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Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:58 pm
by woobla1
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.
Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:30 pm
by ZO100_marto
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
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:24 am
by missnoisy
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.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:06 am
by ZO100_marto
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
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:56 pm
by WPXZBP
and Merredin... most people in town could hear them as they come by.
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:20 pm
by woobla1
ahh thats cool
I need to leave perth more lol. But WA is just so damn big!!
Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:18 pm
by missnoisy
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
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:15 am
by JG-103
expect some stuff to be out of stock at coles and woolworths until the trains can get through, should be back to normal monday.
Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 6:48 pm
by donks
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!
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 2:00 pm
by nachoman
From what I have heard the line was re-opened today
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:37 pm
by rambler318
nachoman wrote:From what I have heard the line was re-opened today
Proposed re-opening 1800 tonight