Re: Wollongong NSW

["Chris Stratton" <stratton.chris.cp@bhp.com.au>]

Depends where you go. At Cringila they go past all day long. I don't know
how many trains run per day to Wongawilli and Mount Kembla. There is usually
one heads out to Wongawilli soon after shift change (07:20 and 15:20).

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Regards,
Chris Stratton
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
"Railway Rasputin3" <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> How often will I see a BHP train say....during weekdays?
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> Cheers
> James
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> > > --
> > One of the usual spots to see BHP trains is the footbridge at Cringila
> > station, this bridge continues into BHP property but as long as you
> stay on
> > the bridge it is OK. To access the carpark at Cringila, if travelling
> east
> > on Five Islands Rd turn left immediately after passing under the BHP
> > bridges, if travelling west turn left before the bridges and use the
> loop
> > road over the bridge and down the other side, this is a BHP road but
> is
> > available for public use.
> > Another spot is near the North Gate, turn into the Grain Terminal
> access
> > road from Springhill Rd, past the Freightcorp depot at Inner Harbour
> then
> > turn right on a track which runs along the boundary fence. There is an
> > embankment outside the fence you can stand on to photograph over the
> fence.
> > The BHP line to Kemira runs beside Cordeaux Rd from the Princes Hwy at
> > Unanderra to Mount Kembla, then turn right into Stones Rd which will
> take
> > you to the colliery loading bins. This line is only used weekdays.
> > The Wongawilli line branches of the main South Coast line at
> Brownsille.
> > Turn right into Darkes Rd at the roundabout on the Princes Hwy (not
> Freeway)
> > at Brownsville, turn left at the T intersection at the end of Darkes
> Rd and
> > follow West Dapto Rd to Wongawilli. There is a good morning shot on
> top of
> > the hill where West Dapto Rd first meets the line, walk over the rail
> bridge
> > over Robins Creek and then up the hill.
> > A couple of other good spots are:
> > - Behind the homewares shop just south of Unanderra station, there is
> no
> > fence here.
> > - Moss Vale line at lower end of Farmborough Heights, turn off the
> Princes
> > Highway into Orana Parade just south of the railway overbridge at
> Unanderra,
> > turn right into Thornbury Ave and drive up to the end, you will see
> the gate
> > that needs to be negotiated.
> > - Moss Vale line at the top of Farmborough Heights, turn off the
> Princes Hwy
> > into Farmborough Rd just north of the railway overbridge at Unanderra,
> > follow it for a couple of kms till it gets narrower and then you pass
> a
> > bridge over the line into private property. The owners of the
> property will
> > only get upset if you block the road with your car. Another good spot
> in
> > this area is to turn left into Fairloch Ave at the shops at the top of
> > Farmborough Rd, then turn left into Bardess Cres where the is a
> bridge over
> > the line. You can walk down beside the line towards Unanderra to get
> shots
> > on the curve above Kembla Grange.
> >
> > If you want any more info (if I can think of any), e-mail me directly.
> > --
> > Regards,
> > Chris Stratton
> > Wollongong, NSW, Australia
> >
> >
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