My uncle who is in the know has said something about containerized hay being moved from Ultima on the Manangatang line. Anybody have anymore info? Not sure how likely and when this would start up.

My uncle who is in the know has said something about containerized hay being moved from Ultima on the Manangatang line. Anybody have anymore info? Not sure how likely and when this would start up.

My uncle who is in the know has said something about containerized hay being moved from Ultima on the Manangatang line. Anybody have anymore info? Not sure how likely and when this would start up.

I've heard decent rumours kicking around about this for a while now.  I also heard that a siding might be built because V/line doesn't want direct loading of containers onto the train while it's on the mainline.

My uncle who is in the know has said something about containerized hay being moved from Ultima on the Manangatang line. Anybody have anymore info? Not sure how likely and when this would start up.

I've heard decent rumours kicking around about this for a while now.  I also heard that a siding might be built because V/line doesn't want direct loading of containers onto the train while it's on the mainline.

I've heard decent rumours kicking around about this for a while now.  I also heard that a siding might be built because V/line doesn't want direct loading of containers onto the train while it's on the mainline.

Why not?  Its a low use branch line - if it stops one train I would be surprised.

My uncle who is in the know has said something about containerized hay being moved from Ultima on the Manangatang line. Anybody have anymore info? Not sure how likely and when this would start up.

I've heard decent rumours kicking around about this for a while now.  I also heard that a siding might be built because V/line doesn't want direct loading of containers onto the train while it's on the mainline.

A siding, well that is 5 years in Victoria.

Depends on how enthuseastic they are, It will not cost much with second hand points and track. In Benalla, the local track gang installed a set of points and 500 metres track in 5 days. Signalling will unlikely be an issue as they are probably using the same occupancy system as the Oaklands line, where a train gets soul occupancy of a whole section of the line, so signalling is not required.

woodford

Depends on how enthuseastic they are, It will not cost much with second hand points and track. In Benalla, the local track gang installed a set of points and 500 metres track in 5 days. Signalling will unlikely be an issue as they are probably using the same occupancy system as the Oaklands line, where a train gets soul occupancy of a whole section of the line, so signalling is not required.

woodford

Which begs the question, why do they need a siding in the first place? V/Line worried that the ghost of Gangers past on a trike might run into a train loading on the mainline which has total occupancy?

BG

Depends on how enthuseastic they are, It will not cost much with second hand points and track. In Benalla, the local track gang installed a set of points and 500 metres track in 5 days. Signalling will unlikely be an issue as they are probably using the same occupancy system as the Oaklands line, where a train gets soul occupancy of a whole section of the line, so signalling is not required.

woodford

Which begs the question, why do they need a siding in the first place? V/Line worried that the ghost of Gangers past on a trike might run into a train loading on the mainline which has total occupancy?

BG

Short term thinking. This was done in NSW during the Rail Access Corporation era in several locations. Sometimes now they cause delays

Short term thinking. This was done in NSW during the Rail Access Corporation era in several locations. Sometimes now they cause delays

Mine or theirs?

This line sees very little traffic. Get something moving on it, if it becomes a problem then fix the problem later. At least you get some revenue happening where now there is none. But oh no, not in Victoria. Instead we bleed the public purse for more $$$ to build a siding (or more likely try to charge the user who instead chooses to use Road).

A solution going looking for a problem.

BG

My uncle who is in the know has said something about containerized hay being moved from Ultima on the Manangatang line. Anybody have anymore info? Not sure how likely and when this would start up.

My uncle who is in the know has said something about containerized hay being moved from Ultima on the Manangatang line. Anybody have anymore info? Not sure how likely and when this would start up.

The latest Weekly Operational Notice states that a new private siding for the loading of hay is currently underway at Ultima. South end points at KP394.446 and the North end at 395.548.

any idea who'd be operating the hay trains?

any idea who'd be operating the hay trains?

Good news to see some additional traffic.  Will it be containerised or in open wagons?

any idea who'd be operating the hay trains?

Good news to see some additional traffic.  Will it be containerised or in open wagons?

Containerised.

Probably Qube or even SSR?

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