Attention: PAUL HOGAN

[Tom Faint <tfaint@camtech.net.au>]

Paul

No, I am not a consultant working for road (although I did work for
Railex about 9 years ago).
I did (until about 18 months ago) work for Australian National and
acquired some skill in cost modelling rail networks, hence these
questions, as I am building a model to estimate rail costs for a
potential rail operator.

Regards
Tom Faint

The info I need is as follows: (Any help would be appreciated)

Trailing Tonnes: around 6,000 gross (containers) subject to length
limits
Average Train Speed: around 65kph (max 100kph)
Wagons: flats and or well wagons
Motive Power: assumed to be NR class (4020hp)

Need to know for freight trains
(1) horsepower requirements
(2) length limitations
(3) load limitations
(4) fuel consumption
(5) Indicative timetables
(6) Rail distance Parkes to Sydney via Cootamundra
for the following corridors:

Brisbane to Sydney & Sydney to Brisbane
Sydney to Melbourne & Melbourne to Sydney
Sydney to Port Augusta (via B Hill & Cootamundra) & Port Augusta to
Sydney
Port Augusta to Perth & Perth to Port Augusta
Melbourne to Adelaide & Adelaide to Melbourne
Adelaide to Perth & Perth to Adelaide
Adelaide to Alice Springs & Alice Springs to Adelaide