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Dr Beeching
Joined: Apr 13, 2004
Last Visited: Oct 26, 2008
Location: Outside the toilet, waiting for Della Bosca to come out !!
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:10 pm
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| xtrapolis999m wrote: | | it will be slow going through newcastle station. |
Newcastle in NSW? how do you go "through" that dead end station?
Hey?..whatever happen to my warning level?
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KngtRider
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Jan 16, 2003
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Location: http://www.nitroware.net
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2004 9:27 pm
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| Jam>s C/ wrote: | | xtrapolis999m wrote: | | it will be slow going through newcastle station. |
Newcastle in NSW? how do you go "through" that dead end station? |
See the ending of the film 'Silver Streak' for the answer.
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4464
Chief Commissioner
Joined: May 19, 2003
Last Visited: Dec 2, 2008
Location: Looking for a one ended stick!
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vicsig
Chief Commissioner
Joined: Jan 11, 2003
Last Visited: Sep 15, 2004
Location: www.vicsig.net
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 8:44 am
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| xtrapolis999m wrote: | | it will be slow going through newcastle station. |
Freight trains don't go through Newcastle, then take a right at Islington Junction and head to Broadmeadow and then head down to Sydney.
Newcastle is a terminal station, which the local council wants to close.
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mark carter
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Joined: Jun 20, 2003
Last Visited: Feb 28, 2006
Location: Adelaide
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:41 pm
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| BDA wrote: | | 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 . |
Yes there are problems with the condition of the NE line, but 21t axle load superfreighters should be allowed 110km/h over most of the route. Apart from localised instances there are no major speed restrictions AFAIK on the ARTC tracks in Victoria. 23T steel services would be restricted to 80 km/h.
Cheers, Mark
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