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  Thread: SA puts infrastructure wishlist
rhino

Replies: 34
Views: 892

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:15 am   Subject: SA puts infrastructure wishlist

But that's probably because the track has existed in the areas it operates in for ages- and its been well maintained enough to allow fast running.

Klink, the track did have to be upgraded to allo ...
  Thread: Fatality Policy review
rhino

Replies: 15
Views: 777

PostForum: Railpage Australia™   Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:14 pm   Subject: Re: Fatality Policy review
While I accept the reasons for not allowing condolence posts (with some reservations as noted by Sthyer above), I don't see why it is acceptable to post insulting and distasteful remarkes, such as tho ...
  Thread: Vale Allan Scott
rhino

Replies: 24
Views: 979

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:16 am   Subject: Vale Allan Scott
Glad to see the Sth East Strangler depart this world, it is the only good thing he has ever done! Cool

Any chance of a moderator deleting this disgraceful post from our forum?
  Thread: Vale Allan Scott
rhino

Replies: 24
Views: 979

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:14 am   Subject: Re: Vale Allan Scott
Allan Scott was a South Australian champion and a business legend.

He must have employed thousands of people directly and god knows how many more indirectly, very few indeed could ever claim to hav ...
  Thread: Rio Tinto to buy ore and keep third parties off tracks
rhino

Replies: 12
Views: 811

PostForum: Operators   Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:17 am   Subject: Rio Tinto to buy ore and keep third parties off tracks
Draffa, I think you'll find that the land is government land, leased to pastoralists (for cattle stations) and the mining companies have exploration licences and rights to dig up whatever is under the ...
  Thread: Mystery Rail Line?
rhino

Replies: 15
Views: 1145

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:49 am   Subject: Mystery Rail Line?
When I was a kid I lived on Military Road in Henley Beach South. I knew the road was built to link up the forts, but I never knew about that railway, so thanks for that Well Done
  Thread: Waiting for trains: Adelaide commuters live in hope
rhino

Replies: 13
Views: 622

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:37 pm   Subject: Waiting for trains: Adelaide commuters live in hope
Thanks Fabricator. I assume the Riverland intermodal terminal will be at Tookayerta - unless somebody is going to build a new railway to the Riverland.
  Thread: Mystery Rail Line?
rhino

Replies: 15
Views: 1145

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:42 pm   Subject: Mystery Rail Line?
It was never connected to the Henley Beach line, as it didn't cross the Torrens River.

It would not have needed to cross the Torrens River, which, back then, entered a swamp known as The Reedbeds a ...
  Thread: Waiting for trains: Adelaide commuters live in hope
rhino

Replies: 13
Views: 622

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 1:31 pm   Subject: Waiting for trains: Adelaide commuters live in hope
Other than the Outer Harbour line which has concrete sleepers, the trouble with the rest of the system is to do with track and speed restrictions, bought about by by rotten sleepers etc! Electrifying ...
  Thread: Pacific National launches new East West Service
rhino

Replies: 22
Views: 1116

PostForum: Operators   Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 7:10 am   Subject: Re: Pacific National launches new East West Service

Last I looked, PN is not listed on the ASX. Toll is, but so what?

What happens with PN will not affect Toll's share price anyway, as PN is wholly owned by Asciano - a seperate company that was sp ...
  Thread: PN semi trailers
rhino

Replies: 16
Views: 867

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:52 am   Subject: Re: PN semi trailers


Sorry for all the irrelevant if interesting information people have posted above - remind us not to bother next time.

Laughing Bing, your sarcasm cracks me up. And thanks for the last half of you ...
  Thread: PN semi trailers
rhino

Replies: 16
Views: 867

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:31 am   Subject: Re: PN semi trailers
Hi,

I was driving on the SE Freeway at Callington today and I saw a semi pass me and it load was two Pacific National trailers and at Monarto Sth there was a ballast train sitting in the grain sidi ...
  Thread: Passenger rail service investigated
rhino

Replies: 51
Views: 1953

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:43 am   Subject: Passenger rail service investigated
Commisserations Edith, but this is not the fault of the location - there should have been taxis and a shuttle service there. Taxi companies know when the three interstate trains that access APT are du ...
  Thread: Passenger rail service investigated
rhino

Replies: 51
Views: 1953

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:53 pm   Subject: Re: Passenger rail service investigated
Shane wrote:

"Commuters are by their age bracket cpable of walking up to 1km and carry little more than a single bag without dying of a heart attack. Hence why the catchment for rail is about 500m ...
  Thread: Puttupa Ore Train Derailment
rhino

Replies: 6
Views: 270

PostForum: South Australia   Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:45 pm   Subject: Re: Puttupa Ore Train Derailment
So, according to the story in the link, the Perilya ore train was travelling empty to Leigh Creek to collect coal. Silly me - I thought it went to Puttapa to collect ore. Rolling Eyes
 
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