Location: Portland
The whole train plus crew car.
Portland Action
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
The whole train plus crew car.
Jack Le Lievre
Assistant Commissioner
Location: Moolap Station, Vic
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?Maintenance of the 81s is mainly carried out in Port Kembla, but also pass through Kooragang or Morandoo if required. They are transferred via MW2/WM2 then WB3/BW4 if they are going to Newcastle. How do they get to Melbourne I hear you ask, well that can happen one of two ways, either they are rostered to work a train back to either the Port of Geelong or the Port of Melbourne or they are collected by AM5 and the reverse is done to get them back up country.
If work is required that can not be done in N.S.W. ie they can't be transferred due to the problem may cause an impact to the network, it can be done at UGL, Spotswood.
I hope I haven't missed something.
RustyRick
Chief Commissioner
Location: South West Vic
PN grain train arrived 0440, should be 8109 and 8156 again from loading at Rainbow yesterday.Good to see you're getting out and about Y115.
Too dark now for photos before they start work and I'm not fit enough to walk up the big hill yet in daylight.
Rick
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Only grain ship so far is due about the middle of June, 2018. Only a small ship taking about 16,000t of wheat. Dates etc can change.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
PN grain train arrived about 0255, two grain ships due this month so should be a few more trains.
8109 and 8156 again.
8109 and 8156 again.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
8156 and 8109 arrived early this morning, grain ship anchored in the bay.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Three locos on today's grain train in Portland, BL26, G523 and G540.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Unconfirmed reports that Friday's train loaded or partly loaded at Woomelang, if so that would make it the first train to Portland using the upgraded Maryborough line. Usually I don't know where these trains come from unless someone else tells me, this one would be of interest if it really is a "first".
Unfortunately reports were wrong so still waiting for our first train on the new track.
Unfortunately reports were wrong so still waiting for our first train on the new track.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
8156 and 8109 arrived about 0210 with another PN grain.
RustyRick
Chief Commissioner
Location: South West Vic
8156 and 8109 arrived early this morning, grain ship anchored in the bay.Portland Observer reports the Tien Fei was being loaded with 20,000 tonnes of premium Australian milling wheat bound for New Zealand.
Rick
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
8156 and 8109 arrived about 0310 with another PN grain.
Grain ship FEDERAL SKYE arriving next week to load about 31,500t of barley, will be loading from Berth 5 which is not a grain berth so will probably be using the portable loader again.
Another grain ship LO SHEN arriving later, is currently in Burnie (Tas).
Grain ship FEDERAL SKYE arriving next week to load about 31,500t of barley, will be loading from Berth 5 which is not a grain berth so will probably be using the portable loader again.
Another grain ship LO SHEN arriving later, is currently in Burnie (Tas).
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
This is the company with the portable grain loader which loads grain onto ships directly from their own trucks.
http://riordangrains.com.au/
http://riordangrains.com.au/
BigShunter
Chief Commissioner
Location: St Clair. S.A.
Thanks for keeping the info, flowing Y and Rusty, certainly been a busy 6 months or more for Portland, which is great to see, not before time either, it would be the busiest for how long, seems like years ?
Keep up the reporting
BigShunter.
Keep up the reporting
BigShunter.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
PN grain train arrived about 0345, think it's BL26 and G523, will check later.
Grain ship also arriving this morning but I think will be loading from trucks with the portable loader so no extra trains for this.
Grain ship also arriving this morning but I think will be loading from trucks with the portable loader so no extra trains for this.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
BL26 and G523 at Port of Portland this morning.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
PN grain train arrived about 0300, should be same locos again.
BigShunter
Chief Commissioner
Location: St Clair. S.A.
PN grain train arrived about 0345, think it's BL26 and G523, will check later.Speaking to a mate in Cavendish, earlier and he said trucks nose to tail, on the Henty Highway, lately, took 15 mins to cross the road to the pub and too hard to cross on the way home, so he's been there 4 days.
Grain ship also arriving this morning but I think will be loading from trucks with the portable loader so no extra trains for this.
It seems their coming from further than Horsham, be interesting from where.
BigShunter.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Portable grain loader loading barley on FEDERAL SKYE in Portland 22nd June, 2018.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
No grain ships showing up on any of the usual sites so no trains either. Last year there were no grain trains in Portland from about middle of March to the end of July.
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Still no grain trains or ships.
Bit of news: https://www.spec.com.au/2018/07/rail-upgrade-funding-sought/
Bit of news: https://www.spec.com.au/2018/07/rail-upgrade-funding-sought/
BrentonGolding
Chief Commissioner
Location: Maldon Junction
Still no grain trains or ships.Before they make complete fools of themselves someone might want to tell them that while the Maroona > Portland line is under ARTC control and the MBRP project under Victorian control and never the twain shall meet it is highly unlikely that they would use the same contractors.
Bit of news: https://www.spec.com.au/2018/07/rail-upgrade-funding-sought/
And with the way the MBRP work "close by" ie MBY to Ararat section has gone who would want them to!
The 19TAL is interesting though, I thought it was 21 but apparently not.
https://www.artc.com.au/library/ARTC%20RAS%20Portland%20Nov.pdf
BG
trainbrain
Chief Commissioner
AK Test train is due in Portland later on this week, unsure of what day........................................
bevans
Site Admin
Location: Melbourne, Australia
AK Test train is due in Portland later on this week, unsure of what day........................................
Loco on the lead?
trainbrain
Chief Commissioner
probably the usual 80class, it is due on Thursday, stationed overnight at Maroona.AK Test train is due in Portland later on this week, unsure of what day........................................
Loco on the lead?
Y115
Chief Train Controller
Location: Portland
Due in about 1155 and out 35 minutes later. Don't know which loco yet. Will get photos. Not always on time, can be half hour either side of advertised time.
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