Geelong Area this week

[Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>]

Lots of action around Geelong at the moment, the phone rings a bit less
this time of year so I can listen in to the end-to-end radio and
scribble down the goings on!

Monday 8/5
0800 - Nth Geelong Yard X41+H1, T392, GEX loco X51, G516, X42
9714 passed Nth Geelong C at 0912
9124 arrive Nth Geelong yard 0953
G521+X53+T374 ex 9124 from Nth yard to loco 1000
9756 passed Nth C at 1015
X41+H1 - down Waurn Ponds through Geelong station at 1035
9126 arrive Nth yard 1056
9821 passed Nth C 1127
X42+X53 (for 9137)+G521+X51(for 9121) ex Loco to Nth yard 1135
G524+T+X31 ex 9126 from Nth yard to loco 1155
9121 dep Nth yard 1324
G516 for 9240 ex loco to Nth yard 1410
T374 (for 9442)+X31(9391) to Nth yard 1515
At 1700, Nth Geelong yard Y129 (VLP), T392, T374, Y119, X31+X41 on 9080.

Tues 9/5
At 0800, GEX loco G524, X33
G515+S306+S307 ex 9124 from Nth yard to loco 1000
X44+H1 down Waurn Ponds at 1030
9821 - passed Nth C at 1055
T371 ex loco for trip train 1115
X37 ex loco for Shell Corio 1150
X44 up Waurn Ponds 1200
G515 for 9121 ex loco to Nth yard 1205
9121 dep Nth C 1336
X44 ex Nth yard to loco 1215
X44+S310 for 9137 ex loco to Nth yard 1227
H2 ex loco 1342
X48 for 9080 ex loco at 1502
9137 dep Nth yard 1530
T371 (for 9442)+X37 (9391) ex loco to Nth yard 1545
At 1700, Nth yard Y174+Y119, X48, T371+H2, G412+X49, S307, X37.

Wed 10/5
At 0800, Nth Geelong yard G525, G514, X31, T379, and GEX loco X42, T374,
T392, H5, X41
9126 arr Nth C 1142
G521+X51+T374 ex loco to Nth yard for 9121 at 1136
9821 passed Nth C at 1147
X41+H1 to Waurn Ponds 1213
9756 passed Nth C 1232
9121 dep Nth C 1236
X41 up light engine ex-Waurn Ponds 1331
X52 for 9137 ex loco to Nth yard 1345
9137 dep Nth C 1430
G534 for 9420 ex loco to Nth yard 1450
G513+X41 for 9123 ex loco to Nth yard 1515
H1 up Waurn Ponds 1551 (very late, ie locked away for 8217/8232 WMB
passes)
9822 passed Nth C at 1638
T374+T392 for 9442 ex loco to Nth yard at 1640

Thurs 11/5
0800 at Nth Geelong yard S306+S307 back to back, GEX loco X44, H2, T371,
G516, S310, Txxx.
9140 arr Nth yard 0850, depart 0904
X52 ex 9230 +Y119 ex Nth yard to loco 1003
9124 arrive Nth C 1015
X44+H2+T371 ex loco to Nth yard 1015
9756 passed Nth C 1100
G524+G515 (ex9124)+X52+G512(ex Grain Loop) ex Nth yard to loco 1107
9822 passed Nth C 1145
X51+T413 for 9137 ex loco to Nth yard 1205
X44 up Waurn Ponds at 1217
X49+X37+S+S ex loco to Nth yard 1330
9821 passed Nth C 1332
G515+X37+S307+Y119 ex loco to Nth yard 1622
9822 passed Nth C 1643

Fri 12/5
0800 - GEX loco X52, T374, T392, H5, S301, X31, S311
X33 on 9230 (?) 49/1856t struggled badly - delayed 8207 (WMB pass) and
8209 (local) by 20 mins, and was put away at Lara.
X41+TorH to Waurn Ponds 1042
9126 arr Nth C 1115
X52 for 9137 ex loco at 1115
9821 passed Nth C 1158
G527 for 9420 ex loco 1201
X41 up Waurn Ponds 1215
9137 departed 1353
G513+H5(for 9123)+G521+T379(9391) ex loco to Nth yard 1410
T374 to loco ex-Nth yard 1545
X33+S301+Y174 to loco ex Nth yard 1650
9822 passed Nth C 1655

So as you can see, Geelong is indeed a rather busy location on the
Freight Australia network.  FA's S class loco's may look like rusting
hulks, but they continue to work hard earning revenue.  If you've got a
spare day, camera and roll of film, you could do well spending it around
Geelong!

Cheers,
Craig.
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Craig Haber
albatross@harnessnet.com.au
http://www.harnessnet.com.au/ch/
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