Re: Freight Timetables

["David Bennetts" <davibenn@ozemail.com.au>]

"Neil O'Connor" <neil_oconnor@nospam.acslink.net.au> wrote in message
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> Do freight trains run to any kind of timetable? If so, can the
> timetables be accessed by the public?
>
> Neil

As Tezza says, yes to the first part generally and no to the second.   The
detail varies from State to State, but trains usually run to a "path" set
for them in the working timetable.  The working timetable, not accessible to
the public, contains both freight and passenger workings.  Some freights may
be conditional, ie only run when a load is available, no point in running
empty.  Other freight traffic is seasonal, eg moving the wheat harvest.
There are also special trains run from time to time, both freight and
passenger.  These may be historical trains, or special purpose freight
movements, eg Broken Hill used to have water trains running from Menindee
Lakes during times of drought.

Regards

David Bennetts