why on earth don't they fix the line over to the west to make it workable and speed a bit healthier.. On the crew ... what speed do they limp along at ..?? 20 kph must cost a fortune in wasted fuel let alone wages ...
It would be a waste of shareholders money to upgrade the line between Wudinna and Penong Junction. There's no traffic other than the transferring locos. The amount of money to upgrade the line would, I expect, pay for many, many such transfers to be made on a low-loader.
So what is left that runs at Pt Lincoln ..?? and can be used ? ... and not fit to run ?..
why on earth don't they fix the line over to the west to make it workable and speed a bit healthier.. On the crew ... what speed do they limp along at ..?? 20 kph must cost a fortune in wasted fuel let alone wages ...
Well that's like saying , it aint broke till an accident happens ... and they have had over that way before ..... its a wonder work safe has not pounced on them ??? but $$$$ before lives or accident MMmm !!!!!!!!
It would be cheaper to make a special road vehicle to transfer the locos sans bogies than to improve the track.
Ideas flowing. Replace the rail bogies with road bogies with tow bars under the aprons and make the rear bogie steerable.
Ian
Seems someone agrees with you.
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Perhaps the crew at Pernong Jct. get the loco moving and hop off then call the Wudinna crew and tell them it is on the way, the Wudinna crew can have a good night sleep and catch it when it arrives and vice versa.
Wayne
But who would blow the whistle at the many rail crossings between Wudinna and Penong Jct.?
As there is no regular rail traffic, I'm sure the locals would have adopted the attitude "I don't need to stop/look for trains as they don't run here anymore."![]()
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