Re: Melbourne SG Traffic and Network Service Plan

["David & Jan Winter" <winterdspamtrap@nospam-icenet.com.au>]

BJ wrote in message ...
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>>After 1st May , there would be no reason at all for Viktrak to know or
even
>>care what trains were running over its Network,after all its all the
>>responsibility of the lessees,so the concept of a Timetable for all of
>>Victoria will be a thing of the past.
>>Obviously each Company may wish to have a timetable , but in the case of
>>VF there isnt really any need to have a timetable for freight trains, you
>>simply run them all as required.
>>Effectively the Train Controllers become the timetable writers .
>>
>>MD
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>I see an analogy with airline operation and air traffic control looming.
>Each individual airline has it's own schedule but these are affected by
>delays, charters, diversions, etc. which are all handled in real time by
air
>traffic controllers. Can see the same thing happening with rail operators
>now. Mind you, I used to prefer the old ways too.......
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The thought of Superfreighters and XPTs "circling" around Moss Vale while
waiting to "land" in Sydney came to mind. Had to shake the head!