Re: Austrac trains

David Langley (del@ancc.com.au)
Tue, 29 Sep 1998 22:11:28 +1000

Thankyou for your reply. Do I take it now that NR is losing traffic to these
other operators if what was previously two trains can now be one most nights.
Incidently today the southbound steel train through Seymour this evening had two
VLCX vans (or ex VLCX) on the front. I wonder what these were on for.

Rita and Kevin Lawrence wrote:

> At 23:56 28/09/98 +1000, you wrote:
> >If the Melb-Sydney Austrac trains are *MS7/*SM7 what has happened to the NR
> >trains of this number? Have they been combined with something else?
> >
> The NR trains were numbered MS6 and SM7. MS6 still runs as a conditional
> train; SM7 was replaced by SM9, also conditional. MS4 and SM5 were extended
> from 1000m to 1300m and the Toll-TNT loading that used to travel on MS6 &
> SM7 now goes on these trains. MS6 and SM9 are basically overflow when MS4
> and/or SM5 gets to 1300m and there are more containers booked.
>
> Cheers
>
> Krel
>
> PS How often is the Austrac train running? I know it is timetabled daily but
> does it run every day? Krel
> - Kevin Lawrence (Krel)
>
> "All things are possible except skiing through a revolving door."