Re: Note from the Alice.

["T & J Jones" <jonest@senet.com.au>]

I would assume that when (if) the line goes through to Darwin there will be
a substantially smaller block of Alice wagons to attach/detach to the Darwin
train which will considerably reduce the freight requirements at Alice.
Moreover the train timetable through Alice would then be dictated by the
Adelaide-Darwin schedule?

Regards

Tom

< Tell > <telljb@netozemail.com.au> wrote in message
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> "T & J Jones" <jonest@senet.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > I assume that the approach to "minimise the shunting" in the Alice
Springs
> > terminal makes the rail operation more efficient and therefore less
> > expensive?  Albeit that it may delay the road traffic at the crossing.
>
> Yes I understand why they are doing it, but it can be
> done from the other end of the yards, although this
> does cause holdups on the far less trafficked Lovegrove
> Drive level crossing.
>
> The problem I see is bad PR with the rail facility and
> the proposed line to Darwin with possible increases in
> movements which seem to have the majority of people up
> here fairly ambivalent.  I mentioned some time ago in
> this group that our Local Government commissioned a
> consultants report to bypass the Alice.  The NT Gov
> said no and then added, "in future years when train
> numbers increase through to Darwin, a bypass may have
> to be considered."
>
> NRC normally slip away from the Alice around daybreak
> when few people are around, but some departures have
> been badly timed.
>
> ----Terry Burton
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