Re: Freight is booming

[telljb@ozemail.com.au (Tell)]

No problems David.  They can hire surplus NR's from
National Rail.  ;-)

----Tell


>dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) wrote:
>I have heard that Patrick is to add an extra train per week, bringing the
>total to 4. There may also be an increase in TNT Contrans traffic. This
>is probably going to swallow the bulk of G&W's big power not already
>leased to NR.

>Three SCT trains have departed Melbourne for Perth in the last 48 hours. 
>SCT is to start a Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane service in the near
>future. Does this have anything to do with the supervans stored at Albury? 
>Combined with the new Toll car carrying service, this is going to see yet
>another increase in traffic between Melbourne and Sydney. 

>The big question is, where is all the motive power going to come from?  NR
>is going to have to rely on its own fleet as the hired locos are recalled
>by their owners. V/Line Freight is already stretched to the limit with its
>own traffic, and the bulk of the big power will sonn be running to Perth.

>As all the new services have V/Line involved in some way, V/Line Freight
>may have to make some serious investment in new locos. However I can't see
>this happening with privatisation just around the corner. While the new
>services will make it more attractive to potential buyers, whoever the new
>owner is will have to make a big investment right away. 

>Cheers
>David