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patrat
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Joined: Aug 16, 2003
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 4:22 pm
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The other day I booked a pallet of goods to go from outside brisbane to melb by Freight australia, in the belief that it would be good to send it by train. It was also convenient for me to pick up the goods from their kensington yard. I was surprised to hear that it would be coming from Brisbane by truck.
Doesnt any general freight go by train?.
It's not as if it's going faster by truck, Still taking a full week..... ( plus they lost my paperwork in brisbane, meaning another weeks wait.
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Dr Beeching
Joined: Apr 13, 2004
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Location: Outside the toilet, waiting for Della Bosca to come out !!
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 4:24 pm
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| patrat wrote: | The other day I booked a pallet of goods to go from outside brisbane to melb by Freight australia, in the belief that it would be good to send it by train. It was also convenient for me to pick up the goods from their kensington yard. I was surprised to hear that it would be coming from Brisbane by truck.
Doesnt any general freight go by train?.
It's not as if it's going faster by truck, Still taking a full week..... ( plus they lost my paperwork in brisbane, meaning another weeks wait. |
FA still can't use Acacia Ridge(Brisbane SG yard) yard as far as I know due to the yard is own by Pacific National and it has yet to be open access,
Hey?..whatever happen to my warning level?
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DriverII
Train Controller
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Location: Ipswich, Queensland
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 5:00 pm
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| Jam>s C/ wrote: | | FA still can't use Acacia Ridge(Brisbane SG yard) yard as far as I know due to the yard is own by Pacific National and it has yet to be open access, |
Acacia Ridge Yard is actually owned by QR. Pacific National only has the contract to manage the operational side of the standard gauge yard & thus at this stage have the rights to determine who has access to the standard gauge yard.
Regards,
Shane.
3 Blokes walk into a Pub, an Englishman, Irishman & Scotsman......
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mars
Chief Commissioner
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Location: Rail SA
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 5:11 pm
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The only way that you could do that is if Freight Australia got the wagon into a PN train.
Regards, Tom Marschall
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DavidB
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Location: Canberra
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 5:19 pm
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| DriverII wrote: | | Acacia Ridge Yard is actually owned by QR. Pacific National only has the contract to manage the operational side of the standard gauge yard & thus at this stage have the rights to determine who has access to the standard gauge yard. |
There was an article about this in Digest last year. PN was talking about suing QR if they allow FA in, and FA was talking about calling in the ACCC if they don't.
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David
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realmakoym8
Chief Commissioner
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Location: Melbourne
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Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:43 pm
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| DavidB wrote: | | DriverII wrote: | | Acacia Ridge Yard is actually owned by QR. Pacific National only has the contract to manage the operational side of the standard gauge yard & thus at this stage have the rights to determine who has access to the standard gauge yard. |
There was an article about this in Digest last year. PN was talking about suing QR if they allow FA in, and FA was talking about calling in the ACCC if they don't.
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Let the mud fly. In the end it will be on the Governments face!
There is only one way any building or object or structure could collapse strait down. You would have to remove the resistence below it.
The force of the building pushing up is greater than that of the part of the building falling down.
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C Class
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Location: Melbourne occasionally
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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2004 10:38 pm
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Some years ago I worked in the fast track operation before it passed to Fa and all interstate freight was sent by truck if it was LCL - i.e.less than container load. Obviously things have not changed. The week transit time ensured a cheap rate as it would go on a truck when they needed a top up to fill the truck.
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mjja
Sir Nigel Gresley
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Location: Mount Waverley, Melbourne
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Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2004 11:33 am
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Have a chat with FCL. They'll go by rail. www.fcl.com.au
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
President, Smart Passengers Inc
(My opinions are my own unless specifically stated.)
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