Re: Freightcorp fuel supply

[John MacCallum <johnmac@lisp.com.au>]

Leslie Brown wrote:
> 
> 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.
No Fuel is delivered by road tanker to Delec by Caltex . 
Lithgow was being supplied by rail but since I haven't been to work for
the last month I don't know if things have changed .

John Maccallum