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Tuesday 31st October 2017

     Albury (NSW) - Melbourne (SG)/Seymour - Melbourne (BG) Lines

SG

10:28

Up Freight

LDP002, LDP003, 64 Container/Flat/Wells (9654 (1BM7 AURIZON S/FRT))     Donnybrook. (11)

10:31

Down Pass

N470 (8381 Empty) (8)

11:06

Down Pass

7002, 7006, 7013 'Sprinter' DMUs (8311) (3)


 
Sunday 29th October 2017

     Manangatang

16:00

Stabled

XR554, G531, Grain Hoppers     Sidings. (4)


 
Thursday 26th October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

11:17

Up Freight

CSR008, 25 Container Flat/Vans (5KA9 SCT)     Coonalpyn. (12) (HDV)

SG

16:48

Up Freight

NR95, NR82, 69 Container/Flat/Wells, 13 Steel Wagons (9712 (2PM5 PN S/FRT))     Maroona. (4) (HDV)


 
Monday 23rd October 2017

     Iron Baron/Duke/Knight/Knob (SA) - Whyalla (SA) Line

NG

12:45

Idle

1301, GWN005, Empty Iron Ore Hoppers     Whyalla Playford. (8)

     Spencer Junction (SA)

SG

13:39

Stabled

GM43, GM37, Empty Rail Flats     Yard Sidings. (6)

SG

13:43

Stabled

GWU008, GWU009, Crew Car (6)


 
Sunday 22nd October 2017

     Port Augusta (SA)

SG

15:40

Idle

NR19     Port Augusta Station. (3)

(Latched to a crew car, other (GWA's) locomotives and other cars,
 on display for the centenary of the opening of the Trans-Australian railway).

     Spencer Junction (SA) - Adelaide (SA) Line

SG

16:32

Down Pass

NR74, NR75 'The Ghan' (1AD8 GSR (Darwin)     Winnienowie. (8) (HDV)

     Tarcoola (SA) - Spencer Junction (SA) Line

SG

17:29

Down Pass

NR74, NR75 'The Ghan' (1AD8 GSR (Darwin)     Yorkeys Crossing. (12) (HDV)


 
Saturday 21st October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

09:19

Down Pass

NR77 'Overland' ((8701) 7MA8 GSR (Adelaide))     North Geelong. (8)

SG

09:44

Up Freight

NR76, AN6, 8225, 8104, 52 Container/Flats, 43 Empty Flats (6AS6 PN S/FRT)     Lara. (9) (HDV)

SG

10:17

Idle

BL31, 8154, 46 Grain Hoppers (7736V PNRB)     North Geelong. (2)

SG

11:38

Up Freight

BL31, 8154, 46 Grain Hoppers (7736V PNRB) (2)

     North Dynon/South Dynon Junction, Melbourne

SG

15:40

Up Lt Engine

NR101 (4)

     Albury (NSW) - Melbourne Line

SG

16:26

Up Pass

N463 (8620 Albury)     North Dynon/South Dynon Junction. (14)

SG

16:39

Down Freight

NR96, G537, NR81, 62 Container/Flat/Wells (9693 (7MC2 PN Portlink))     South Dynon. (17)


 
Friday 20th October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

08:40

Up Freight

VL353, VL361, VL359, 51 Container/Flats (7922V WCL SBR (Dooen))     Murtoa. (9)

     Hopetoun - Murtoa Line

SG

09:57

Idle

BL27, 28 Mineral Sand Hoppers (9742 PNRB)     Hopetoun. (4)

SG

10:16

Up Freight

BL27, 28 Mineral Sand Hoppers (9742 PNRB) (42)
10:33 (8) (HDV)
10:44 Goyura. (HDV)
11:02 Beulah. (HDV)
11:32 Brim. (8) (HDV)
12:13 Warracknabeal. (HDV)
(Crew change, depart 12:28).
13:20 Sheep Hills. (30) (HDV)
14:24 Minyip. (8)
15:37 Murtoa. (8) (HDV)

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

15:55

Up Freight

BL27, 28 Mineral Sand Hoppers (7769V PNRB)     Murtoa. (HDV)
16:23 Glenorchy. (8)
17:19 Ararat. (7)
17:40 Maroona. (8)
(Into loop, cross 6MX4, depart 17:46).

