Re: [Vic] Freight return to Cold stream??

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <mauried.445.0024A3CF@tpg.com.au>,
  mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
> In article <8fm7f0$a1i$1@nnrp1.deja.com> James C.
<james_ccj@my-deja.com> writes:
> >From: James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Vic] Freight return to Cold stream??
> >Date: Sun, 14 May 2000 12:50:43 GMT
>
> >In article <391e93a2.22740864@news.ocean.com.au>,
> >  pcc@ocean.com.au (Brown Family) wrote:
> >> On Sun, 14 May 2000 09:41:35 GMT, James C. <james_ccj@my-deja.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> > A rumor FA won contract to haul log from Coldstream, which means
> >it's
> >> >possible to see freight trains on Lylidale line agin, anymore
> >> >information about this train? the timetable??
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> Where on earth are they going to get the locos from? Pull locos out
of
> >> the North Williamstown Museum? What locos meant for preservation
are
> >> being used, or going to be, in revenue service? T413? S313?.
> >>
> >> What's next? S308?
> >If I were them I would just give Clyde an order book:-).
>
> >It's really time for FA to order locos, they are stretching their
> >limits now and I doubt purchase 2nd hand from QR would work. Freight
> >Corp hate FA and probaily won't sell 80/442 to FA either.
>
> >--
> >Cheers
>
> >James
>
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>
> Well James, Im glad your not in charge of FA or they would be bankrupt
by now.
> Have you any idea what a new loco costs.?
Ranging from 1.5m-3.5 million$ depend on the power/dimension and load.
>that the three private newcomers to the Aus Rail scene
?who
> have all turned loss making Govt railways into profitable ones,namely
ASR,FA
> and Tasrail all have chosen to not buy new locos.
> WCR is another example.

> On the other hand ,the company with the newest locos,and which are
argueably
> the most efficient and hi tech in the country (NRC) ,hasnt made a
single cent
> profit since its inception.
NR didn't make into black is because of reasons other then the cost of
NR class.


> There is nothing wrong with 2nd hand locos,including Qld ones,if they
are
> substantially cheaper than new ones.
> They do the same work, pull the same loads, earn you the same revenue.
>
> MD
This service need branch line units, probabily T/Y/RTL or 830 class, I
doubt QR's locos can fit BG bogies, QR have no intention to sell them at
this stage anyway,Freight corp have no intention to sell their 48, 422
and 80s(80s probabily won't be used on this line) neither, even if they
do they probabily won't sell them to FA, can FA borrow some
shunter/branch line loco from Rail America?? since most of their lines
comprised with branches/short lines.


--
Cheers

James


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