Those grain lines...

Somebody · The Peanut Gallery Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 304

On this site, if you go into the 2006 photos there is a picture of a 'Boort trip train' with a T class and only 5 containers Rodney Dangerfield

. I'm not sure if this train still regularly runs, it was reported in Railway Digest that it had ceased.

Was it normal for this train to be carrying so little? Presume this means there's nothing on the Robinvale Line scheduled except grain trains now. Looks cooler than a superfreighter does.

Bigged · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2008 12:11 am Post subject:

We were still running Boorts from Maryborough just before I left in Feb.
Usually it would be an X class and up to 18 cont flats.
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Bigged · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:05 pm Post subject:

Heres some shots of the last Boort that I ran.

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goolgarrah · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject:

Are the VR lines that cross over into NSW still open/operational? They're BG, arnt they?

drwaddles · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 3:19 pm Post subject:

Somebody · The Peanut Gallery Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 304

Bigged - thanks for those piccies.

drwaddles - Tocumwal's container train is 3x weekly IIRC (you can double check on the V/Line freight schedules if you want). It's pretty long too - I was waiting on Seymour station at night earlier this year when it came through. Had 4 locos (A+P+T+T).

Deniliquin has no current traffic as the rice mill is closed.

VBAndy · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:15 pm Post subject:

Bigged · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject:

The pics here are not that good but they help to tell a story. Taken the 07-03-7
Looking back along the train near and passing Tarnagulla.

Near Inglewood you can see it has quite a few empty boxes on.

Arriving at Boort we set back into the yard placing the wagons for stripping and loading.

Stripping and Loading Commences Notice the Lean on the Concrete silos. I'm sure they are demolished by Now.

Ok loading has finished now to do the brakes.

Ready to depart Boort.

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ninthnotch · Site Admin Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 2340

Looking bad this season...

Wheat crop forecast slashed
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pawanoro · Joined: 23 Jun 2007 Posts: 52

Thanks 'notch. You piqued my interest so I went and dug out the ABARE press release this story was based on. For Victoria it is even worse:

Wobert · Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 51 Location: Here

Ed, been meaning to ask for ages but just couldn't be fucked. What was the state of the track on the way to Boort, and beyond, as in speed restrictions and such.

Bigged · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:04 am Post subject:

The track was pretty rooted about the time I left the employ of Rural and bulk.
There was a 30 kph restriction boort to Mysia then 65 kph to inglewood, 55 inglewood to dunolly.
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Wobert · Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 51 Location: Here

Thanks Ed, meanwhile how many squillions have local, state and probably the feds spent on the surrounding roads?Atleast the state gov. have finally woken up to what's going on in the real world,to a point anyway.We can only hope all the promised funding is spent where it should be and positive outcomes achieved,now and not in twenty years time.