Hi I know this is off topic, but when was the last grain traffic on the Wandoan branch? I know there was a Trainaway tour there in 2006, but apart from that...
Bob, Do you know if they are keeping the old single track for freight use or will it be closed when the deviation is opened? Cheers Josh [Non-text portions of...
Hi Josh, I understand the old track will be kept from Caboolture to a point just before Elimbah. This will give some operational flexibility and will be used...
Garner & All That doesn't seem like a great volume of water. Hardly a 'water train' of yesteryear. When every piece of rolling stock that had a water tight ...
... I have heard there's another 14 water wagons to go into service after this apparent trial period - would improve the economies of scale. If rail CSOs are...
And there is probably argument to use an existing train than putting more prime movers on the road. The water is not so time sensitive that a couple of days...
Have to wonder why, haven't QRN/ARG have gone for tender on moving the general freight, which is short for kicking it off trains. Regards Shane ... putting...
Arthur & all Now that puts a different slant on things. Would QR have that many wagons avail to do the job? Would these wagons be of 'potable water' standard? ...
I believe the number of wagons will increase to those numbers. I also believe QR(AGR) are doing the water shift for little or no payment, as a community...
... That is the question. The wagons I've seen on the news were OWOs - perhaps from molasses traffic or from the steam heritage programme. At a guess some of...
... Townsville Port Authority took control of Lucinda last month I believe. You'd think that could lead to some review - maintaining a five kilometre long...
Hi all, Thanks for this feed back. Recently I went on a camping holiday from Gladstone to Canarvon Gorge to NSW via Injune, Dalby and Dirrabandi. Leaving Dalby...
... Bob, Great photo's, mate. One minor correction though, you have a picture of a device labelled "Next Train Information" with a caption that reads "......
Thanks Matt, fixed. And thanks for the other information too. Very useful to know. Regards Bob ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Some updates from Indooroopilly this morning. Platform 3 and 4 open .. --> http://backontrack.org/mbs/index.php?topic=1473.msg6860#msg6860 Cheers Bob...
Matt, There is a female voice used for the Cityrail system these days. Was down there a few weeks back for the Sydney Model Railway Show. Ben. _____ From:...
I was just settling down to tea and a steam engine hauling some carriages all lite up goes pleasantly by .. (between Oxley and Darra). Is there an evening...
There is quite a few water gins around Townsville at the moment. There was 4 or 5 at 1 stop shop Stuart and about the same in south yard. If I were a betting...
... Bob, It was a charter from Roma Street to Ipswich 'shops. Not sure why or for whom the charter ran but will also serve as the "home run" for the engine and...
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Must have taken a long time to get there - I was sure the clerry set (didn't see a loco) crossing the INB at Roma St at about 09.30 (or perhaps a little later)...
Some of the carriages and water wagons were relocated by DEL 1620 this morning. DC/G1255 and a number of sitting cars were hauled by C17 974 for a Sunshine ...
Does anyone know anything about a section car parked on the old BR Line at Palm Lakes at Bethania? Their is also a section of the line fenced off at palm lakes...
According to the train notices DEL1620 took back spare coaches/wagons (had to keep 7 coaches at Mayne for evening tour) back to the Ipswich Workshops at around...
1620 went back to Mayne to spend the next fortnight watching how the real trains do it, before heading an a/c set to Toowoomba on 15 November for Sunshine...
TransLink Service is an oxymoron according to some reports. Bill N _____ From: qrig@yahoogroups.com [mailto:qrig@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ben Francis ...
Just when we thought QR was happily killing off all short haul freight... http://www.ara.net.au/dbdoc/08-10-31%20Fortnightly.pdf ...the freight multiple unit...
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