Re: NR Freights - Sydney to Adelaide, Adelaide to Sydney

Maurie Daly (mauried@commslab.gov.au)
Fri, 30 May 1997 11:24:49 GMT

In article <01bc6c37$03377b20$cfd13fcb@krel4203.semex.net.au> "Krel" <krel4203@netconnect.com.au> writes:
>From: "Krel" <krel4203@netconnect.com.au>
>Subject: Re: NR Freights - Sydney to Adelaide, Adelaide to Sydney
>Date: 29 May 97 13:50:14 GMT

>Peter Nash <nashp@magna.com.au> wrote in article
><338be101.1637541@news.magna.com.au>...
>> I'd appreciate some information on the tabled times for the Adelaide
>> to Sydney, Sydney to Adelaide NR freights now running via Cootamundra
>> and Parkes.
>>
>> I've also heard that maybe these trains will be tabled to travel via
>> Melbourne with the introduction of the new Table in June. Is anybody
>> able to confirm this.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>Sydney - Perth and vice versa SP5 & PS6 will continue to run Sydney - Coota
>- Parkes - Broken Hill - Perth attaching FCL doublestacks at Goobang
>Junction (Parkes). I'm not sure about times.

PS6 normally runs Fridays, about 11-00 AM ex coota west arriving Sydney evening
around 6-7 PM .
SP5 runs Fridays and Saturdays normally crossing PS6 at Coota West on the
Friday. (although it seems to be a very poor timekeeper .)
Usually both these trains have 2 X NRs irrespective of the load.

cheers
MD

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Maurie Daly
Department of Communications Lab.
Canberra
Australia
mauried@commslab.gov.au
ph 6 2791331
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