Re: The Vic privatised Rail System

["Mathew Quaid" <quaidy@hotmail.com>]

So do Connex  operators at Metrol control Connex trains over Bayside tracks
and vice versa?

"Sam Eades" <seades@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Maurie Daly <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Not living in VIC anymore , there are some aspects to all of this that
> > I dont understand.
> >
> > 1/ In the Metro area where we have the two franchised suburban rail
> > operators , who is responsible for track maintenance .
> > Are there any common tracks , ie tracks over which both operators
> > regularily run.
> > Do both of the operators have a track access regime for other
> > operators who wish to run over their tracks.
> > Who owns / is responsible for the stations , including Flinders St and
> > Spencer St.
> > Who operates and pays for manning of signal boxes , including Metrol.
>
> The track maintenacne is the responsibility of the operator. In the inner
> city area (Richmond to FSS and the city loop) Bayside look after the
> maintencance.
> RMD - FSS is the only common track.
> Both operators charge track access fees to 3rd parties (FA, VLP, WCR etc.)
> Connex doesn't regularly have 3rd parties operating over their tracks (and
> with the recent experience with Steamrail on the Lilydale line, they are
not
> enthusiatic for any more)!
> The operator is responsible for the stations. Richmond, Flinders St and
> Spencer St are owned and operated by Connex and the Loop stations by
> Bayside.
> The operator staffs the signalboxes. METROL has been split up the middle
and
> each is responsible for their half.
>
>
> > 2/ In the country where NXP runs most of the country trains does it
> > have to negotiate access rights to run over other peoples tracks.
> > eg if NXP want to run a train from Spencer St to Geelong who does it
> > have to gain access rights from , who provides the train control.
> > Who staffs and pays for the signallers at Werribee,Nth Geelong A,B and
> > C and Sth Geelong.
> > Who maintains the signalling communications etc, which is common to
> > both FA and ARTCs tracks.
>
> FA is responsible for all Broad gauge (and some SG?) unelectrified lines
> (except those under the control of tourist operators). FA staffs all
signal
> boxes, however, those locations where the station officer is responsible
for
> the signals (Lara, south Geelong etc), NXP pay for the Station officer.
> If NXP want to run a Geelong train from Spencer St to South Geelong, they
> have to get access rights from Bayside as far as Werribee, then FA to
South
> Geelong. Bayside need to staff Newport and Werribee, FA need to staff
'North
> A' and 'Geelong A' boxes as well as "Spencer St Number 1". 'North B' is
not
> required to run the train. South Geelong must be staffed by NXP.
>
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> --
> Sam Eades
> seades@bigpond.net.au
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