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Re: Private grain trains in NSW



In article <6aeie9$qdd$21@gruvel.une.edu.au> dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) writes:
>From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
>Subject: Private grain trains in NSW
>Date: 25 Jan 1998 05:26:33 GMT

>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.

It would actually make a lot of sense to rail the lot to Melbourne rather than 
to Pt Kembla, at least from Cootmaundra anyway.
Much lighter grades going south rather than north.
Only catch is , where can you rail it too.
Are there any std guage connections at Geelong to the silos.
No point going to Portland, simply too far.
Whats really needed now is a triangle at Tottenham.

cheers
MD