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steven_h
Station Master
Joined: Nov 24, 2006
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Location: Canberra, Australia
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:04 am
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Even though we probably have enough of it... I should've really said fuel.
It just has to be the day that I decide to bring my camera that the fuel train doesn't happen to be in town.
Does anyone know why the service wasn't in the sidings around 5pm yesterday?
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Timshaw
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Joined: Nov 09, 2004
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Location: Canberra
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:18 am
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There seems to have been a few times lately that I have gone past and no oily 
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The Snow Lord
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Location: The road jump at Charlotte Pass. Paxman Valenta on two planks.
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 11:49 am
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How many freight trains per week serve Canberra ?
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Timshaw
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 4:26 pm
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Not enough!!! 
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Fireman Dave
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 6:11 pm
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The oil train GENERALLY runs out of Sandown on Monday, Wednesday and Friday night for an early morning arrival on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. In times of low demand it may only run 2 days a week.
Dave Malcolm
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steven_h
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Posted: Fri Nov 24, 2006 9:16 pm
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Any chance you could be a little more specific on the timing of arrivals on tue/thur/sat?
Would love to catch a glimpse of it trundling in one day...
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Duffy
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 6:44 am
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The shunt generally happens quite early, starting around 4am. Depending on the number of trucks, it can finish anywhere between 8am and 12pm.
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Fireman Dave
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:30 am
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| steven_h wrote: | Any chance you could be a little more specific on the timing of arrivals on tue/thur/sat?
Would love to catch a glimpse of it trundling in one day... |
I think it's somewhere between 2 and 5 am.
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:14 pm
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So I gather that the rail action in Canberra is the Xplorer plus three oil trains a week.
Nil Intermodal traffic ?
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Fireman Dave
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Posted: Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:23 pm
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| 2001 wrote: | So I gather that the rail action in Canberra is the Xplorer plus three oil trains a week.
Nil Intermodal traffic ? |
Correct. There are a few heritage trains aswell.
Dave Malcolm
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