Re: Canberra trains

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <873vpq$ijk$2@perki.connect.com.au> rgg@pipeline.com.au (Roger Gillard) writes:
>From: rgg@pipeline.com.au (Roger Gillard)
>Subject: Canberra trains
>Date: 31 Jan 2000 12:39:22 GMT

>I'll be in Canberra next week. When am I likely to see any freight trains into 
>Canberra or Queanbeyan?
>I seem to remember someone asked this a month or so ago, and the answers were 
>very general statements about oil trains and possible log trains. Do the oil 
>trains run every day? Last time I was in Canberra the down oil trains come 
>in before sunrise and the up train only ran in daylight hours on a Sat when it 
>left about midday. Are things about the same now? I'll be free to do some 
>serious photography on Sat 12th feb, so maybe the up oil might be worth doing? 
>Any thoughts?

The oil train runs about 3 times a week ( often tuesday, thursday, saturday). 
It departs about 1:40, on the up. The log train is very inconsistant, it can 
run up to 3 times a week, on about any day. It depends on the ships at Port 
Kembla, and the Wallerawang (sp?) operation.

Dave Malcolm

>        Roger Gillard