Re: Country(link?) - try walking instead

["Jack" <bd107@tsn.cc>]

Hi david

David Johnson wrote in message <3819900A.DF3CC961@ozemail.com.au>...
>Maurie Daly wrote:
>
(snip)

>> This means however that the freight must be put away in one of the very
few
>> long crossing loops that can hold it , and kept there until it can be
given a
>> run to the next long crossing loop.
>
>Why???  The overlength freight could be held outside the crossing loop
until the
>XPT arrives and goes in clear, then the freight could pass on the main
line.  The
>XPT would only be delayed a couple of minutes.

Sure, but with an up service that impacts further down the track with
pathing in the city rail area... that couple of minutes can end up costing
upwards of an hour when you lose your path... the tables of the XPT's are
pretty tight...

Cheers
Jack
Queensland: Perfect One day
Beautiful the next
And wet for the other 363 days of the year