Re: Main western line victoria action

[B + J Behan <marodame@tpg.com.au>]

No Freight goes Via Baccus Marsh Only passenger trains. Track access and
timetable passage is one reason for not going this way. All freight to Ballarat
and beyond is via Nth Geelong.

Mark Bau wrote:

> > 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.
>
> Mark