Whilst all this is happening the radio chatter from control increases again, looks like more idiots causing trouble, sigh.At Roma St we stop at the marker at...
Running rail to Yeppoon Rockhampton, 31.01.2006 STEPHEN Johns has always wanted to see a train running on the Yeppoon-Rockhampton line, but he's settling for a...
... Thanks for clarifying what it is Tony. Am I correct in the assumption (based on the name) that a tamper is used to ensure the sleepers are firmly sitting...
... From: qrig@yahoogroups.com [mailto:qrig@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Graham Fountain ... Thanks for clarifying what it is Tony. Am I correct in the...
Ahh the phone rings, time 0910 roster with a one hour call. I do what I have to do, my mate knocks and we we are off again. What a beautiful day it is. Arrive...
... name ... sound a ... its ... work) ... Arthur, When the 1720s first appeared on the Brisbane suburban scene in 1966, they were often referred to as "Jets"...
Rail talks stalemate ABC Country Hour QLD 01 Feb 2006 Report: Angus Peacocke The future cost of moving grain by rail in Queensland remains unknown today after...
The Southern Free Times 18 Jan 2006 The Southern Downs Steam Railway is still waiting for a start date from Queensland Rail to begin the tourist rail service...
Will it be possible to turn a profit out there within a small enough time frame to make it viable? Unfortunately unless you can make more money than you need...
All, Just wondering if anyone knows when Archer Park station closed totally. That is when QRX moved out and the connection to the main line was pulled out and...
... Actually, both GE & GM. Cloncurry loco was able to attend to 2156, and I moved it (under it's own power) from the diesel shed to work as 2nd loco on 6291...
... I forgot about that, it seems a lot of old loco nicknames have fallen out of use in a state that used to give nicknames to everything...considering...
31/1/06 about 15.30 pm 6Hxx Grain through millhill 2/2/06 08.30 68xx Grain 2301/2315 seems to be stabled at Warwick. still there as of 9.30 Adam [Non-text...
Hi Frank, Archer Park closed to passengers in 1970 and the freight a few years later due to complaints about noise and the platform and track breaking up due...
At Acacia Ridge we receive QRXT containers loaded with copper. The sides of the containers are opened up and unloaded with forklifts, which the load them onto...
... One would hope so, plenty of other tourist railways are operating in the state (Mary Valley, Rosevale-Kunkala etc), that seem to do ok. It makes me wonder...
Ben To the best of my knowledge - there is only one place copper (blister copper) comes from, is Mt Isa Mines. But what you might be seeing is a product of the...
... Ben, if it is sheet copper then it is coming from Townville. The copper refinery is just opposite the QRX/PNQ depot here in Townsville. I haven't seen any...
... coming from? ... Well, I'll add a third possibility. Whilst I was at Q-link Cloncurry, we would arrange for empty QLX vans to be loaded with sheet copper ...
Gavin, Ben & All. It should be bundles of copper sheet, about pallet size in shape. At ACR the copper is loading into A/ROOX opens or sometimes louvre vans...
John Ah hah - I was thinking ingots, and yes those mines did/are 'growing it' in sheet form. As is/was Gunpowder. Using the leach process. I think most of the...
John I think what they do is leach the ground (with acid I think, but sometimes just water is used) and the copper compounds dissolve in the water/acid and are...
... sometimes ... water/acid and ... That rings a bell. Thanks, Chris. And just to clarify, even though we were using QR/Q-link wagons, it was always loaded by...
After looking at Ken's excellent Brisbane tram pics,( I have a bit of an odd question. Was there ever any kind of buffer stops on Brisbanes' (or anyones, for ...
Basic guideline to copper production Most is in the form of hard rock of chalcopyrite CuFeS2, which if you have a lump big enough will be a goldie looking...
Graham and all, The problem with operating on the Warwick to Wallangarra section is the huge length. If the train is going to run there and back during the...
Hi all, 0703hrs Oxley 2352 & 2347 Up MT Coalie 0705hrs Corinda 1721D & 2307 LE Up from Moolabin 0730hrs 2214D & 1735D Roma ST Platform 10 on PC37 1116hrs...
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