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DavidB
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2004 10:21 am
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I'm told that Interail is very close to starting a new Brisbane - Melbourne intermodal service, possibly as soon as this week. Does Interail have access into Melbourne?
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David
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4464
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 7:59 pm
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We can only hope.Ill love to see those beasts at 115km/h thru the main south
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QRIG
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:04 pm
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You'll be getting some familiar motive power on it ...
4x ELs are allocated to the new service, along with 42202 and 42206. The 422s will be attached/detached from the trains at Clyde.
Basically two trains will run at one time in each direction.
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:06 pm
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| DavidB wrote: | I'm told that Interail is very close to starting a new Brisbane - Melbourne intermodal service, possibly as soon as this week. Does Interail have access into Melbourne?
Cheers
David |
I think North Dynon yard can be use by anyone...
Hey?..whatever happen to my warning level?
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4464
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 9:50 pm
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| QRIG wrote: | You'll be getting some familiar motive power on it ...
4x ELs are allocated to the new service, along with 42202 and 42206. The 422s will be attached/detached from the trains at Clyde.
Basically two trains will run at one time in each direction. |
What would you rather that or NRs 
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VRfan
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 10:37 pm
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I would rather a 421, but that isn't going to happen any time soon. 
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4464
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:10 pm
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Never Know EL/422+Failure/Complete Failure=421
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KngtRider
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Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2004 11:31 pm
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| VRfan wrote: | | I would rather a 421, but that isn't going to happen any time soon. |
422s sound just as good.
PS If you get 421s and 422s up your way, please record them like you did with the other diezels 
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DavidB
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 10:05 am
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Officially it will start in about 3 weeks, but they are still hoping to do one later this week. The fleet at the moment will allow 3 services per week in each direction. I understand they will use BM9/MB9.
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David
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QRIG
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 12:03 pm
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Which funnily enough is the numbers that were set aside for Freight Australia's Brisbane to Melbourne/Melbourne to Brisbane paths.
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DavidB
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 12:11 pm
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| QRIG wrote: | | Which funnily enough is the numbers that were set aside for Freight Australia's Brisbane to Melbourne/Melbourne to Brisbane paths. |
I doubt the dispute between FA and PN over terminal access will be resolved in a hurry.
There are some reports that Interail will be operating the service at 115km/h. They will be using mainly QQAY and CQAY wagons.
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David
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mjja
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 12:18 pm
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What's a QQAY? Who is Q?
Happy Gunzelling and remember, "Go by rail!"
Michael Angelico
President, Smart Passengers Inc
(My opinions are my own unless specifically stated.)
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DavidB
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 1:00 pm
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| mjja wrote: | | What's a QQAY? Who is Q? |
QR aka Interail. The second Q means a container flat.
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David
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BDA
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 8:45 pm
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As long as they can keep pace with a real superfreighter bring the rent-a-wrecks on . Just for the record 80km/h running is the norm in Cactoria at the moment . Problems with the north east std gauge being pathetically inadequate , but then its never been any different . Given the chance even the rainbow warriers can bite the dust .
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xtrapolis999m
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:09 pm
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it will be slow going through newcastle station.
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