Re: Victorian safeworking systems

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote in message ...
>Having a good look thru Krels excellent summary of Vic safeworking systems
and
>just wondered if we have a first in the situation currently at Ararat.
>Ararat is a junction station in the middle of an OS & T section , but is
>itself not a staff station ,for the main line.
>The branch from Ararat to Maryborough is also OS & T , so presumably Ararat
is
>a staff station for the branch.
>
>The mind boggles as to how a train from say Murtoa to Maryborough would be
>worked from the up end of Pyreenees loop to the junction,maybe carries 2
>staffs at once.
>
>cheers
>MD
>

I think the same situation prevailed for a time in NSW at Craboon which was
then the junction for  the Coolah branch. From memory I think this branch by
that time had reverted to seasonal status only.


Barry Campbell