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Moura System Moura System Information Pack Version 7.0 March 2017 Moura System Information Pack | Issue 7.0 | March 2017 1 Revision History Issue 1 23 October 2000 Issue 2 16 November 2000 Issue 3 August 2005 Issue 3.1 02 March 2010 Sectional run times altered to show only Reference Train. Issue 4 August 2010 Issue 5 February 2012 Issue 5.5 January 2013 Issue 5.6 October 2013 Tonnage allowed in system increase from 26tal to 26.5tal. Issue 5.7 January 2014 Adjustment of Level Crossing totals. Issue 5.8 August 2014 Removal of reference to the ‘Origin’ Siding. Issue 5.9 December 2014 Document reviewed for re-release. Issue 6.0 April 2015 Document reviewed for re-release. Issue 6.1 January 2016 Asset data adjusted to reflect upgrades. Issue 6.2 July 2016 Updated notes for SRT. Issue 7.0 March 2017 Format changed, new asset data added, removal of Section Running Times. Moura System Information Pack | Issue 7.0 | March 2017 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents ...............................................................................................................................................................................3 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................................5 General Information ..........................................................................................................................................................................6 General Climate...................................................................................................................................................................................7 Cyclones .......................................................................................................................................................................................7 Humidity .......................................................................................................................................................................................7 Rainfall ...........................................................................................................................................................................................7 Temperatures .............................................................................................................................................................................8 Description of the Railway .............................................................................................................................................................8 Axle Loadings ............................................................................................................................................................................8 Basic Track Map ........................................................................................................................................................................8 Callemondah (Byellee Flyover) to Moura Mine Junction ......................................................................................10 Moura Mine Junction to Moura .........................................................................................................................................10 Moura Mine Junction to Moura Mine ............................................................................................................................... 11 Earlsfield to Koorngoo .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Earlsfield to Callide Mine ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 Dakenba to Biloela .................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Annandale to Boundary Hill Balloon .............................................................................................................................. 12 Moura Short Line .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Graham to Taragoola ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Gladstone Precincts .............................................................................................................................................................. 13 Callemondah Yard, Powerhouse and Golding Loops ............................................................................................. 14 Description of the Track ................................................................................................................................................................ 15 Overhead Line Equipment ........................................................................................................................................................... 15 Operational Constraints - Infrastructure ................................................................................................................................ 16 Operational Constraints - Rolling stock ................................................................................................................................. 16 Trackside Detection Equipment ................................................................................................................................................ 17 Dragging Equipment Detectors (DED) ......................................................................................................................... 17 Hot Bearing / Hot Wheel Detectors (HBD/HWD) .................................................................................................... 17 Axle Counters........................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Weighbridges .................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Information Systems ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19 Operational Systems and Train Control .................................................................................................................................20 Communications ............................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Incident Recovery Time and Management ........................................................................................................................... 21 Rail / Road Interfaces .................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Moura System Information Pack | Issue 7.0 | March 2017 3 Rail Operations and the Environment .................................................................................................................................... 23 Environmental Noise ............................................................................................................................................................ 23 Code of Practice for Railway Noise Management ................................................................................................... 23 Wheel Squeal & Flanging ................................................................................................................................................... 24 Noise Complaints .................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Third Party Requirements.................................................................................................................................................. 24 Coal Dust Mitigation ............................................................................................................................................................. 25 Coal Dust Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 Maximum Train Length ........................................................................................................................................................ 25 Rollingstock Braking Rate ................................................................................................................................................. 25 Future Infrastructure Improvements ...................................................................................................................................... 26 Infrastructure Management and Access ............................................................................................................................... 26 APPENDIX A - 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