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E1109
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Posted: Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:03 pm
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This afternoon, FQ03 & ALF20 were at the Larapinta Drive end of the yard at approx 1245 after running backwards into the yard to make the train up for the run south. It was still there at 1425. Why was the train preparing to leave at this time of the day for the run south? Normally, the south freight leaves before or at sunrise.
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E1109
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Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2006 9:26 pm
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Todays southbound freight from Alice was still in the yard at 2.30pm with FQ01 & ALF23 taking on fuel from the Mobil tanker. Any ideas why this train was still in the yard at this time as the freights are usually night trains. It would of come in after the Ghan left from Alice this afternoon at 12.45pm.
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ike1
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 4:47 pm
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6 hrs late x darwin a/c loading
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 6:15 pm
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I have heard from up here that part of the problem was one of the forklifts was broken and the other had a fuel problem, none.
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ike1
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:15 pm
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got a diesel motor in that red terror shacks
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Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2006 9:33 pm
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I wish. I know of a decent supply of avtur.
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E1109
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Posted: Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:26 pm
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Monday nights freight from Adelaide stopped near the old No. 3 signal for approx 90 minutes at about midnight due to people on the track who then climbed onto the trains carriages. This was in the Centralian Advocate newspaper for Friday 14 Jul 06. FQ02 & an ALF were the motive power for ths train. Hasn't been a good week for the AD/DA services...
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E1109
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:32 pm
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ALF22 looks to of failed on the Darwin-Alice freight on saturday morning. FQ03 left Alice Springs southbound at 0950. No idea what is wrong with ALF22, no accident damage evident from 30 metres away but the maintenence people wre looking closely at the front bogie closely. Don't know if it still in Alice yard. FQ104 was used to move it elsewhere as it was down the Larapinta Drive end of the yard when I saw it at 1030.
EDITED: Left words out... 
Last edited by E1109 on Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:09 pm; edited 1 time in total
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ike1
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:44 pm
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at 0500 saty
trailing bogie FQ?? leading bogie ALF 22 split point in alice yard and derailed FQ rerailed and da2 sent on way to cross ad8 at roe creek
alf22 rerailed at appox 1730 still in await inspection of wheels and undercarraige before attaching to next south bound train
ike1
i know because i was there
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 5:58 pm
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This would have to be the first derailment since the line opened.
The 22 of the end in Katherine was prior to the line opening.
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E1109
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 6:06 pm
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| ike1 wrote: | at 0500 saty
trailing bogie FQ?? leading bogie ALF 22 split point in alice yard and derailed FQ rerailed and da2 sent on way to cross ad8 at roe creek
alf22 rerailed at appox 1730 still in await inspection of wheels and undercarraige before attaching to next south bound train
ike1
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Out of curiosity, how many maintenance people are in Alice Springs for the railway & associated equipment? The level crossings are maintained by a local electrical contractor & the fuel is done by the Mobil contractor, but what about people involved in shunting & yard maintenance?
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ike1
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Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 10:33 pm
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clp? off around triangle katherine last year
alice has approx 6 in line gang to maintain yard and tarcoola / alice section
17 drivers
7 shunters etc
before line opened 3100 off in alice yard on first ballast train
last 3 trucks of ballast trin at around newcastle waters
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:49 am
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I thought it stayed on the tracks, just the sleeper's gave way. But I could be wrong. The guy who told me about it had a tendancy to bend things a bit.
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ike1
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:06 pm
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a culvert sunk
i think you will find somewhere on this site there is a story about this derailment and the hoppers going back to pt augusta by semi
but i may be wrong if i am i will have to kill you before u tell anybody
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Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:14 pm
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I was refering to the CLP in Katherine.
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