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| August 2010 |
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News
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Rail Industry
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In Brief
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International
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Operations
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– West to East
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– Pacific National around Rockhampton
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– Chasing trains on Eyre
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Signalling and Infrastructure
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– General News
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– Level Crossing News
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Preservation and Tourist
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– West Coast Wilderness Railway News
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– A snapshot of Queenstown
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– Great Australian Railway Journeys Exhibition
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– Beechy Rail Trail
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– Suburban single deckers on the move
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– Yass Tramway Study
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Readers Write
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Book Reviews
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Pacific National is a relatively new entrant to the business of hauling coal on Queensland’s Blackwater system,
around Rockhampton, having run its first coal train in February last year. However, it is anticipated that by the close of 2010 a total of around 14 million tonnes will have been hauled by this ‘new kid on the block’. On Thursday 17 June, 8311, 8308 and 8313, at the head of a typical PN coal train, waited at Edungalba for another train to clear the section ahead. Stephen Karas |
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feature articles
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Daytripper Challenge
With Daytripper ticket in hand, Owen Butcher sets out to break the record for travelling the entire Sydney suburban system within 24 hours, and finds some interesting challenges along the way.
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A New Generation of Interurbans?
The NSW Railways’ iconic V Set EMUs are a genuine success story, but with the basic design now dating back over forty years, their ‘use-by’ date is fast approaching. John Dunn takes a look at several available options to create an exciting new generation of ‘Vs’.
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Railway Economics 101
How can you make serious money out of railways? Relatively easily, but not in the way you might think. Russell Miles explains the logic behind building railways as a means to create wealth.
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This was the week that was
What can you experience, railway-wise, in Sydney in seven days? Quite a lot—so Chris Walters discovered—and most of it was not far from his own back yard.
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Marooned at Maitland
On an Autumn Solstice outing up north, Stephen Halgren found himself marooned at Maitland following a railcar breakdown. He tells how some innovative operations and helpful staff managed to get his ‘grand day out’ back on track.
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