Merredin Train Derailment

woobla1 · Post by **woobla1** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:58 pm

so they have freight trains that go to other states? that's interesting.

what a big f up that crash is wow. imagine the noise and seeing that in real life ,would certainly be something to remember for a while.

ZO100_marto · Post by **ZO100_marto** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:30 pm

woobla1 wrote:so they have freight trains that go to other states? that's interesting.

I take it by this your 12 and never been out of the city......

How do you think we get 90% of the sh#t you buy on the shelfs? Freo port ain't that big

missnoisy · Post by **missnoisy** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:24 am

woobla1 wrote:so they have freight trains that go to other states? that's interesting.

WA would be stuffed without those trains. From what I understand, there are around 8 trains like that a day bringing in everything from food to cars.

ZO100_marto · Post by **ZO100_marto** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:06 am

missnoisy wrote:
woobla1 wrote:so they have freight trains that go to other states? that's interesting.
WA would be stuffed without those trains. From what I understand, there are around 8 trains like that a day bringing in everything from food to cars.

Yep pass through Kalgoorlie all day... all night..... every day of the year

WPXZBP · Post by **WPXZBP** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:56 pm

and Merredin... most people in town could hear them as they come by.

woobla1 · Post by **woobla1** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:20 pm

ahh thats cool

I need to leave perth more lol. But WA is just so damn big!!

missnoisy · Post by **missnoisy** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:18 pm

You don't even need to leave Perth to see those trains. Sitting somewhere like Midland train station you're likely to see them, or drive around the Kewdale rail yards.

Oh, and a quick search gave me this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_trans ... _Australia

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:15 am

expect some stuff to be out of stock at coles and woolworths until the trains can get through, should be back to normal monday.

donks · Post by **donks** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:48 pm

missnoisy wrote:You don't even need to leave Perth to see those trains. Sitting somewhere like Midland train station you're likely to see them, or drive around the Kewdale rail yards.

Oh, and a quick search gave me this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_trans ... _Australia

Yep.. go down Fenton Road, Kewdale (runs off Kewdale Rd). Thats where Pacific National and TOLL Rail Freight are based.

Pacific National have 4 trains departing every day: Chullora (Sydney), Brisbane, Melbourne, and Fishermans Island in Queensland. The Melbourne and Chullora train service also stops over in adelaide briefly.

As someone has said before.. we would be screwed without the freight trains.. AND TRUCKIES!

nachoman · Post by **nachoman** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:00 pm

From what I have heard the line was re-opened today

rambler318 · Post by **rambler318** » Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:37 pm

nachoman wrote:From what I have heard the line was re-opened today

Proposed re-opening 1800 tonight