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Thread: Goulburn St Carpark |
bobcarey
Replies: 12
Views: 711
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 6:25 pm Subject: Re: Goulburn St Carpark |
| I noticed that the the 3 tunnel bound tracks have extra check? rails, so i suppose there is no wrong road running allowed on the Central bound tracks. |
Thread: Rhodes |
bobcarey
Replies: 30
Views: 2158
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:12 pm Subject: Re: Rhodes |
| Were there more than the single siding shown into CSR ? ISTR that there was a possibly separate siding to the Allied Mills site further north of the Station. |
Thread: Railways In the Darling Ranges |
bobcarey
Replies: 7
Views: 561
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Forum: Western Australia Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 12:02 pm Subject: Re: Railways In the Darling Ranges |
| Andy May's rail way page, http://website.lineone.net/~asmay/index.htm , has a good map . Also , there was a Railpage Australia™ contributor called HOWARAS, an acronym for history of west australian railways and ... |
Thread: Asciano share price in Tatters |
bobcarey
Replies: 52
Views: 3638
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Forum: Operators Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:37 pm Subject: Re: Asciano share price in Tatters |
| Record Botany trade, but rail links need work: Rowsthorn . This is the Asciano chairman , touting for more Port Botany rail container traffic, in ATN news yesterday. |
Thread: Proposed Wiggins Island Coal line |
bobcarey
Replies: 1
Views: 216
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Forum: Queensland Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 5:47 pm Subject: Re: Proposed Wiggins Island Coal line |
| http://www.dip.qld.gov.au/resources/project/moura-aldoga-rail-link/executive_summary.pdf Shows map of proposal. |
Thread: Affects of dual SG in Victoria on NSW Southern line . |
bobcarey
Replies: 49
Views: 2337
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Forum: New South Wales Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:31 pm Subject: Re: Affects of dual SG in Victoria on NSW Southern line . |
| Paul Little last night on Lateline Business kept mentioning rail as the future means to take up more of the transport task, in regards to emission tradings effect, but he made no comment on increased ... |
Thread: Proposed Wiggins Island Coal line |
bobcarey
Replies: 1
Views: 216
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Forum: Queensland Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:22 pm Subject: Proposed Wiggins Island Coal line |
Terminal.
The terms of reference have been released for the $500 million rail upgrade.
Queensland Rail wants to build a new line linking the Moura short line in the south of the city to the nort ... |
Thread: New Western Railway Line |
bobcarey
Replies: 4
Views: 547
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Forum: Signalling and Infrastructure Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:55 pm Subject: Re: New Western Railway Line |
| Sir Rod Eddington is to head up the Infrastructure Fund, advising the Rudd government on priorities. If it it like his recommendations for Melbourne transport , then it will be " Wadda we want- roads ... |
Thread: QUT Smart Train Tour |
bobcarey
Replies: 6
Views: 476
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Forum: Queensland Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:39 pm Subject: QUT Smart Train Tour |
http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2008/05/09/2240428.htm?site=brisbane
This tour was launched at at Ispwich, and commences today, the itinary is shown, but no specifc t/t/. |
Thread: Freight Line on hold? |
bobcarey
Replies: 129
Views: 10372
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Forum: New South Wales Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:24 pm Subject: Re: Freight Line on hold? |
| Just a question on the funding for this project, whether it is already part of committed funds from past grants or whatever, or will it rely on the Federal budget coming up ? Already the delays mean t ... |
Thread: The Cockatoo Run.. and the rest! (Photos) |
bobcarey
Replies: 45
Views: 2133
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Forum: Preservation and Tourist Railways Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 9:32 pm Subject: Re: The Cockatoo Run.. and the rest! (Photos) |
| Bwana, there is a public walking trail that commences north of Coalcliff station, which follows what was formerly a bullock track that climbed at a suitable grade right up to the escarpment . Access i ... |
Thread: NT Government railway website photo gallery |
bobcarey
Replies: 1
Views: 271
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Forum: NT Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:51 pm Subject: NT Government railway website photo gallery |
Found this when enquiring about archival records of the building of the Alice to Darwin line .
http://www.nt.gov.au/transport/safety/rail/photogallery.shtml |
Thread: [Q] Concrete sleeper plants - where, when, what? |
bobcarey
Replies: 2
Views: 349
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Forum: Signalling and Infrastructure Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 4:17 pm Subject: Re: [Q] Concrete sleeper plants - where, when, what? |
| In the last section of this following newsletter, mention is made of the various ARTC supply plants, but in whose ownership , i am not sure . Two plants were built in the NT for the Alice to Darwin li ... |
Thread: Where the hell is West Fork? Photo's |
bobcarey
Replies: 12
Views: 611
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Forum: Sydney Suburban Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 10:01 pm Subject: Re: Where the hell is West Fork? Photo's |
| Could it even be the South Fork , as the signal has ST370 SJU on it's plate ? |
Thread: Two Central Qld coal train derailments |
bobcarey
Replies: 1
Views: 269
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Forum: Queensland Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:48 pm Subject: Two Central Qld coal train derailments |
I posted earlier in Everyday Obs, but the adress doesn't seem to open. Here is the article from the Brisbane Times
Two QLD derailments delay coal exports
Evan Schwarten | April 30, 2008 - 11:43AM
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