Re: Ararat BG connections

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <36e07296.803406@news.netconnect.com.au> krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel ) writes:
>From: krel4203@netconnect.com.au (Krel )
>Subject: Re: Ararat BG connections
>Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 00:17:57 GMT


>>>Your comments re ASW are spot on , an amazing amount of money wasted on a 
>>>safeworking system that went no-where,and never was likely to go anywhere.
>>
>>So we may speculate as to ASW's future.  Will the ARTC want to keep it
>>after 1 July 99 when train control for the western line reverts to
>>Adelaide?  Keeping ASW doesn't sit easily with the stated desire to
>>reduce the different safeworking systems across Australia.
>>
>Hot rumour is that ASW (SAS) on SG will be replaced by TOs (AN Style)
>in the short term and probably CTC with axle-counters in the long term
>(2-4 years). Dunno how true it is but it sure sounds like an
>improvement.

>Cheers

>Krel

>Just another eccentric crank.

Yeah brother , some sanity at last .
The incremental cost of converting what we now have to axle counting based CTC 
is minimal.
The comm links are already there to service the radio base stations.
All points are already motor operated.
Arrival homes already exist.
All thats needed is departure homes at 5 loops and 14 axle counters.
I would tend to dismantle Maroona Loop as its too close to Tatyoon or vice 
versa and simply make the junction a hand operated switch locked point.

I will now have to modify my Train Dispatcher model of Newport to Pyreenees 
Loop to allow for the improved running times.
Should make a bit of differance , at least to the Overland.

cheers
MD