NSW Rail scene, Info required please.

Terry Burton (telljb@ozemail.com.au)
Mon, 28 Jul 1997 03:05:36 GMT

Could some of you kind folk over East bring me up to
date on the present and likely future in NSW.

Is NRC carrying all Interstate Freight North to
Brisbane and South to Melbourne or is anybody else
like Freight Rail allowed to join in.

Can NRC "muscle" in on Freight Rail's Coal traffic.

Any Private Freighters like SCT operating in NSW, if so
who hauls them around.

I read sometime ago of Austrac a Private outfit working
from Junee I think. Is it still a goer.

Silverton were making a quid some time ago hiring out
Loco's in SA for banking the Adelaide Hills-(Sheesh and
this is the preferred National Route!) and "shortages",
but with all the NR's galloping around and possible
surplus AN traction, I figured that little earner may
have dried up. What is Silverton up to these days.

Is BHP still running the Unanderra Trains with leased
Loco's.

Any others getting into the act in NSW.

Thanks in anticipation.

----Tell
Alice Springs NT