Re: Hume ????

[Bruce Greening <bgreeni@attglobal.net>]

Dave Malcolm wrote:

> In article <38199097.EB32F3F4@attglobal.net> Bruce Greening <bgreeni@attglobal.net> writes:
> >Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 22:18:31 +1000
> >From: Bruce Greening <bgreeni@attglobal.net>
> >Subject: Re: Hume ????
>
> >RHall1307 wrote:
>
> >> Hume is an industrial suburb of Canberra. It's adjacent to the Cooma line,
> >> south of Queanbeyan. It isn't a staff location, which is why RAC have resumed
> >> management of the line to Tuggeranong. The loading spot is on a 1in 40 and you
> >> can't  have a section end on such a grade. Bob Hall
>
> >In fact RAC have only reclaimed the track as far as Hume. The section will end
> >at
> >Tuggeranong, but ARHS will retain control of the Hume - Tuggeranong track. RSA
> >will move the signal to Tuggeranong when the signal design is finished.
>
> >--
> >Bruce L. Greening
> >bgreeni@ibm.net
>
> RSA have taken over maintenance for RAC from 324.100 km to tuggeranong (336 km
> approx), the section at the moment remains Harman - Royalla. The method of
> safeworking remains as ordinary train staff (with no tickets) and train
> control remains with MTR, at present.

Without getting into a long argument, RSA will only be maintaining the track as far as Hume,
i.e., as far as the log trains will operate. Beyound Hume the track will stay with ARHS. On
completion of the signal design, the section will become Harman - Tuggeranong, with RAC
(throught SRA) assuming responsibility for train control.

--
Bruce L. Greening
bgreeni@ibm.net