There were 89 sightings for this week; This is 15 sightings more than last week. Making a total of 3309 sightings for this year to date. On day 263 last year we had seen 2701 sightings, this is 608 sightings more than at the same time last year.
We saw 6 sightings on the Broad Gauge, which is 6 sightings more than last week. This total included 4 x PN Grain trains and 0 x Qube Grain train and 0 X SSR Grain train. Total B/G trains for this year are 156 (At the same time last year we had seen 21 x B/G trains, this is 135 more than last year.) Total B/G grain trains for this year are 73 (At the same time last year we had seen 10 grain train on the B/G) This is 63 sightings more that at the same time last year.
We saw 83 sightings on the Standard Gauge, which is 9 sightings more than last week. This total included 12 x PN Grain trains, 7 x Qube Grain trains and 2 x SSR Grain and 0 x GWA grain trains. Total S/G trains for this year are 3153. (At the same time last year, we had seen 2680 S/G trains, this is 473 more than last year. Total S/G grain trains for this year are 966. (At the same time last year, we had seen 458 grain trains on the S/G). This is 508 grain sightings more that at the same time last year.
Total grain trains for this year are 1039, this is 571 more than at the same time last year.
Regards, Graham Elliott.
Gheringhap Loop is at the 82/83 Kp post South West of Melbourne Australia.
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