Grain Logistics Taskforce Report - Department of Transport
Grain Logistics Taskforce Report - Department of Transport
Grain Logistics Taskforce Report - Department of Transport
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28 <strong>Grain</strong> <strong>Logistics</strong> <strong>Taskforce</strong> <strong>Report</strong>2Infrastructure/NetworkIssuePN/<strong>Grain</strong>CorpComments Benefit LongTermFixThelack<strong>of</strong>acrossingloopbetweenGheringhapandBallarattrainmovementsaredelayedwaitingforpathsatGheringhaporBallarat(providedspaceisavailable).ThecrossingloopatMeredithprovidedtheflexibilityneeded.QuickwinSignallerrequiredatvariouscrossinglocationsTrainaccessfeestocoverthiscost.Benefitsimprovedtraincycletimes48to36hrs=25%improvement=abt100,000tonnespertrain@4trains=350,000tonnesoverBG,Longtermautomatecrossingloops.Thelack<strong>of</strong>acrossingloopbetweenBallaratandMaryboroughtrainmovementsaredelayedwaitingforpathsatBallaratorMaryborough.ThecrossingloopatTourelloLoopprovidedtheflexibilityneeded.QuickwinSignallerrequiredatvariouscrossinglocationsTrainaccessfeestocoverthiscost.ContributestoabovementionedgainAsaboveThecombination<strong>of</strong>theinabilitytooperatemultiservicesbetweenBallaratandMaryboroughandthepassengertraincongestionatBallaratrestrictsanddelaysfreightservices.QuickwinSignallerrequiredatvariouscrossinglocationsTrainaccessfeestocoverthiscost.ContributestoabovementionedgainAsaboveAllowingservicesfromGeelongandtoGeelongtocrossbetweenBallaratandWarrenheiptocrosscouldthisbeachievedwithinfrastructurechangessuchastheinstallation<strong>of</strong>crossovertracks.QuickwinAchievedwithinfrastructurechanges,suchastheinstallation<strong>of</strong>crossovertracks.AllowasblockpointContributestoabovementionedgainLongtermNeedtolookatyardconfigurations
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