Re: Westrail Freight sale

["Rod Young" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

Bullshit!
according to the ARTC Chiltern, Glenrowan, Violet Town Longwood Wallan
Somerton and Tottenham
are 1800 meters or more in length.Seymour is a little smaller.
When I am in 2 road at Chiltern , and crossing a train which resets the
departure signal to red before the last vehicle has cleared, or even as it
clears, I say otherwise! And I cross 6 trains most trips to Melbourne on
9692/9691, only Freight Rails 2 trains, and  sometimes Austracs would be
regarded as short.
a late night steel can sometimes also be a little small. I admit that I have
no factual lengths, but my powers of observation are still OK, and being
interested, I always observe what is going on around me.

Rod Young
http://hobsonmodelrail.rrdepot.com/
Foundation President and Co-Founder
Hobson's 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


T & J Jones <jonest@senet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Rod Young <freight_man@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> 39503272$0$16998$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:39503272$0$16998$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > Sorry to deflate you, friend, but "things have changed on the East
> Coast!!"
> > You are proud of your near 2 km trains, no doubt, but apart from Double
> > Stacking, you should know that at least National Rail [and possibly
> Austrac]
> > are now running very long freights through Wodonga every day. Every
second
> > loop has been extended to nearly 2 km long, and when they cross, they do
> so
> > at maximum length.
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> NRC have trialled a number of 1500m trains on the east coast but normally
> they don't exceed 1300m.
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