Re: Tasmania

["f.u.i.t.b.e.t" <fuitbet@yahoo.com.au>]

Is there any truth in the rumour that Chuck rail is trying to flog off Tas
rail.?
Just wondering if you people have heard anything down there.
<jshugg@westpac.com.au> wrote in message 94mtr4$8l0$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:94mtr4$8l0$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> In article <3a6ed247$0$16392$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
>   "f.u.i.t.b.e.t" <fuitbet@yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> > Does Tassie still run many trains?
>
> Depends what you mean by "many".
>
> Not including stored engines, Tasrail has an operational fleet of
> about 50 locos (including 3 shunters), which haul a variety of paper,
> log, cement, mining output and container traffic. There are no regular
> passenger services but there is an active preservation scene that runs
> mainline charters and tours.
>
> Some lines don't see daily services, but certain points in the north of
> the state might see as many as six trains a day (my estimate; someone
> who lives there could be more accurate).
>
> James
>
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