Re: Main western line victoria action

["James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au>]

Mark <mra1968@iaa.com.au> wrote in message
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> thanks for reply, where does the cressy line meet up with the western
line?

Near Ararat

> its a shame for many years as a child i saw heaps of freight through
> ballarat etc
but the grade on Ballarat line is really to steep  for general freight
trains to operate efficienly


> ta mate
> Mark Bau <markbau@altavista.com> wrote in message
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> > > From: "Mark" <mra1968@iaa.com.au>
> > > Organization: an Asia Online client - http://www.asiaonline.net/
> > > Newsgroups: aus.rail
> > > Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2000 00:44:53 +1000
> > > Subject: Main western line victoria action
> > >
> > > Where have all the big diesel freights gone, living in the country
west
> of
> > > vic i remeber years ago the big C,S,B,G,X,T etc diesels climbing
> islington
> > > bank etc.
> > > all we get now is passenger action etc.
> > > anyone know of reason or is freight on this line non existent now.
> > > mark.
> >
> > All Adelaide trains now go via Cressy on the recently converted Standard
> > Gauge line. The only freight you might see on Ingliston bank now would
be
> > local Ballarat freight and Mildura line freight and I'm not even sure
> about
> > that.
I think that one goes via Geelong now

> > Mark
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