Re: triangle at Tarcoola

[Tell <telljb@ozemail.com.au>]

Thanks Eddie, thats sorted that one.

....Tell


>Eddie Oliver <eoliver@efs.mq.edu.au> wrote:

> While at ARTC headquarters in Adelaide on 20/2, I took the opportunity
> to ask for a definitive statement re the debate on this newsgroup a few
> weeks ago about the existence of a triangle at Tarcoola.
> 
> The answer is that a triangle does exist, in the sense that trains can
> proceed direct to the Alice Springs line from west of Tarcoola. However
> it is not a triangle in the normally-pictured sense, i.e. a set of
> tracks in close proximity like triangles in NSW or fork lines in
> Queensland.
> 
> The junction points for the western arm of the "triangle" are some
> considerable distance away from Tarcoola (estimated to be some
> kilometres). They are outside Tarcoola yard limits, and a train order
> has to be issued to allow movement over the western arm.
> 
> The western arm is said to be in poor condition but still usable at slow
> speed. It was used for ballast trains.
> 
> Eddie