Re: Derail at Singleton

["Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@eisa.net.au>]

Wont this stuff up freight trains between Melbourne and Brisbane over the
weekend due to the Northern track being closed between Epping and Hornsby
(NSW) due to new platforms being installed at Cheltenham and other works in
this area?
Cheers
Rod Gayford

"Graham Smith" <dysonsmith@idx.com.au> wrote in message
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> Derailment is just west of Sandy Hollow on the Ulan line. From aerial pics
> on TV News tonight, it is almost adjacent tothe Sandy-Hollow-Rylstone road
> just outside the village. Seven wagons derailed and scattered zig-zag
along
> the formation. Spokeperson for State Rail quoted as saying clean-up of the
> wagons will take until Friday and track back in use by Sunday.
>
> Also another passing reference to a derailment overnight between Maitland
> and Dungog, but I haven't heard anything further. Morning passenger
services
> between Newcastle and Dungog were bustituted from Maitland.
>
> Graham Smith.
>
> RUBARB bigpond.com (John) <jtas@> wrote in message
> 3a821ff0.16681843@news.bigpond.com">news:3a821ff0.16681843@news.bigpond.com...
> >
> > It's up somewhere near Denman on the Ulan Line.
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 03:05:50 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
> > Bromage) wrote:
> >
> > >Fred Morley (fredendi@iprimus.com.au) wrote:
> > >> Yes 7 waggons and on their side but have not heard anymore about it.
> > >
> > >According to the ABC web site, 200m of track is damaged.
> > >
> > >Cheers
> > >David
> >
> > (please remove RUBARB to be able to reply)
>
>