Re: NRCs Coal Contract in the Hunter

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

On Mon, 1 Feb 1999 02:09:34 GMT, mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)
wrote:

>Interesting article in this months Rail 2000 Newletter about this contract.
>NRC are getting built by ABB 32 new 120 tonne coal wagons of which each wagon 
>will carry 98 tonnes.
>Now by my reckoning this gives these wagons an axle load of 30 tonnes each.
>Are these sorts of axle loads now in general use in the Hunter, if so its a 
>really good thing, railways are finally seeing the light of day and moving 
>towards what the US and Pilbara Railways have been using for the last 50 years.
>Maybe next we will see some 30 tonne locos to go with the trains.
>
I think that there may be some 120 tonne hoppers in the Hunter Valley
already. Can anyone confirm? 90 class locos wiegh 165 tonnes or 27.5t
axle load.

>Also in relation to Freightcorps Leigh Creek contract , the coal trains are 
>expected to be up to 168 wagons of 100 tonnes gross each , hauled by 3 X 81 
>class.
>Would these then be the heaviest freightcorp trains in existance ??
>
16 800 tonnes? I would be almost certain that they would be FCs
heaviest.

Cheers

Krel


Just another eccentric crank.