Re: Kyabram fertilizer traffic

[Doug Mason <dmason@deakin.edu.au>]

As I come form Tatura, which is not far from Toolamba, or Shepparton (or
Geelong during the semester) I will fill you all in on the Kyabram super
trains.  They do not run any more.  Simple as that, they stoped running about
a year ago, and sense then there has been two wagons sitting in the siding at
A.R Scoones Siding.  The story that I was told about it stopping was that
V/Line Freight was paying to much in compo for wet super, because the tarps
were getting holes in them so they told everyone to go bottom bump or piss
off. Sense the upgrade of one in four sleepers last year this line has seen
more traffic, both block rice trains, and the occasional Echuca/Deniliquin
goods.	On Monday the rice trains will start running again, and I believe
they will be running earlier then previously. I have also heard that this
line will be upgraded again before the regular Echuca/Deniliquin goods will
start to get a higher load limit, and a faster speed.  I don’t know about the
load limit as I saw X, X, T, run a train to Echuca one night.  As for the
speed limit there are several bridges that are in ordinary condition and
restricts some locos to as little as 15km/h, not to mention the one just down
the road form me that leaks.  Well can not complain it is better than early
last year when trains were not meant to go past Kyabram.

Doug.


In article <rj2f3.154$ZS2.6393@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net>,
  "Thommo" <mjthom@hdc.com.au> wrote:
>  Roderick Smith posted a thread re Shepp snippets
> 22.6 regarding Kyabram fertiliser traffic I shall compose a new heading for
> this subject.
> The private siding owned by the Schoons company at Kyabram is positioned on
> the up side of the station precinct about 1 km from town. It can accommodate
> at least 9 bogie open wagons and has seen it's fair share of traffic over
> the years, a train from Shepparton served the siding on an as required basis
> performing the run around at Kyabram. The siding until recently had been
> host to 4 VOBX and a shunt recently reduced this to two.  However it has
> seen little traffic since the opening of the bulk  pivot handling depot at
> Congupna 5 km nth of Shepp which opened around 2 years ago  and includes a
> dedicated rail unloading facility which consumes generous amounts of traffic
> during peak periods.
>
> While on the Kyabram line which is the cross country section between
> Toolamba and Echuca a rumour from a very reliable source indicates that this
> section of track will again see regular traffic from areas north of Echuca
> at the expense of the Bendigo Echuca section. Trails have been held and a
> total upgrade was carried out last year although X classes, lesser and/or
> equilivents  will be allowed to traverse the section with 40 km/h
> restrictions in some sections,due to the condition of some bridges and short
> track lengths of 47kg  rail . I guess the move could capture the industries
> such as Nestles Tongala, Henry Jones I.X.L Kyabram, Containers packaging,
> Tatura milk, and Unileaver (Rosella), whom all abut the rail and were
> staunch users of rail with their own dedicated sidings. Although most of
> this traffic is containerised and transhipped to Mooroopna's loading
> facility. Could this move also indicate the abolition of the double track
> section on the Bendigo line as some people are lead to believe?
>
> R.I.P. V/LINE
>
> Thommo


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