Bank Engines returning to Chilcotts Creek after a banking event reported that their train as a runaway, with no brakes.

Bank Engines returning to Chilcotts Creek after a banking event reported that their train as a runaway, with no brakes.

That should make for an interesting download of the datalogger....They use a pair of their C44 variants don't they?!?

Forecast re-opening early Sunday morning.

Forecast re-opening early Sunday morning.

There was a report on the Newcastle radio station this morning of a derailment but also that there was a diesel fuel spillage as one of the loco's had split its fuel tank?

Any truth to it?

Would have expected them to be on the outside of the curve.

Forecast re-opening early Sunday morning.

There was a report on the Newcastle radio station this morning of a derailment but also that there was a diesel fuel spillage as one of the loco's had split its fuel tank?

Any truth to it?

No major spill from the reports I've seen. Tanks from both locos decanted into road tanker(s) as seen above.

Slightly off topic but same location.....

Does anyone know what caused the delays in getting over Ardglen on Tuesday just gone (14/6) ?

I was driving south from Tamworth to Newcastle & north of Ardglen every loop was occupied by a loaded coalie parked up waiting to go south & on the other side virtually every loop had an empty coalie parked up waiting to return north.

At the loop where the bankers normally disengage an Aurizon south bound was parked with the bankers still sitting at the rear....would have made a great video when they finally got to struggle up the grade from a standing start.

Anyways....thanks in advance if anyone can shed some light on this event.

Newto

Slightly off topic but same location.....

Does anyone know what caused the delays in getting over Ardglen on Tuesday just gone (14/6) ?

I was driving south from Tamworth to Newcastle & north of Ardglen every loop was occupied by a loaded coalie parked up waiting to go south & on the other side virtually every loop had an empty coalie parked up waiting to return north.

At the loop where the bankers normally disengage an Aurizon south bound was parked with the bankers still sitting at the rear....would have made a great video when they finally got to struggle up the grade from a standing start.

Anyways....thanks in advance if anyone can shed some light on this event.

Newto

Tuesday was 16/6. The train you saw was probably Aurizon's MB938 which failed at Ardglen around 0630 that morning and blocked all traffic for around 12 hours.

Slightly off topic but same location.....

Does anyone know what caused the delays in getting over Ardglen on Tuesday just gone (14/6) ?

I was driving south from Tamworth to Newcastle & north of Ardglen every loop was occupied by a loaded coalie parked up waiting to go south & on the other side virtually every loop had an empty coalie parked up waiting to return north.

At the loop where the bankers normally disengage an Aurizon south bound was parked with the bankers still sitting at the rear....would have made a great video when they finally got to struggle up the grade from a standing start.

Anyways....thanks in advance if anyone can shed some light on this event.

Newto

Tuesday was 16/6. The train you saw was probably Aurizon's MB938 which failed at Ardglen around 0630 that morning and blocked all traffic for around 12 hours.

I do not understand how a broken down train could be allowed to block all traffic for 12 hours.  Was this a management failure or was the train disabled in some other way?  Surely given the number of passing loops other trains could be fairly easily worked around the obstruction (assuming it could be moved or put away in one of these loops).  This would have cost megadollars.

Happy delaying,

John