Re: Queensland Storms

[xenophon@starting-point.com]

Haggis <wartune@one.net.au> wrote:

>Darryl Georgee wrote:
>> 
>> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
>> 
>> >ABC news reports that trains are stranded in Townsville with the railway
>> >cut on both sides. The Bruce Highway is also cut with some road coaches
>> >and many trucks stranded. Cairns airport was closed until about 14.00
>> >today, with domestic flights cancelled and internationals diverted to
>> >Darwin and Brisbane.
>> 
>> >Cheers
>> >David
>>  Dont forget that usually as soon as there is
>>  heavy rain the CTC fails too :-(
>> 
>> .
>>  "Howling into hollow blackness,
>>    dusky Diesel shudders in full cry"
>>     Jethro Tull, Journeyman from the album "Heavy Horses"

>Thank Goodness for DTC then Daryl :) 

>or maybe even ATP....

>Anymore updates of what is happening up your way Daryl

>Was a very quite weekend just gone.

>Big problem to then be faced is to get loaded wagons unloaded and
>returned to Brisbane for normal services later on this week.

>It will be am interesting week for freight in QLD
 
 Road north still cut, some probs. south with CTC failures due to
rain.  A chook with its head cut off would have a better idea of
organisation that the lot up here :-(
DTC has been introduced between Cairns and Mareeba. Cairns to Tvl
rumored for "later" in the year. ATP still a total FAILURE.
DArryl.