Re: Westrail Freight sale

["Peter J Ruxton" <rucko@bigpond.com>]

>
> 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 ).

Loadstone was only extended to 1500 meters as there was a level crossing at
the Northern end and an overbridge at the southern end and the money was not
there to either rebuild the bridge for two tracks at the southeren end where
there was also problems with the lay of the land and either build a under or
over bridge at the northern end. A Level Crossing in the middle of a
crossing loop is bad news and usally leads to political pressure that it not
be blocked so there goes your loop. There were problems with a level
crossinmg at the loop at Eungai in the Early 90s.

> 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
>From memory Casino was only about 1600 - 1500 meters to due to site
constraints, a level Crossing at The Northern end and a bridge at the
Southern End, though there some possibilities at the southern end I don not
think it would add much more than abouy 100 meters