Does anybody know how often this new service is likely to operate?

Does anybody know how often this new service is likely to operate?

Does anybody know how often this new service is likely to operate?

It's looking like one return trip a week at the moment.

GoG

Can I ask where the logs come from please  ?

An interesting article has appeared in today's ABC News website about log exports from Bordertown and Portland.

Judging by the photo, there is a large stockpile accumulating at Bordertown.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-02/softwood-resource-exported-to-china-amid-log-supply-insecurity/12617994

Can I ask where the logs come from please  ?

Well Bill, apart from trees as been mentioned a few times, there are plantations more or less from Bordertown right down to Mt Gambier and throughout the South West District of Victoria, that is both Hard Wood and Pine.

Also in the link Jack has supplied on page 2 there are some interesting photo's of the line from Heywood, West to around Dartmoor, including the bridge over the Glenelg River.

https://Railpage.com.au/f-t11313505-0-asc-s25.htm

In the last few page of the thread you also have a bit to say, Bill and you will see why I have always referred to as Bill.

BigShunter.

Nice pickup Shunter, presuming the search function hasn't come back from the dead you either have a bloody good memory or too much time on your hands to google RP threads!

Looks like freightgate has not only forgotten what he posted way back then but has developed a case of shyness over the years

Interesting discussions.  The following is a recent image from google maps:

this shows the logs piled at the up end of Bordertown yard.  A couple of quwstions (perhaps Bingley can assist):

1. how many roads are in the yard and how many of these are available for the intermodal terminal?
2. There is a siding into the grain storage from the down end, is this also connected to the UP end?

60 contains is 60 less trucks on the highway between the Vic/SA Border and the ports showing rail can work.

Looking at the map above and comments would it be a better idea to create an intermodal terminal off the line to Penola at Wolsley were space could me leased from a farner of purchaed?

The site seems quite busy and not a lot of room left?

Just had word from old mate at Bordertown, another log train tomorrow with 60, he said wagons, not sure whether he means containers, guess we will find out. He said he was talking to the manager in the Bottleshop.... I knew there had to be more than 1 reason to hit the bottleshop !

BigShunter.

my mistake, 60 containers.

Fatty

Just had word from old mate at Bordertown, another log train tomorrow with 60, he said wagons, not sure whether he means containers, guess we will find out. He said he was talking to the manager in the Bottleshop.... I knew there had to be more than 1 reason to hit the bottleshop !

BigShunter.

my mistake, 60 containers.

Just spotted the Bordertown bound train at Dimboola with two Gs on the front and 50 wagons.

Photos of the UP train today at Gheringhap https://www.railpage.com.au/f-p2190660.htm#2190660

Photos of the UP train today at Gheringhap https://www.railpage.com.au/f-p2190660.htm#2190660

50 wagons on the train today.  To which dock  does the train run?

Train returned back through Gheringhap at 03:20am presumably loading again @Fatty ?