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  26 Jan 2002
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  30 Sept 2007
Dimboola to Yaapeet
Railway Line
 
Below is a schematic representation of the Dimboola to Yaapeet railway line - which has been re-opened from Dimboola to Rainbow after the line was 'temporarily closed’ in late 2010.

Some sidings have been disconnected from the main line. Any sections of track no longer in use are represented in grey.

Yaapeet
End of Line
No Trains beyond Rainbow

Albacutya
No Trains beyond Rainbow

Rainbow
Current Terminus of Line

Pullut
Siding Disconnected

Ellam
Siding Disconnected

Jeparit
Former Junction of Yanac Line

Tarranyurk
Siding Disconnected

Antwerp
Siding used for storage

Arkona
Siding Disconnected

Dimboola
Junction of Line

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  • Wimmera Intermodal Freight Hub
    		•        Fri 30 Sept 2011
  • Hopetoun - Hamilton Mineral Sands Trains
    		•        Wed 11 Apr 2012
  • Yaapeet Line Re-Opening
    		•        Mon 19 Mar 2012

    Horsham Container Services

    The first Horsham goods service to be run by SCT departed Melbourne on the evening of Wed.18.4 and returned to Melbourne late the follwoing afternoon. The train consisted of nine container wagons and as expected it was hauled by locomotive CSR006 (SCT).

    It would appear that for the moment at least two operators will be servicing this location as QUBE also ran their train to Horsham on the same day, hauled by S311 (CFCLA) and 8030 (QUBE) - Thurs 19 Apr 2012

    The rumours of a new operator on the Horsham rail freight service strengthened from Tues.27.3 when SCT ran one of their new Chinese-built CSR class locomotives, CSR006, light engine from Melbourne to Dimboola and back to stable at Horsham for crew familiarisation purposes. The locomotive then returned to Melbourne, still light engine, early the next morning.

    This pattern has been repeated on the three following Tuesdays - the 3rd, 10th and 17th of April - and there was an additional return trip which departed Melbourne on the evening of Wed.11.4 and returned from the west the following afternoon.

    It is anticipated that SCT will start servicing the Wimmera Container Lines terminal at Horsham as early as next month although it is unclear if this is in addition to the current QUBE service which operates six days per week or will replace QUBE and the sole operator. - Wed 18 Apr 2012

    Hopetoun - Hamilton Mineral Sands Trains

    Following the failure of S312, part of the regular motive power for the Hopetoun-Hamilton mineral sands trains, a couple of new locomotive combinations were sighted during the thirds week in April. A lone G532 (SCT) fronted the first two services for the week but was then replaced by T385 (CFCLA), T333 (VR) and S302 (El Zorro) from Wed.18.4. - Thurs 19 Apr 2012

    The first train to Hopetoun after Easter saw the unusual appearance of three locomotives - S312 (Rail Power) and T386 (Modified V/Line) were joined by T333 (VR) for this one trip. The next day the motive power returned to the more usual S312 and T385 (CFCLA). - Wed 11 Apr 2012

    Mineral Sands Train crosses a Grain Train at Warracknabeal

    The afternoon of Wednesday the 21st of March saw the relatively unusual occurance of a cross at Warracknabeal, on the Murtoa to Hopetoun branch, between the down El Zorro mineral sands train to Hopetoun and an up loaded Pacific National grain train from Beulah.

    Whilst it has been many years since more than one train regularly ran on this branch at any one time, this was the third time that this cross had occurred this week. - Wed 21 Mar 2012

    S312 and T385 pulling into the loop at Warracknabeal to cross XR559 and XR555 on an up loaded grain service from Beulah.

    Yaapeet Line

    Operations - Now that this line is back in use, it has seen semi-regular services to both Rainbow and Jeparit. Motive power has been either XR555-XR559 or G539-XR558, and the trains head north from Dimboola in the early morning around 07 00 and return later in the day depending upon the loading schedule, with arrival back in Dimboola anytime from late afternoon to afterdark. - Thurs 15 Mar 2012


    		 Yarriambiack shire calls for Rainbow-Yaapeet rail upgrade
    The Wimmera Mail-Times

    YARRIAMBIACK Shire Council has called on the State Government to upgrade 16 kilometres of rail line between Rainbow and Yaapeet. - Read More...

    Wimmera Intermodal Freight Hub

    		 Opening for freight hub
    The Wimmera Mail-Times - Wednesday 7th March 2012

    Wimmera Intermodal Freight Terminal will officially open at Dooen on June 28.

    Horsham Rural City councillor Bernard Gross said the project was almost completed.

    “I’m happy to say the lights at the terminal did go on after the last council meeting and the whole sky lit up just for a few moments,” Cr Gross said. “It is hoped work will be completed by the last week of this month or the first week of April.”

    “The opening of the freight hub will be on June 28 and the date is already in the diaries of many politicians who hope to be present at that event.”

    (This article is not available on-line)

    Stored Rolling Stock

    • Dimboola

      • Ten VHCF cement hoppers in 'C' Siding

      • Five VLEX louvre Vans and a number of container flats in 'A' (Silo) siding

    • Murtoa

      • Twelve VLEY louvre vans, in assorted Freight Australia and V/Line colours, and 27 assorted empty container flats all remain stored in 'C' and 'D' sidings adjacent to the Hopetoune line.

    • Antwerp

      • Twenty One former NSWGR 'Blacks' grain hoppers, now in Freight Australia green and coded VHBF, remain stabled in the siding at Antwerp on the Yaapeet branch where they have been since mid-June 2006.
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