01 April 2008 *Customer feedback sees positive changes to the Ferny Grove line timetable* Effective tomorrow, Ferny Grove line users will have access to a new ...
QR copped a hiding on 7 news tonight. Footage of severely over crowded trains and reports of patrons being turned away during the morning rush was shown along...
I did not see the 7 news, but where were the shots of the overcrowded trains taken? How much of the overcrowding was due to the re-arrangements at Brunswick...
http://backontrack.org/mbs/index.php?topic=677.0 New Ferny Grove timetables as from 2 April 2008, with a flyer version that will be given to passengers...
G'day All, Reports have been filtering through about grain trains loading at Dalby West; does anybody know if grain is coming from Brookstead/Milmerran and...
Bob, Looks like I might have spoken too early... A works notice flyer turned up in my mailbox advising that work will be carried out within the railway...
I too was dubious of Ch 7 being on the spot but the report was of the FG line. The station shown was only brief, mainly an over crowded train and did not look...
One of the conditions of these deals with local councils seems to be that the track is removed asap as happened with the Yaraka branch. By the time the...
(Just the basics, no times sorry!) 29 March Mitchell C17 761 (in Park beside Warrego Highway) Roma 3 x QLX* (*or QLX style & 2 were freshly painted), RRS41 ...
Hi all, Noted today on my way through Oakey that the points to the former Butter Factory Siding (more recently known as Riverina Stockfeeds Siding) have been ...
Hi Ken/all, Thanks for your astute observations! Are you sure you were at Warra when you saw this empty coalie? Last I checked, Warra was west of Macalister...
Brian Section car operation out of Charleville recently..... Charleville / Quilpie Friday 28 March Qulipie / Charleville Saturday 29 March Charleville /...
Peter Yes you're right, Warra was where some new flat tops have been added to form a section car consist at the front of the station. Sorry about that! ... ...
Well, reading Yaraka postings using the groups website search engine makes fascinating reading especially message 35314. Dare I say it, but I have a suspicion...
so no general freight? So where in Southern Qld Does still provide freight by RAIL??? Surprise MeBBB <surprisebbb@...> wrote: Hi Steve Bit of both I'd...
Hi all, I had some time to kill in the city today so I spent 2.5hrs in the corner of Roma St Parklands that overlooks the railway line to Exhibition. Only saw...
Thanks Roscoe, "rationalisation" buzzword of the times, cockies complain like crazy. They have to pay a lot of money for local cartage. The truckies overload...
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Yeh, Roma Street Parklands isn't a bad spot. I like going out onto Petrie Terrace photographing from the otherside, specially in the afternoon. ... From: Alan...
Hi Steve Yes, I'm familiar with the 'story' in NSW. Next time you're down South Australia way check out what's left of their regional grain line network. Not...
I am aware of the 1720 class locos based at Kuranda has the indigenous livery colour scheme. I was only replying to the effect of the livery of the diesel...
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... And don't forget - scrap steel prices make this about the best time in years to recover the costs from a couple hundred kilometres of otherwise unusable...
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Another mention tonight on Ch 7 about congestion on trains. Footage was of Windsor station but captioned Central Station!!! Campers were a little more ...