Re: Country(link?) - try walking instead

[Don Allitt <nahgfa@zeta.org.au>]

Sometimes it is the stupidity of the system.Last time I travelled on the up the
down was late to cross at Tamban so the cross was at Kempsey.The down went thru
the station while we slipped past over the road levell crossing and then
propelled backwards into the station a loss of 10 mins.If there were two
platforms this would not have been a loss of time for us at least.
Don.

Peter Ruxton wrote:

> Maurie Daly wrote in message ...
> >One of the major problems with the Nth Coast line is the large number of
> very
> >short crossing loops.
> >Historically , before NRC days , most of the freights on the Nth Coast were
> >short and could fit in most of the existing loops
>
>     Loops On the noth coast fit into 3 categories.
>
> 1.    About 400 meters say 55 S trucks + 2 Locos Steam Age Infrastructure
>
> 2.    700 meters to 900 meters
> I think it was about 1980 they began to progressively extend every 2nd or
> 3rd loop to initially 660 meters and as the years rolled by to about 900
> meters from Telarah to Grafton. This had ceased before Paul Keatings Vision
> from God, One Nation.
>
> 3. The Current standard of 1800 meters where it can be placed or minimum
> 1500 meters. Pauls Vision, One Nation.
> Other loops like Kempsey were to be done but the well ran dry also look at
> Cowan and Macarthur
>
> The unoficial rule for XPT running that drivers and train controllers quiet
> well understood was 3 reds and your out.
>
> i.e. Two knocks of up to 5 minutes between Telarah and Casino ok. Give me a
> third and I will be late!
>
> 1 Knock Casino Brisbane
>
> This seemed to be the practical rule all worked to.
>
> It should be realised that a saving of many hours freight running can be
> gained by a 5 minute XPT Delay. These time additions are significant costs
> and service impediments to freight.