Re: Standard Gauge action north of Acacia Ridge

[Graham Duffin <duffin@dyson.brisnet.org.au>]

NR35 (not NR25 as per previous posting below) went past Salisbury with the
empty GSPE cars to Acacia Ridge at 2.10pm.  That makes the 7th standard
gauge train working past here today.

> Graham Duffin wrote: 
> This morning (Sunday 2nd May 99) we have had six standard gauge trains
> come past here at Salisbury.
> 
> 1) XPT to Bris (about an hour late around 6.45am - I was only half awake)
> 2) XPT to Sydney (about half an hour late around 8.15am)
> 3) 10.05am NR60 hauling loaded NR container train to Fisherman Island (FI)
> 4) 11.05am 8207 & 8218 hauling loaded Freightcorp train to FI. 
> 5) 11.50am NR35 to Bris hauling (GSPE) Great Sth Pacific Express (17 cars)
> 6) 12.28pm NR60 (in Steelink livery) returning light engine from
>    Fisherman Island to Acacia Ridge.
> 
> NR25 with GSPE are still to come past empty (as at 2pm) returning to
> Acacia Ridge where GSPE is to be bogie exchanged.
> 
> On Monday 3rd May there is a QR Train Notice out saying there is going
> to be a standard gauge crossing of trains at Clapham Yard.  The Freightcorp
> train remains at FI tonight and is due to leave there 9.05am Monday.  It
> is due to arrive Clapham 10.25am dep 10.45am while it crosses the 
> National Rail freight that is going out to FI.  I imagine one will
> travel on the line by the old signal box while the other travels on the
> standard gauge line near Moorooka station.
> 
> Looks like competition for container traffic to FI is starting to hot
> up between FreightCorp and National Rail.
> 
> Graham Duffin,
> Salisbury, Qld.
> 
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