Re: Ararat BG connections

[jdennis@acslink.net.au]

In article <36de1c51.9583039@news.enternet.com.au>,
  steam4me@enternet.com.au wrote:

> FV would probably better off paying for construction of the third arm
> of a triangle at Maroona to enable trains to move directly from
> Gheringhap to Portland without a reversing move.  This gives an
> obvious productivity benefit as well as the bonus of a turning
> triangle (also would mean that track machines being sent from Adelaide
> to work on the SG wouldn't have to go back to Adelaide to be turned
> because they'd been sent over the wrong way round <g!>).

How much of a productivity improvement?  AFAIK there are no trains scheduled
to reverse in the way you describe.  Adding the triangle would simply be a
convenience - without any particular need.

JD

John Dennis
Home of the Dutton Bay Tramway
http://www.acslink.net.au/~jdennis/dbt.html

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