Re: Wodonga Rail relocation

[L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote:

> On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 10:05:58 GMT, "Dave Proctor"
> <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> >"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
> >39ffd9d0.31128612@can-news.tpg.com.au">news:39ffd9d0.31128612@can-news.tpg.com.au...
> >
> >> Given that the current running time from Wodonga Loop to Albury
> >> Station is now only 10 mins , even if trains ran at 115 km/h all the
> >> way ,all you would save is about 5 minutes.
> >
> >To Albury station. It is still not high speed running from Albury to just
> >south of Table Top. If theyy could run tat 115km/h all thwe way from Wodonga
> >to Table Top without stopping, it would have a vast impact on running times.
> >
>
> 115 km/h from Table Top to km post 642.2 km ,95 km/h to km 644.88 km
> 35 km/h 645.88 km.
> Albury Station Box is at 646.011 km.
> You could only improve the running time for the last few kms.
> Sectional running time for a class A superfreighter Table Top to
> Albury is 11 mins for a distance of 15 km which is average speed of 82
> km/h.
> You might improve this by a few minutes ,but not much.
> There isnt any suggestion of relocating Albury Station and you cant
> run thru Albury Yard at 115 km/h ,as the thru road isnt straight and
> it cant be straightened out without removing the road bridge just
> north of Albury Station Box.

They intend to remove this bridge as it doesn't fit in with their freeway plans
and replace it with a foot bridge

>
> The thru road slews around the support pylons for the bridge.
>
> >> In other words the saving in time is simply not worth re locating the
> >> line.
> >> Also, in NSW anyway , the XPT and other SRA trains always get priority
> >
> >And that is wrong (and that comes from someone who has had to sit at places
> >along the North Coast because we have "lost our path".)
> >
> >Dave
> It aint wrong on the main south where the XPT always gets
> priority,especially between Harden and Goulburn where freights get
> held almost daily at Yass J waiting for late running XPTs.
>
> MD