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Friday 24th February 2023

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

02:03

Down Freight

BL29, XR553, XR552, 40 Empty Grain Hoppers (9149 PN (Boort))     Clunes. (1) (HDV)


 
Thursday 23rd February 2023

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

21:49

Up Freight

XR558, G543, 40 Grain Hoppers (9154 PN (Boort))     Clunes. (1) (HDV)


 
Wednesday 22nd February 2023

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

12:41

Down Pass

NR30, NR31, 'Great Southern' (2TA8 JBR (Coramba))     Lovely Banks. (10) (HDV)

SG

13:43

Up Freight

XR557, BL30, 25 Container/Flats, 14 Empty Flats (7902V PN SI (Merbein))     Murgheboluc. (8) (HDV)

SG

14:13

Up Freight

BL32, BL26, 40 Grain Hoppers (7732V PN) (8) (HDV)

SG

15:35

Up Freight

NR37, NR114, G538, 44 Steel Wagons, 15 Container/Flats (9822 (3XM4 PN (Liberty) STEEL)) (16) (HDV)

     Inverleigh

SG

15:55

Idle

NR30, NR31, 'Great Southern' (2TA8 JBR (Coramba))     Engineers Siding. (8)

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

18:21

Up Freight

NR45, NR5, NR79, 51 Container/Flat/Wells, 3 Empty Flats, 20 Well Wagons (9712 (1PM5 PN S/FRT))     Pura Pura. (8) (HDV)

SG

18:52

Up Freight

NR24, NR61, 56 Container Flat/Wells (9714 (1PM6 PN S/FRT)) (8) (HDV)

SG

19:59

Down Pass

NR30, NR31, 'Great Southern' (2TA8 JBR (Coramba)) (10) (HDV)

SG

20:51

Down Freight

NR66, NR70, 75 Container/Flat/Wells (9701 (4MA5 PN S/FRT)) (HDV)


 
Sunday 19th February 2023

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

00:15

Up Freight

G536, XR551, BL29, 40 Grain Hoppers (9156 PN (Charlton))     Clunes. (1) (HDV)

00:48

Idle

S312, S317, 21 Empty Grain Hoppers (9197 SSR (Charlton))     Ballarat. (1) (HDV)
(Stopped at station platform 2, cross 9156).

00:57

Up Freight

G536, XR551, BL29, 40 Grain Hoppers (9156 PN (Charlton)) (1) (HDV)

00:59

Down Freight

S312, S317, 21 Empty Grain Hoppers (9197 SSR (Charlton)) (HDV)
01:31 Clunes. (1) (HDV)

14:51

Up Pass

A66, N464 (8196 Seven-0-Seven Operations 'The Grainlander') (8) (HDV)

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

16:17

Down Freight

G527, G520, G525, 50 Empty Grain Hoppers (7735V PN (Dimboola))     Berrybank. (8) (HDV)

SG

16:58

Up Pass

NR63 'Overland' (8702 (1AM8 JBR (Adelaide)))     Cressy. (8) (HDV)


 
Saturday 18th February 2023

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

01:27

Down Pass

A66, N464 (8195 Seven-0-Seven Operations 'The Grainlander')     Clunes. (1) (HDV)


 
Friday 17th February 2023

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

15:57

Down Freight

NR107, NR111, 68 Container/Flats (9765 (6MP4 PN TOLL))     Lismore. (8) (HDV)

SG

16:26

Up Freight

NR20, NR83, NR120, NR85, 92 Container/Flats, 8 Steel Wagons (9712 (2PM6 PN S/FRT)) (8) (HDV)
(Over 19 hours late, possibly due to derailment at Two Wells (SA)).