SG

16:51

Down Freight

NR63, NR70, 57 Container/Flat/Wells (9765 (6MX4 PN TOLL)) (8)

     Portland - Maroona Line

SG

18:04

Down Freight

BL27, 28 Mineral Sand Hoppers (7769V PNRB)     Willaura. (8) (HDV)

     Iluka Mineral Separation Plant, Hamilton

SG

20:43

Idle

BL27, 28 Mineral Sand Hoppers (7769V PNRB)     Plant Sidings. (4)


 
Tuesday 17th October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

09:47

Up Freight

VL359, VL361, VL353, CSR005, 32 C, 12 EC (7922V WCL SBR (Dooen))     Derrinallum. (12) (HDV)

SG

10:29

Down Pass

NR76 'Overland' ((8701) 3MA8 GSR (Adelaide)) (6)

SG

10:56

Up Freight

BL28, BL30, 43 Grain Hoppers (7724V PNRB) (8)

SG

12:20

Up Freight

C506, C504, 42 Grain Hoppers (7924V SSR)     Tatyoon. (14)
12:27 Mininera. (8)
12:32 (HDV)

SG

12:59

Down Freight

BL31, 8154, 41 Empty Grain Hoppers (7737V PNRB)     Pura Pura. (8)

(Stop at loop signal, 7924V into loop to cross).

SG

13:16

Up Freight

C506, C504, 42 Grain Hoppers (7924V SSR)     Derrinallum. (12) (HDV)
14:31 Inverleigh. (9)
15:24 Corio. (14)

SG

17:28

Down Freight

BL28, BL30, 43 Empty Grain Hoppers (7725V PNRB)     Lovely Banks. (20) (HDV)


 
Friday 13th October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne (SG)/Ballarat - Geelong (BG) Dual Gauge Line

10:38

Up Freight

G543, X43, BL32, 27 Container/Flats, 3 Empty Flats (9101 WT PN (Merbein))     Batesford. (8) (HDV)

(9101/2 loading out of temporary intermodal terminal at
 Manangatang until standardisation of the Yelta line complete).

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

11:03

Up Freight

CSR011, CSR003, 40 C, 4 Empty Flats (7922V WCL SBR (Dooen))     Gheringhap. (8) (HDV)


 
Wednesday 11th October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

16:27

Up Freight

BL33, Mineral Sand Hoppers (7769V PNRB)     Maroona. (8)

(Into loop to cross MK82).

SG

17:20

Dn Special

8104, AK Cars (MK82 ARTC) (12)

(Reversed into road 2 to detach AK Cars (behind a defective grain hopper), loco into road 1).

SG

17:41

Down Freight

NR31, NR44, 73 Container/Flat/Wells (9712 (1PM5 PN S/FRT)) (10)

SG

17:53

Shunting

8104 (48)

(Shunted defective grain hopper into road 1, reattached loco to up end of AK Cars in road 2).


 
Saturday 7th October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

11:12

Down Pass

NR65 'Overland' ((8701) 7MA8 GSR (Adelaide))     Maroona. (8)

SG

11:43

Up Freight

BL28, BL30, 43 Grain Hoppers (7724V PNRB)     Ararat. (12) (HDV)

SG

14:36

Down Freight

8154, BL31, 41 Empty Grain Hoppers (7731V PNRB)     Tatyoon. (8) (HDV)


 
Friday 6th October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

16:12

Up Freight

BL33, 28 Mineral Sand Hoppers (7769V PNRB)     Maroona. (32) (HDV)

     Portland - Maroona Line

SG

16:24

Down Freight

BL33, 28 Mineral Sand Hoppers (7769V PNRB)     Maroona. (12) (HDV)

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

16:51

Down Freight

NR11, NR62, 55 Container/Flat/Wells (9765 (6MX4 PN TOLL))     Tatyoon. (8) (HDV)

SG

17:24

Down Freight

G540, X50, 43 Grain Hoppers (7737V PNRB) (9) (HDV)
17:44 Langi Logan. (8)
17:56 Ararat. (10)

SG

19:44

Up Freight

NR26, NR98, 35 Steel Wagons, 26 C/W, 16 EC (9822 (3PM4 PN STEEL))     Langi Logan. (8) (HDV)
20:00 Tatyoon. (HDV)


 
Wednesday 4th October 2017

     Maryborough - Ballarat Line

00:16

Down Freight

G524, XR553, 40 Empty Grain Hoppers (9153 PN)     Clunes Station. (HDV)

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

11:11

Up Freight

6011, 6028, 6012, 62 C/W, 13 EC/W (9756 (1PM1 AURIZON))     Murgheboluc. (10) (HDV)
11:44 Lara. (10)


 
Tuesday 3rd October 2017

     Adelaide (SA) - Melbourne Line

SG

13:47

Down Freight

8154, BL31, Empty Grain Hoppers (7727V PNRB)     Pura Pura. (9)

SG

20:44

Down Freight

NR45, NR15, 13 Steel Wagons, 63 Container/Flat/Wells (9701 (3MA5 PN S/FRT))     Cressy. (HDV)

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