<quote> Transport & Main Roads, Paul Lucas 01/09/04 LUCAS WELCOMES $25M ACACIA RIDGE ANNOUNCEMENT Transport Minister Paul Lucas welcomed today's announcement...
Thanks Arthur. Much appreciated. Mark. ... From: akshale To: qrig@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 5:43 PM Subject: [qrig] 2177D Hi Mark 2177D...
Hi CTT Sighted at Brunswick Street Platform 1 at 17:31 by Michael Clark, then sighted by me passing Central Platform 3 at 18:28. It appears that the...
The driver shortage was there prior to the new (Australian) medicals being bought in, the medicals just made things worse. Leon Batman ... From: Michael To:...
Why make it an overpass? That is - I assume they mean they will build the road up to cross over the top of the existing rail line with consequent disruption to...
I received an Email yesterday from NAG dealing with standard gauge line perway workings. The Email proudly proclaimed to be from NAG, so someone there still...
Matt & All I hear and understand what you have said (below), and clearly respect your professional and hands on opinion/experience on the subject. Further more...
Hi all Wait until Connex from Melbourne have a liking for our City Trains and then you will have more than enough Drivers as they will not require the Guards. ...
Thanks Brian - a good break down. After posting the rails for trails story last night - I opened todays (Wed) Townsville Bulletin to find a small news article...
Hi Michael I have read numerous reports - by Cityrail, both sides of Govt, and outsiders - and while the medical thing is a part of their problem - their was...
Matthew, The CTT is out-of-gauge and can only use the route to Platforms 2/3 at Roma St subject to several restrictions on passing other trains between...
Matt It would be a real headache changing numbers every time a train changed direction so it makes sense to keep the same number. Why don't trains do it ...
Hi All Lets get " serious " about this! For a definition of what UP is, try www.UP.com. Garner M Simpson ===== There is no replacement for displacement! ...
Hi All Lets get " serious " about this! For a definition of what UP is, try www.UP.com. Garner M Simpson ===== There is no replacement for displacement! ...
Hi all, Further to this, QR was really on something this afternoon. Caught the 5:31 Ferny Grove train from Brunswick st, sighted CTT, 5403 trailing, pass plat...
South of the border it gets even more confusing, with an UP and DOWN rail as well as UP and DOWN track. You can therefore have an UP rail on the DOWN road!!!! ...
Hi All An article appeared in the Wed (yesterday) edition of the Townsville Bulletin - which involved comments from the local NQ QR CEO's Rep Peter Phillips...
Hansard extract from the Minister for Transport and Main Roads. Paul Brims The story of Queensland's social and economic development in the past 135 years is...
I thing that citytrain is missing a couple of EMU derailments to catch the cityrail bug. At least when travelling here in QLD you can board a train without ...
... QR's Infrastructure workers. He went on to say that if this happens - it will further inflame an already starved section of QR - that was seeing more and...
Hi All A couple of Townsville sightings from yesterday (Thur 2/9). 9.55am - DEL 2155D ran long ned leading inbound thru Garbutt with a block of 12 acid tanks....
Hi Guys, Sorry this is a bit late but I saw the CTT in Plat 3 Roma St and noticed the Sunlander at 10 on Wednesday night. Ipswich trains were arriving on...
Hi all Could any Qrigger please tell me where I should apply for a Loco drivers position with any of these new freight companies, preferably working out of...
Hi To all of you who responded with requests for photos. They are still being scanned. They will arrive in the near future. While going through the photos, I...
I'm sure that QR will make sure that any competitors services will be herded into every crossing loop possible and given last priority on train crossings. ...
Hi Sean You obviously have little understanding of business - and the power of the National Competition Policy. Unless you were just jesting with your...
Hi The AK cars will run next Wednesday as previously posted. Power will be by LVRF so that will be a change to the 48s we've had up to now. Probably either 47...