     Portland - Maroona Line

SG

18:02

Up Freight

BL33, G523, G540, 40 Empty Grain Hoppers (7741V PN (Murtoa))     Maroona. (8) (HDV)

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

19:01

Up Freight

CSR008, SCT005, CSR013, 16 Vans, 56 Container Flats, 18 Container Flats (Steel), 9 Vans (9752 (2PM9 SCT))     Langi Logan. (8) (HDV)
(Over 37 hours late, possibly due to derailment at Two Wells (SA)).

SG

20:46

Up Pass

NR30, NR31, 'Great Southern' (6KT8 JBR (Adelaide)) (HDV)


 
Monday 13th February 2023

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

04:07

Down Freight

G529, XR553, XR551, 40 Empty Grain Hoppers (9153 PN (Boort))     Clunes. (1) (HDV)

21:50

Up Freight

XR553, XR551, G529, 40 Grain Hoppers (9154 PN (Boort)) (1) (HDV)


 
Thursday 9th February 2023

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

00:05

Down Freight

S317, T363, T381, 20 Empty Grain Hoppers (9193 SSR (Manangatang))     Clunes. (HDV)

05:32

Up Freight

XR552, G522, G528, 40 Grain Hoppers (9158 PN (Manangatang)) (1) (HDV)


 
Monday 6th February 2023

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

10:12

Down Freight

CLF1, C501, 852, CLP12, 43 Empty Grain Hoppers (9793V SSR (Dimboola))     Langi Logan. (12) (HDV)


 
Sunday 5th February 2023

     Ballarat - Geelong Line

11:17

Down Freight

P17, T363, B80, 20 Empty Grain Hoppers (9197 SSR (Charlton))     Navigators. (13) (HDV)

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

12:00

Down Freight

P17, T363, B80, 20 Empty Grain Hoppers (9197 SSR (Charlton))     Glendonald. (4) (HDV)
12:24 Talbot. (6)

     Dunolly - Maryborough (Dual BG/SG) Line

13:09

Down Freight

P17, T363, B80, 20 Empty Grain Hoppers (9197 SSR (Charlton))     Bet Bet. (4) (HDV)

     Korong Vale - Dunolly Line

13:32

Down Freight

P17, T363, B80, 20 Empty Grain Hoppers (9197 SSR (Charlton))     Dunolly. (8) (HDV)
13:48 Tarnagulla. (8) (HDV)
14:05 Arnold. (8) (HDV)
14:43 Wedderburn Junction. (9) (HDV)

14:53

Idle

P17, T363, B80, 20 Empty Grain Hoppers (9197 SSR (Charlton))     Korong Vale. (4)
(Stopped on main line next to loop, await 9196).

     Sea Lake - Korong Vale Line

15:07

Up Freight

S312, S317, 20 Grain Hoppers (9196 SSR (Charlton)) (8)
(Into loop, cross 9197).

     Boort

17:23

Idle

G529, XR553, XR551, 40 Grain Hoppers (9154 PN (Boort))     GEB Siding. (2)

     Korong Vale

18:50

Idle

S312, S317, 20 Grain Hoppers (9196 SSR (Charlton))     Korong Vale Loop. (4)
(S312 engine failure, oil leaking out over fuel tank).

19:08

Dn Lt Engine

S317, S312 (8)
(Run around train. P17 and T363 were sent back from Charlton later in the
 night to take the train back to Charlton. The next afternoon both trains
 were combined and ran as 9196 with P17, (long end leading), leading
 B80, S312 (dead attached), S317, T363 and 40 hoppers (11 empty)).


 
Friday 3rd February 2023

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

16:26

Up Pass

NR30, NR31, 'Great Southern' (6AK8 JBR (Adelaide))     Wal Wal. (6)

SG

18:13

Down Freight

NR70, NR113, 61 Container/Flats (9765 (6MP4 PN TOLL))     Tatyoon. (8) (HDV)
18:50 Great Western. (8) (HDV)

SG

20:25

Up Pass

NR30, NR31, 'Great Southern' (6KT8 JBR (Adelaide))     Langi Logan. (8) (HDV)

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