Re: [Ausloco] 3801 trips

["Jamie Fisher" <elmo@pnc.com.au>]

I am a little curious as to why they would run into Bathurst? Wouldn't there
be enough room to run around at Blayney? Regards Jamie
----- Original Message -----
From: "emd567" <emd567@hinet.net.au>
To: <Ausloco@egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Ausloco] 3801 trips


> I had heard this from a very reliable source who found out when assessing
a
> request by Freight Australia, to prepare a schedule for a train to run a
> dedicated service from Melbourne to Brisbane via Bathurst.
> They were going to run into Harden, run around, then via Demondrille and
> Cowra to Blayney, then Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo, via Ulan line to Telarah
> then north.
> Quite a long way around but still apparently quicker than going either via
> Parkes or via the metro area, which during the games would limit things
> greatly.
> Consequently because the Cowra Blayney line has only been opened to branch
> line standard they couldn't accept the contract.
> On the south Danny
> emd567@hinet.net.au
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Bromage" <dbromage@omni.com.au>
> To: <Ausloco@egroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2000 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ausloco] 3801 trips
>
>
> > On Fri, 5 May 2000, emd567 wrote:
> >
> > > 38's can't run via Cowra as the recommissioned line is only to branch
> line
> > > standards.
> >
> > Typical RAC cutbacks. The reopened line was supposed to be able to take
> NRs.
> > The motive for reopening the line was to get freights out of Sydney
during
> > the Olympics.
> >
> > Cheers
> > David
>
>
>
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