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fred59
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Location: kingaroy
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 1:22 pm
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i was going to work on friday and i saw QR Staff working in the cabinet that has all the electrical controls for the leveling crossing on youngman street, kingaroy. today i saw the bridge maintainer checking all the bridges. i see from the assco website that assco will be having a run on the branch in february 2008 can anybody else explain why qr staff are working out here on the branch? will the kingaroy branch be open to traffic again?
lets save the kingaroy branch before the rails are lifted and becomes like the brisbane valley line
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Byjingodingo
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Location: North Lakes
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:18 pm
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Hey Fred
I was in Goomeri a couple of weeks ago & saw some crew working there too. They had a stop block [I think that's what it's called] erected just before the crossing over the main street so I'm assuming that some traffic of some kind may have at least made it as far as Goomeri. Goomeri was / is where the maitenance depot is located.
I hope something can be done to save the branch from slow and sad decay.
Garry
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Graham4405
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Jun 07, 2005
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Location: Dalby, where it (almost) NEVER rains...
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Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2007 10:25 pm
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Most likely just regular maintenance as required under the contract with QT. I'll be driving between Kingaroy and Murgon on the weekend, so I'll keep my eyes peeled...
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fred59
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Byjingodingo
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 2:30 pm
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My sources tell me those wagons are to be moved by road, not railed out. I'm guessing that the line where they sit is in such bad shape railing them out is not possible. Apparently they've built a siding and a loading dock. Wagons are being moved by tractor to the loading dock where they are loaded onto trucks for their ride north. [Or perhaps to the main line ]
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Graham4405
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Location: Dalby, where it (almost) NEVER rains...
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:18 am
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Having driven past this area on both Tuesday and today, I am of the opinion that some wagons have been moved during this time. The ones at Barlil (closest to Byee) are still there, and the ones closest to Murgon are still there, however I didn't see the ones in between. This may of course have been due to the fact that I was driving and paying attention to the road. I didn't see any evidence of anything having been constructed as mentioned above.
These wagons may not be in a fit state to travel safely by rail.
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fred59
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Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:45 am
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they were still all there on friday when i drove passed
lets save the kingaroy branch before the rails are lifted and becomes like the brisbane valley line
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fred59
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:53 pm
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hey guys
can anybody tell me whats going on
i came home this afternoon to find 4 utes parked outside wondai station. when i looked again the whole station had been opened up and there seems to be people working inside.
can anybody explain this?
thanks
fred
lets save the kingaroy branch before the rails are lifted and becomes like the brisbane valley line
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cnsylvester
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:42 pm
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Wondai Station building is subleased.
Were the utes QR?
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fred59
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 10:03 pm
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the utes did not have any qr signs on them. but all the utes had like weed spraying equipment on the back of them. there were guys looking around the wondai yard
who has subleased wondai station?
lets save the kingaroy branch before the rails are lifted and becomes like the brisbane valley line
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Controller
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Posted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 11:42 pm
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Under the way QR works.....if you see anyone that appears to be doing something that in anyway appears to be upgrading the system, painting building, building something new, beware, they are about to close it down.
It happens all the time. It is a sure fire way of knowing when they are about to shut the system down 
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fred59
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 3:08 pm
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| Controller wrote: | Under the way QR works.....if you see anyone that appears to be doing something that in anyway appears to be upgrading the system, painting building, building something new, beware, they are about to close it down.
It happens all the time. It is a sure fire way of knowing when they are about to shut the system down |
hi there,
how can qr close it down any more, the line is already mothballed,
lets save the kingaroy branch before the rails are lifted and becomes like the brisbane valley line
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Riccardo
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 4:52 pm
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| fred59 wrote: | | Controller wrote: | Under the way QR works.....if you see anyone that appears to be doing something that in anyway appears to be upgrading the system, painting building, building something new, beware, they are about to close it down.
It happens all the time. It is a sure fire way of knowing when they are about to shut the system down |
hi there,
how can qr close it down any more, the line is already mothballed, |
Fred, how old are you? Have you heard the term "sarcasm"? or "Irony?"
Do you know what means?
This board is getting more and more coated in dribble.
If you need to get in touch, drop a comment at the Transport Textbook or on my blog.
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bulldozed
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 6:05 pm
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easy up Riccardo, that attitude is pretty average (not to mention that your post wasn't called for).
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Heavy Hauler
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Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2007 7:09 pm
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| bulldozed wrote: | | easy up Riccardo, that attitude is pretty average (not to mention that your post wasn't called for). |
easy up bulldozed, this place is way too seriouWOS!
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