Re: Westrail Freight sale

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <3951da41$0$17025$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> "Rod Young" <freight_man@hotmail.com> writes:
>From: "Rod Young" <freight_man@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Westrail Freight sale
>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 19:20:53 +1000

>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
>news:3951530b$1@kastagir.senet.com.au...
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> NRC have trialled a number of 1500m trains on the east coast but normally
>> they don't exceed 1300m.
>>
>>
>>


Slight confusion on both posts.
The loop extensions on the NE,ie between Melb & Junee are 1500 M ,not 1800 M 
,1800 M is reserved to west of Adelaide .
Rods list of loops is correct and for interest the rest are Gerogery,Yerong 
Creek and Wagga north of the border.
Albury yard was supposed to be extended to 1500 M by lenghening the platform 
road out beyong the road bridge at the northern end,but it hasnt happened for 
some reason.
I cant comment on what trains are what length ,(NRCs SM5 / MS5 is always 
pretty long but the 1300 M length is what is currently being run on the north 
coast ,due mainly to the lesser number of long loops.
Does anyone have an update list of the north coast loops that have been 
lenghthened?
All these loops are 1500 M or more except for Loadstone ,(dunno why ).
My last list included Wallarobba,Stroud Road,Bulliac,Killawarra,Johns River
Telegraph Pt,Kempsey,Melinga,Eungai,Boambee Beach,Kungala,Grafton,Lawrence Rd,
Rappville,Casino,Kyogle,Loadstone (1400 M),Glenapp and Bromelton.
This list is a bit old and there are bound to be more.

MD