Re: GNRS and other matters.

[krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )]

On Sun, 1 Aug 1999 00:59:31 +1000, "Stephen Devenish"
<JohnnyR@bigpond.com> wrote:

>
>>>Anyone know what loops are being lenghthened and in what order.?
>>>Over the border there is work on extending the down end of gerogery Loop
>>>but no evidence at all of loop lengthening at Albury,which is odd as it
>would
>>>be the easiest loop to lenghthen .
>>>
>>Chiltern, Glenrowan, Violet Town, Longwood, Wallan, Albury, Gerogery,
>>Yerong Creek, Uranquinty, Wagga.
>>
>>AFAIK Gerogery has opened. It holds 1652 m in clear.
>>
>>Albury is currenrly used to cross 1300m trains so I guess that it will
>>be lengthened after Gerogery and/or Chiltern are finished.
>>
>Just to chuck in my comments, a number of trains will be running rail rakes
>up the northeast corridor for the ARTC loops contract which we (John
>Holland) lost to RSA.
>
>This contract will see the following loops extended:
>
>Chiltern (Up end), Glenrowan (up end or down depending on cost) , Violet
>Town (up end), Wallan (Up end), Somerton (up end), and either Dimboola or
>Horsham(Down end) (sorry I wasn't on that site inspection)  In most cases
>the cripple roads will be removed.
>
AFAIK Wallan and Somerton are Down end and Horsham is Up end.

>There will also be signaling works at a couple of locations in Melbourne and
>a new loop on the Newport to Northshore line (SG)
>
Current betting is North Altona (near CRT siding).


Cheers

Krel


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