Comments on: The train that does the job of 50 trucks https://wongm.com/2019/08/the-train-that-does-the-job-of-50-trucks/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:32:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Photos from ten years ago: February 2010 - Waking up in Geelong https://wongm.com/2019/08/the-train-that-does-the-job-of-50-trucks/#comment-591146 Mon, 03 Feb 2020 20:32:15 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=13057#comment-591146 […] railway yards beside North Melbourne station have also changed, when I photographed the ‘Apex’ quarry train parked for the […]

]]> By: Trucks cutting corners in Melbourne's inner west - Waking up in Geelong https://wongm.com/2019/08/the-train-that-does-the-job-of-50-trucks/#comment-571100 Mon, 18 Nov 2019 20:32:12 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=13057#comment-571100 […] There is a level crossing at the corner of Somerville Road and McDonald Road in the Melbourne industrial suburb of Brooklyn, used twice daily by the Apex quarry train. […]

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2019/08/the-train-that-does-the-job-of-50-trucks/#comment-547881 Mon, 02 Sep 2019 06:42:24 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=13057#comment-547881 In reply to mich.

The Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics has a lot more data if you’re willing to dig through it:

https://www.bitre.gov.au/statistics/rail/index.aspx

]]> By: mich https://wongm.com/2019/08/the-train-that-does-the-job-of-50-trucks/#comment-547176 Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:05:47 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=13057#comment-547176 That report is interesting but seems to be about 12 years old.

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2019/08/the-train-that-does-the-job-of-50-trucks/#comment-546304 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 05:18:06 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=13057#comment-546304 In reply to Andrew.

Glad you liked the post.

FYI rail market share for Melbourne <> Sydney freight is down to less than 10%:

https://www.bitre.gov.au/publications/2009/files/is_034.pdf

]]> By: Andrew https://wongm.com/2019/08/the-train-that-does-the-job-of-50-trucks/#comment-545614 Tue, 20 Aug 2019 11:50:19 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=13057#comment-545614 I had no idea about this train. Love you Marcus. Oh that freight between Melbourne and Sydney isn’t moved by train.

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