Re: [vic/NSW] Engineers urge $500m upgrade to eastern corridor

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Wed, 9 May 2001 21:14:47 +1000, "Chris Downs"
<cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>Maurie Daly <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
>news:3af8bf74.17038025@can-news.tpg.com.au...
>> >
>> It would if you put it in the right place , but most evening crosses
>> take place in the section between Kempsey and Grafton where long loops
>> are very scarce and its difficult and very expensive to build a second
>> line .
>> Ideally , the second line would be needed from around Boambee Beach
>> loop to Coramba , and this involves double tracking the red range
>> tunnels
>> A very expensive option .
>> Simply converting a few key short loops like Coramba , Loadstone and
>> Greenbank would be a good start.
>>
>> MD
>
>I thought Coramba and definitely Loadstone were long(ish) loops (in the 1,300
>to 1,450m range)?
>
>Chris
>
>
Unless Coramba has been recently lenghtened its still only 768 M .
The only two long loops in this section are Boambee B and Kungala
(both 1500 M ).
Loadstone is a funny one in that its 1200 M whereas the two on either
side of it Kyogle and Glenapp are 1500 M as is Bromelton .]
All 3 were lengthened when the manned signalboxes were removed between

Casino & Grafton and its odd that Loadstone is only 1200 since its
effectively a new loop.

If you have any updated info on loop lenghthening on the Nth Coast I
would appreciate it .
My current list of long loops is 
Wallarobba 	1555 M
Stroud Rd	1900 M
Killawarra	1695 M
Melinga		1407 M
Johns River	1783 M
Telegraph Pt	1627 M
Eungai		1535 M
Boambee  	1642 M
Kungala		1547 M
Lawrence R	1727 M
Rappville	1541 M
Kyogle		1540 M
Loadstone	1242 M
Glenapp	1535 M
Bromelton	1618 M

This list is a couple of years old , so if coramba has been lenghtened
it will help a lot.

MD