Location: Donald. Duck country.
Lightly loaded that one, Stuie.
Miscellaneous VIC sightings # 2
Donald
Chief Commissioner
Location: Donald. Duck country.
crisfitz
Chief Commissioner
Location: Enroute somewhere
Saw Y 145 at Camperdown today in El Zoro colours. Anyone know what it's doing there?
speedemon08
Mary
Location: I think by now you should have figured it out
Saw Y 145 at Camperdown today in El Zoro colours. Anyone know what it's doing there?Rusting to the rails since El Zorro folded months ago
Henry
Herby
Location: Victoria
Slowly uploading photos from Wednesdays chase of 9306 UP Tocumwal:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrysrailwaygallery/sets/72157638820277475/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/henrysrailwaygallery/sets/72157638820277475/
stu1818
Junior Train Controller
Location: Longwarry, Victoria
seen through caulfield tonight while waiting on 8421 (delayed due to forgetting to stop at richmond, so waiting for the pakenham train to arrive to drop off the vline passengers) were
G515 and X31 on the Papertrain heading into the city at 4.32 then at 4.42 the long island steel train with X44 and BL29.
G515 and X31 on the Papertrain heading into the city at 4.32 then at 4.42 the long island steel train with X44 and BL29.
stuie83
Train Controller
Location: Stawell
crisfitz
Chief Commissioner
Location: Enroute somewhere
Double headed Ns and 8 cars through Terang at midday westbound. Anyone know why?? Seems strange to have a double consist on Xmas day.....
Galron
Chief Commissioner
Location: Werribee, Vic
Double headed Ns and 8 cars through Terang at midday westbound. Anyone know why?? Seems strange to have a double consist on Xmas day.....same on the Sheparton line aparently. Due to large patronage owing to free travel
crisfitz
Chief Commissioner
Location: Enroute somewhere
N468 / N472 and 8 N cars on the east bound pass through Terang at 1800.
Valvegear
Oliver Bullied, CME
Location: Norda Fittazroy
Why in the name of Mazeppa do we need 2 N's on an 8 car load? A single N could do that job standing on its ear.
ed31880
Train Controller
Is the warnbool line affected by the upcoming RRL line closures?
Galron
Chief Commissioner
Location: Werribee, Vic
Is the warnbool line affected by the upcoming RRL line closures?yes, kinda, have a look on the vline website for details. here it the temporary timetable
https://www.vline.com.au/pdf/timetables/warrnambool1.pdf
in short, a train change at Geelong in both directions will be required.
YM-Mundrabilla
Minister for Railways
Location: Mundrabilla but I'd rather be in Narvik
Why in the name of Mazeppa do we need 2 N's on an 8 car load? A single N could do that job standing on its ear.In short, I don't know. But as a general comment just about everyone (freight and passenger) seems to overpower to a greater or lesser extent these days:
- Are the schedules beyond single loco capacity? The loads are not!
- Are they dead scared of loco reliability these days?
- Given that everything runs like a shaggy dog these days is it an attempt to make up time?
- The same seems to happen quite often with wagons too where empties are hauled in both directions.
As I say, these days, I don't know but presumably someone out there in RP land will have some answers.
crisfitz
Chief Commissioner
Location: Enroute somewhere
From my experience in scheduling, most trains (freight and passenger) are timetabled based on a hpt ratio (Horsepower per tonne). PN's expresses worked on a ratio of 2.5, freighter at 2 and the steel train at 1.8.
The Vline pass probably run a very high ratio to ensure they can maintain the timetable. 5 cars may be the maximum for an N if the table is to be maintained.
The Vline pass probably run a very high ratio to ensure they can maintain the timetable. 5 cars may be the maximum for an N if the table is to be maintained.
stuie83
Train Controller
Location: Stawell
Donald
Chief Commissioner
Location: Donald. Duck country.
G536 - A71 - P20 in Donald for about the third time this week loading their grainy. Will be heading back south later today.
ab123
Chief Train Controller
2 N classes are used to maintain the schedule as said above. When the SN sets were on the BG the trains they were used on were just about always late due to the heavier load that timetabled for.
MillzyNo6
Assistant Commissioner
Location: Horsham
NR16 and NR22 were on the Overland today, as it is only going as far as Ararat before returning tomorrow
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60627979@N02/11578329523/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60627979@N02/11578329523/
Some rail man
Junior Train Controller
Location: CIA Headquarters in Washington D.C
A single 20ft container wagon is sitting in the disused sidings at Dandenong
stuie83
Train Controller
Location: Stawell
Gman_86
Chief Commissioner
stuie83
Train Controller
Location: Stawell
How come it's only going as far as Ararat?Due the the Regional Rail Link in Melbourne and Ararat would be one of the places it could be stabled overnight.
Valvegear
Oliver Bullied, CME
Location: Norda Fittazroy
The Vline pass probably run a very high ratio to ensure they can maintain the timetable. 5 cars may be the maximum for an N if the table is to be maintained.Are you seriously telling me that a 2500 HP locomotive can't maintain the timetable with more than 5 cars along a track that's as flat as a nightman's hat? If so, either the timetable is wrongly worked out, or the N class is a dud.
G41
Chief Commissioner
Location: Footplate of any K class
The 20ft container wagon is actually a 40ft CQIY. And it came off 9471 last week account bad wheel condition.
G41
Chief Commissioner
Location: Footplate of any K class
I'd say it's more to do with the high acceleration and braking force needed to maintain the timetable. Two N's would get away a lot quicker than 1 N. Just a though
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