Re: Freightcorp fuel supply

[pcc@ocean.com.au (Leslie Brown)]

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote in aus.rail:

>Bob wrote:

>> I was amased to find out that Freightcorp no longer supply fuel to their
>> own fuel points. This fuel is now delivered to the fuel points by road .
>> I can only assume that they dont have much confidence in their ability
>> to deliver on time.

>Probably too much trouble to transship to rail tankers.

I don't think so. I think they're sending it by road contractor
because it's cheaper than paying the rail-access charges.

There is probably no more trouble in shipping by rail-tanker than
there is in shipping by road. Chances are that Freightcorp has its
fuel piped to its fuel point, the same as V-line, and transshipped to
a tank at its destination. It would make no difference if shipped by
road or rail, it still has to go into the same tank.

Les Brown.