Re: Fuel trains.

["Peter Cook" <glt0145@ozemail.com.au>]

 There is a fuel train that runs out of Gladstone usually Monday-Friday
loaded with fuel for Blackwater BHP Mine, Oakey Creek, Emerald and beyond. I
have on numerous occasions seen it loaded to 2000 tonne multi unit but not
in recent years. I worked at bluff on the western line and have often
detached nearly half of the fuel at bluff for the mines. The reason that in
recent years this amount has declined to the mines, is they have changed to
road transport due to poor service supplied by QR.

peter C
glt0145@ozemail.com.au

>There is a fuel tanker train that runs southbound past my office at
>Herston every day. I have often wondered as to where the fuel is sent
>north of Brisbane as the tankers Barrington and Palmerston do a weekly
>run up the coast calling at Bundaberg, Gladstone, Mackay, Townsville and
>Cairns.
>
>Does anyone know where alonng the coast QR carts fuel?
>
>
>Barry Campbell