Re: Freight Victoria Update!

["Freight_man" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

Actually thought the S were already back in Service. I have a photo of a
pair of them at Tocumwal about two weeks ago. They are slave only and
working out of Geelong.
Cheers
Rod

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<james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8814lb$7an$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8814lb$7an$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
>
> > Anyway the Company is in the Black! No additional funds were needed
> from US
> > of A and income is greater than Expenditure already.
>
> I was not surprised,ATN achieved profit within 6 month, so did Tranz
> Rail  of New Zealand, Some people even bet ATN(Tas rail) will bankrupt
> within a year but it just keep on getting bigger and stronger. Same
> with FV, when Fv started up last year, people doubt it would ever earn
> back its 160m$ purchase price.
>
> > The New Office is small and Freight Victoria no longer need contribute
> > millions towards the running of Transport House.
> Who sits in transport house anyway?
>
>
> > The charges were very low, and knocked the Truckies for six, but the
> >train
> > to Wodonga was clearly under utilised and it started its journey at
> Geelong
> > and went right past the Super Sidings. V/Line would not carry it, we
> did and
> > made more than 2 million dollars profit, for virtually no extra
> >outlay.
> Recognition of market exist and try to get the contract with a
> competitive pricing and timing. Same thing with Tranz Rail of New
> Zealand, it even delivers supermarket grocery!
>
> >               The loss of two G Class Locos at Ararat was a body
> blow, as we
> > are seriously
> > under powered, and our contracts in New South Wales will need extra G
> Class
> > working.
> > So what to do?
> NSW has got spare 80 class, 422 class and stored 442 class ready to
> hire. GNR's GM class
> NR's BL class and C class, some DL class are all ready for hire.
>
>
> >Well a lot of stored unserviceable Locos were accepted as
> > part of the
> > take over. You cannot run imported second hand US Locos on
> >Australia's East
> > Coast, but you could use second hand components to revitalise our own
> > Locomotives.
> > These are examples and I am not saying what is being done, only what
> could
> > be done.
> > And I am unsure how many Locomotives were in storage, I think that
> actual
> > facts might
> > be too Commercial to talk about, but we can imagine......Long Term...
> > 4 wheel Flex Coil Bogies ex GP type Locomotives could be fitted to T
> and Y
> > class Engines.
> > The Y would need considerable modification because of the old GE bogie
> > turntables.
> > The Y could receive GP Fuel Tanks, and 8 cyl Engines Ex T Class.
> >  considerable body mods]
> > The T could receive New Alternators and 12 cyl Engines Ex USA
> > Some G Class could receive New or 2nd Hand 3600HP Power Packs
> > The New X , and Even 2nd Series X, could receive the G Class Power
> Packs and
> > other bits and pieces as required.
> > Short Term........
> > Return the H Class to the BG and send them to Geelong to release the
> G (s)
> > from the Grain Loop. Transfer these G Class to the SG for New South
> Working.
> > Guess the H will be doing what they were designed for......humping
> [almost]
> > Return all T Class to Service, One will go to Junee for wheat working
> to
> > Kolomin [spelling?]
> > One will go to Wodonga for Pilot Working, but will be replaced with a
> Y
> > Class, being refurbished.
> > You are likely to see lots of different workings, and Quad T and P
> workings
> > should be the norm soon.This will further release G Class Locomotives
> for
> > NSW. Apparently New Contracts in NSW will spread our Power even
> further
> > North than Junee.
> >  I have even heard that Quad Y is a possibility, they would work well
> at
> > Echuca running trains to Denni. and Walcool.
> You missed out S class! there are still a few S class in store and in
> fair condition.
>
>
>
> > And of Course who is going to operate these trains...we are now
> officially
> > recruiting Drivers and Second Persons..[so why are you still
> here...Go for
> > it}
>
> Good on you FV, keep on the good work! konck out some trucks for us!
>
> > Rod ;o)
> >  http://hobsonmodelrail.rrdepot.com/
> > Foundation President and Co-Founder
> > Hobsons Bay Model Railway Club Inc.
> > Operators of Australia's only 'Australian' Model Railway Show
> > Every Easter in Melbourne.
> > and my page
> > http://hobsonmodelrail.rrdepot.com/rods
> >
> >
>
> --
> Cheers
>
> James
>
>
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