Re: [Aus] Fastest Freight Train?

["Earle Fraser" <fraser@starwon.com.au>]

Hi all,

I have worked a job from Cook on the Nullabor in SA to Kalgoorlie in WA, a
distance of about 840km in just under 9 hours. This was back about 3 years
ago.

This was an National Rail Trailerail service which was hauled by a EL
locomotive. Between Cook and Kitchener we could do 125 km/h unless under
restriction or curves. Then 110 km/h for the last 300 odd km into
Kalgoorlie. I'm not sure of the average, but that was the fastest trip I had
ever worked when in Kalgoorlie, two crosses on the way with opposing trains
in the loop both times. The only way to railroad.

Regards...Earle Fraser
"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
3a015182.24072303@can-news.tpg.com.au">news:3a015182.24072303@can-news.tpg.com.au...
> On Thu, 2 Nov 2000 21:58:49 +1000, "Alan Shaw"
> <brindabella@primus.com.au> wrote:
>
> >Hi all,
> >In this month's Trains magazine, there's a very interesting article on
part
> >of the BNSF main line from Chicago to LA, with the claim that it's the
> >world's fastest freight railway. According to the article, the fastest
> >schedule end-to-end has an average speed of just under 70km/h. Now while
> >over that distance such an average is pretty fast, but I was wondering
> >whether the "fastest in the world" is really true. Does anyone have
> >comparative figures to share of the fastest average speeds for freight
> >trains in Australia - and to keep the comparison a bit simpler let's
limit
> >the field to trains travelling more than 500km. Now I know there are
> >probably lots of provisos in these sorts of comparisons but I'd be
> >interested in the results. Mind you, the BNSF result is very impressive
when
> >you consider the line evidently boasts 80 intermodal trains a day. Eighty
a
> >day - imagine going to your favourite train watching spot outside a
suburban
> >network and seeing a freight every twenty minutes or so!
> >
> >Alan
> >Brisbane
> >
> >
> Are you sure its not 70 MPH since US railroads still use imperial
> units.
>
> MD
>