Re: Private grain trains in NSW

[Graham D Baker <bakerss@ozdocs.net.au>]

 And until NR is sold they are prohibited from hauling intrastate trains, due to
the Commonwealth government being a share holder.

 The only provision out of this would be to gain approval from the NSW transport
minister, which overrides the section of the constitution which prohibits this.

ps: Bob is it true that FC are going to order another 6 - 10 90 class loco's ?

Bob wrote:

> David Bromage wrote:
>
> > Got this from a Junee driver. GrainCorp is to start running its own trains
> > early this year. They will (probably) own the wheat hoppers and contract
> > out haulage. Austrac will probably do the haulage on the branch lines into
> > Junee and Cootamundra (and LVR to Harden?). From there to port is still
> > uncertain. FreightCorp don't seem to be flushed with big locomotives at
> > the moment. NR does have the Cs mothballed at Junee, so don't be surprised
> > if you see them (and even the occasional NR!) hauling grain. Some grain
> > may even be sent to Victoria for export.
> >
> > Not sure what might happen in the rest of the state. Maybe a job for
> > Silverton?
> >
> > Cheers
> > David
>
>   Sounds like another bit of Austrac propaganda. We've heard this all before
> with no results. Mr Austrac told me that they would be running coal in the
> Hunter by late last year hauling private waggons. The waggons are here, hauled
> by Freightcorp and still no sigh of Austrac. What about their story about all
> the Hammersley locos they had and were rebuilding to run in NSW? I suspect
> that they are on the same production line as the Powerhouse on wheels that
> they were going to rebuild. At one stage late last year, Austrac were so
> desperate that they were going to hire a 47 class from LVR. The deal didn't go
> ahead because Austrac didnt want to put up any money up front.
> AS for private wheat haulage, where are the waggons coming from? You dont just
> go to the local hobby shop and order several dozen real waggons! Any new
> waggons ordered now would take up to 12 months before they were delivered and
> commisioned to service. How would NRC locos be used on Austrac trains? NRC
> have thier own interests to protect and if there was wheat trains to be hauled
> why would they let a tin pot turnout like Austrac make money ahead of them?
> Just another load of crap from Junee. They seem to be good at this!
>                                         Bob