Re: Freight trains on the Northern Tablelands

["Gavin Potter" <gavpot@ozemail.com.au>]

"Chris Reardon" <creardon@metz.une.edu.au> wrote in message
news:8n167u$24m$1@gruvel.une.edu.au...
> I'm told (although I haven't seen it), that there is one freight train a
> week still running to Dumaresq station just out of Armidale to deliver
> fertilizer. This is pretty much the only one left using the line apart
from
> the Xplorers running daily to Sydney. Does anyone have any info on this
> train (such as when it runs, and if it stops anywhere else between
Tamworth
> and Dumaresq)? Totaled together, the line between Tamworth and Dumaresq
sees
> no more than 15 trains a week on its lines, which would nearly make it the
> least used non seasonal line in the state I'd reckon, not sure about
> though...

Trains run North of Tamworth on an as required basis. Most traffic is to
Nemingah (cement traffic). Trains to Dumaresq run during the supper season
(march - may) and only when required.

Any trains would have to stop at the following staff stations:
West Tamworth, Kootingal, Wacha Road, Uralla, Armidale.
Dumaresq is part of Armidale station limits therefore no staff required.


>
> Also, I'm led to believe that Armidale is the only terminus station in the
> state that has no station master or general staff (There are two travel
> consultants, but that's it). Is this true and if so why? If there are no
RSA
> staff, where do the crews come from the look after the line between here
and
> Tamworth?

Werris Creek crew run the freights, Im not sure about the exploder though.
It could be a Sydney crew.


>
> Thanks
>
> Chris
>
>

Gavin Potter

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