>> 1988 was a Year not only for Australia but for AN.
>> The heaviest Government Trains ever to run in Australia
>> commenced when AN ran a 160 wagon coal train from
>> Telford (Leigh Creek), partly due to the Opera Trains.
>What was the tonnage? Freight Rail ran a train in December, 1995 with 4
>90 class locos at 165 tonnes each, hauling 104 loaded NHRH wagons at 120
>tonnes each and one empty NHRH wagon at 25 tonnes. This gives a tonage
>of 13165 tonnes.
>--
>David Johnson - Rail Services Authority
Hi David
As I understand a BL+CL+2GM's had a trailing load of
13,331 tonnes.
This happened well before Freight Rail and I was making
the point that it was the heaviest Govt Train ever to
run up to that time ie, 1988.
BTW .... I did not mention that in August of 1988, AN
ran the heaviest regular Goods West when 2AL's 1CL 1GM
rolled 95 wagons out of Port Augusta for a trailing
load of 6,160 tonnes.
As I said, 1988 was a notable year for AN, arguably
their best, but the cold winds of change were about
to descend on them.
Cheers
----Tell
Alice Springs NT