of 3982.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Lawrence Ryan" <plutarch@ix.net.au>
>To: <Ausloco@egroups.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 8:58 PM
>Subject: [Ausloco] Freight Australia in Cowra District
>
>
>> Freight Australia ventured to Cowra and Greenethorpe today with their
>first
>> grain workings.
>>
>> Train No.9381 from Port Kembla arrived Koorawatha this morning behind
>> G542/G522/G543/T399/T409/T390. The G classes were detached from the train
>> and worked light engine to Cowra where they were shut down in the yard.
>> (First G class units to Cowra. First 3000hp units to Cowra.) Meanwhile the
>T
>> class units deposited 12 wagons for loading at Koorawatha and then
>ventured
>> on to Greenethorpe with the remaining 28 wagons.
>> When loading was complete the T's worked to Koorawatha where they were
>> replaced by the three G class units for the journey to Port Kembla. The
>T's
>> then travelled light engine to Cowra where they are now stabled in the
>yard.
>>
>> T408 is also at Cowra, under repair in the roundhouse by LVR.
>>
>> I understand a FreightCorp grain will work to Greenethorpe tomorrow with
>> quad 48s. Another Freight Australia train is expected on Thursday. (Don't
>> know if the T's will remain in Cowra till Thursday.)
>>
>> For those wishing to photograph the workings the weather in the Cowra area
>> in the next few days is predicted cold, wet and miserable.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Lawrance Ryan
>>
>>
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