Re: [QLD] Freight Corp new locos

["Dean A Stalker" <dstalker2000@hotmail.com>]

QR will surely make life hard for Freightcorp. Shit they're even making life
hard for the ARHS and Sunsteam Steam Excursions.

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Maurie Daly <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
mauried.416.00568893@tpg.com.au">news:mauried.416.00568893@tpg.com.au...
> In article <8d6gn1$hbb$1@nnrp1.deja.com> James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
writes:
> >From: James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
> >Subject: [QLD] Freight Corp new locos
> >Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 07:18:02 GMT
>
> > Both "Motive Power" and "Railway Digest" said "Freight corp" would
> >order new narrow gauge locos for its coal haulage in Central
> >Queensland. The loco would be based on QR's 4000 class.
> >Freight Corp will need 2 coal trains running at anytime, both train
> >will have 2 locos at each end which made 8 locos are require at any
> >time. Freight Corp would likely to order 10 locos altogether.
>
> >My questions are:
>
> >1. Would these locos follow NSW numbering system??(Class 83??)
> >2. Who would build them?? Walker? and because the haulage starts in
> >late 2001 the contract for building these locos should be starting
> >soon.
>
> >3. Would Freight Corp need a separate maintenance depot for serving
> >these locos??
>
>
>
> >--
> >Cheers
>
> >James
>
>
> I suspect that these questions are a bit premature.
> AKAIK and if anyone knows otherwise please let the group know .
> 1/ Freightcorp have as yet not negotiated any track access agreement with
QR.
> 2/ Queenslands Competition regulator has as yet not even determined what
the
> track access charge will be.
> 3/ The only agreements in place are between Freightcorp  and the Coal
> companies.
>
> What happens if
> 1/ The Qld competition regulator determines an access charge which is very
> high and makes Freightcorps operation unprofitable.
> 2/ QRs Rail Access unit set conditions on Freightcorp that makes the
operation
> unprofitable.
>
> How does the QR Rail Access arrangement work?
> Is it a secret regime a la RAC or an open system like ARTC.?
>
> Theres a long way to go yet.
>
> MD
>
>
> >Before you buy.
>
>