Re: NR Freight on Main West last night

["michael ostrowski" <mfo@netwit.net.au>]

Apparently steelink trains also used the main western line yesterday due to
trackwork west of Maitland.

tony bailey wrote in message <3914d797@pink.one.net.au>...
>Track work on the South
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>Tony Bailey
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>michael ostrowski wrote in message <3914c51c_2@news.chariot.net.au>...
>>Two lengthy SP frieghts were seen on the main west last night (sat). The
>>first one with three NRs and an impressive length of freight passing
>through
>>Orange at 1945 and the second one around 2100 and two NRs. I preume that
>>they would have combined at Parkes and then onto Perth. Why did this
>freight
>>use the main west last night, when it would normally go via Coota?
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>>Michael Ostrowski
>>Orange
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