Re: Sydney-Alice Springs Ghan held at Orange

["michael ostrowski" <mfo@netwit.net.au>]

That night an single 81 class travelling light from the west would have
arrived at OEF at around 2300, resulting in a 4 hour delay at Orange for the
Ghan that Sunday. I heard from someone today that Trains that can't log onto
train control at Orange, for train order working would not be allowed to
procede. This apparently was a union decision, and is pretty anoying when
you consider the problems with train order working are not limited just to
trains but to the whole system. If trains are going to continue to
experience problems loging onto Orange for train order working, they might
as well go via the south. National Rail has 5 freights and pulls 6 passenger
trains a week on the main west, it would be dissapointing if they all went
via the south.


Robert Parnell wrote in message <86osfv$q6i$1@otis.netspace.net.au>...
>It did not have a CountryNet Train Radio unit either fitted or working and
>was not able to proceed. I believe an 81 class from Parkes was added to the
>front of the train to allow it to continue.
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>--
>Robert Parnell
>Rail Access/Argus Telecommunications Technician, Electronics Enthusiast,
>Lachlan Valley Railway Director,  NSW HO scale railway modeller
>E-mail:<rparnell@netspace.net.au>
>michael ostrowski <mfo@netwit.net.au> wrote in message
>news:388ad968@nap-ns1...
>> The Ghan arrived at Orange at 1915 this evening and has been sitting at
>the
>> signal on the down near Orange East Fork signal box for about 1.5 hours
>now.
>> The single NR on the train seems to be OK. What seems to be the problem?
A
>> lengthy up grain from Parkes or Manildra came through at around 1630 this
>> afternoon which is something you don't see often on a Sunday.
>>
>> Michael Ostrowski
>> Orange
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