Re: National Rail Workings Gs & BLs

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

Craig Haber wrote in message <35199B5E.CAB@harnessnet.com.au>...
>Neill wrote:
>> Talking of victoria, what traffic is carried on the warranbool line,
>> Grain?
>
>Briquettes in containers for Colac, briquettes in hoppers for
>Warrnambool, containers for Bossloft (siding beyond Warrnambool),
>FastTrack for Colac and Warrnambool (in vans and also 'Surepak'
>containers).  Small parcels traffic (Green Star in particular) is
>handled on the passes.  The goods runs weeknights (5 per week in both
>directions), the briquettes are through worked from Morwell (train 9260
>I think), the loco's are generally A class, although series 1 and 2 X's
>are not uncommon.  If you're ever around North Geelong on the weekend,
>the Warrnambool goods can be seen laying over in the sidings on the west
>side of the main line between North Geelong 'A' and 'B' boxes.
>
>Cheers,
>Craig.
>--
Thanks Craig. I always wondered what was the traffic on the line since I
went to Colac by train in 1991. So how much traffic is there on this line?
It seemed pretty dead when I saw it, although I didn't get to see
Warrnambool yard.


Barry Campbell