Location: Portland
No trains, nothing on the various shipping sites either.
Portland Action
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Train arrived about 0600, loco numbers later if I can.
BL33 and ?
BL33 and ?
RustyRick
Chief Commissioner
Location: South West Vic
Train arrived about 0600, loco numbers later if I can.BL33 and BL26
BL33 and ?
Rick
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
BL27 and G523 arrived about 0540 with another PN grain train.
MetroFemme
Assistant Commissioner
Has a train yet run from the newly converted Mildura line to Portland for grain of some type?
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Has a train yet run from the newly converted Mildura line to Portland for grain of some type?Not yet.
Pressman
Spirit of the Vine
Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
Wasn't the bulk of the grain on that line cleared before gauge conversion started?Has a train yet run from the newly converted Mildura line to Portland for grain of some type?Not yet.
Donald
Chief Commissioner
Location: Donald. Duck country.
There have been several SG grain trains out of Birchip since the conversion, but as Y115 has indicated there have not been any ships to load there recently.Wasn't the bulk of the grain on that line cleared before gauge conversion started?Has a train yet run from the newly converted Mildura line to Portland for grain of some type?Not yet.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
BL27 and G523 back again with another PN grain train, arrived 0355.
x31
Chief Commissioner
Location: gallifrey
BL27 and G523 back again with another PN grain train, arrived 0355.
Where did the train load for Portland?
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
BL27 and G523 back again with another PN grain train, arrived 0355.
Where did the train load for Portland?
Hopetoun.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
BL27 and G523 in Portland.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
G523 and BL27 arrived about 0325 with another PN grain train.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
8109 and 8156 on today's PN grain train which arrived about 0400. 8109's first visit here.
trainbrain
Chief Commissioner
8109 and 8156 on today's PN grain train which arrived about 0400. 8109's first visit here.When did these last two grainnies depart Portland? I believe thre is another PN Grainy as I type this......
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
They haven't departed, they just arrived this morning at 0400.8109 and 8156 on today's PN grain train which arrived about 0400. 8109's first visit here.When did these last two grainnies depart Portland? I believe thre is another PN Grainy as I type this......
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
8109 and 8156 on the PN grain in Portland.
BigShunter
Chief Commissioner
Location: St Clair. S.A.
Nice shot Y115 and one mighty big pile of logs as well, imagine the truck traffic that is required to cart all this.
8109 and 8156 on the PN grain in Portland.
BigShunter.
RustyRick
Chief Commissioner
Location: South West Vic
Nice shot Y115 and one mighty big pile of logs as well, imagine the truck traffic that is required to cart all this.
BigShunter.
- And when you add the wood chip traffic...
BigShunter.
- And when you add the wood chip traffic...
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
PN grain train arriving now (0445), should be 8109 and 8156 again.
james.au
Minister for Railways
Location: Sydney, NSW
Question, how does PN rotate the 81 class through Portland/Victoria for maintenance? I guess the first question is where is their maintenance done, and then second is if in NSW, how do they run the train schedules to get them back for maintneance?
RustyRick
Chief Commissioner
Location: South West Vic
PN grain train arriving now (0445), should be 8109 and 8156 again.Confirmed.
Rick
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
PN grain train arrived 0440, should be 8109 and 8156 again from loading at Rainbow yesterday.
Too dark now for photos before they start work and I'm not fit enough to walk up the big hill yet in daylight.
Too dark now for photos before they start work and I'm not fit enough to walk up the big hill yet in daylight.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Question, how does PN rotate the 81 class through Portland/Victoria for maintenance? I guess the first question is where is their maintenance done, and then second is if in NSW, how do they run the train schedules to get them back for maintneance?Have no idea, they don't do any loco maintenance in Portland, haven't done for years now.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
8109 and 8156 on the PN grain in Portland, probably last early morning photo, not enough light.
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